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GuideStar Eldercare
Battle Creek, Michigan

Clinical Therapist (LMSW or LPC)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Job Description

Job Description

As a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with GuideStar Eldercare you will provide neurobehavioral health services to residents in long-term care facilities. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, you will partner with specialty clinicians to provide holistic, continuity of care for elderly individuals who are afflicted with neurocognitive disorders and other neurologic and/or psychiatric conditions.

What you will do

  • Provide evaluation
  • Provide condition-specific support therapy, or when indicated, insight-based therapy
  • Coordinate the patient’s care plan with the facility, PCP and GuideStar colleagues, and engage with the family as indicated.

Required Qualifications

  • Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team
  • Good time management skills
  • Able to function autonomously with regional Area Manager support
  • Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling or in Social Work
  • Currently licensed as an LMSW or LPC in the state in which you are applying

Preferred Skills

  • Passion for geriatrics
  • Experience in inpatient settings such as extended care facilities
  • Experience with brief bedside assessment screens (cognitive, mood, etc.)
  • Motivated by productivity-based positions
  • Ability to navigate and document on an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system

Benefits

  • Industry competitive salary with additional income potential through productivity bonus
  • Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K
  • Employee’s medical premiums are 100% company paid
  • Annual CME/CEU reimbursement up to $1,500
  • 60-day new-hire training program
  • Four (4) weeks paid time off
  • Seven (7) paid holidays
  • State licensing reimbursement
  • Company provided medical malpractice insurance

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How to Apply

If you are interested in working with the geriatric population, have a passion for neurobehavioral science, and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with dementia and other neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, click on the “apply now” button to forward your resume or contact us at careers@guidestareldercare.com for more information.

Key Responsibilities

Provide neurobehavioral health services and condition-specific support therapy to elderly residents in long-term care facilities. Coordinate comprehensive care plans with facility staff, primary care providers, and family members.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work and current licensure as an LMSW or LPC. Candidates must be able to work autonomously within an interdisciplinary team and navigate electronic medical records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical therapyCase managementPsychiatric assessmentCognitive screeningMood assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationDementia careCare planning

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 18% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Battle Creek

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$202k
Typical market rent
$1,138/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.5
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Battle Creek, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About GuideStar Eldercare

Medical Practices
Crown Point, Indiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Industry competitive salary with additional income potential through productivity bonus
Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K
Employee’s medical premiums are 100% company paid
Annual CME/CEU reimbursement up to $1,500
60-day new-hire training program
Four (4) weeks paid time off
Seven (7) paid holidays
State licensing reimbursement