Licensed Therapist | 37 Days Off | Flexible Weekday Schedule
Listed compensation
$74k-$84k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Licensed Therapist | 37 Days Off | Flexible Weekday Schedule
Full Time | Outpatient Behavioral Health | Community Mental Health
- Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
- Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
- Call or Text: 272-230-3157
- LinkedIn: View Elizabeth’s LinkedIn
Prefer a quick conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring a Licensed Therapist in Osage City, Kansas.
Position Overview
- Outpatient behavioral health role focused on therapy, assessments, and interdisciplinary collaboration for patients across the lifespan
- Opportunity to provide meaningful mental health support within a close-knit rural community setting
- Flexible scheduling and strong administrative support structure designed to support work-life balance and clinical effectiveness
- Collaborative care environment with supervision and full support staff available
- Osage City location offering small-town community living within driving distance of Topeka and the Flint Hills region
Compensation
- Base Salary: $74,109 – $84,006 based on experience and licensure
Schedule
- Flexible weekday scheduling options
- Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM option
- Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM option
Role
- Provide therapy services for children, adolescents, and adults
- Conduct assessments and maintain treatment documentation within behavioral health setting
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams and community resources
- Support integrated care initiatives and continuity of behavioral health services
- Maintain timely and accurate EMR documentation
- Participate in supervision and continuing education opportunities
Environment
- Outpatient community mental health setting
- Rural community-focused care model
- Full administrative and clinical support staff
- Supervision provided
- Team-based behavioral health environment
Benefits
- 401(k) with up to 5% employer match
- Two health insurance plan options
- Dental and vision insurance
- 24 PTO days in year one
- Up to 33 PTO days by year five
- 13 paid holidays
- Health Reimbursement Account and Flexible Spending Account options
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Continuing education costs covered
- Annual merit increases
- Full support staff and supervision
Requirements
- Active Kansas licensure as LMSW, LSCSW, LPC, LCPC, LMFT, LCMFT, LMLP, LCP, or LP REQUIRED
- Experience or interest in working with patients across the lifespan REQUIRED
- Comfortable with therapy, assessments, collaboration, and documentation REQUIRED
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills REQUIRED
- Passion for community-focused behavioral health care REQUIRED
- New graduates and experienced clinicians welcome
Not ready to formally apply? That is completely fine. Many candidates prefer a brief, confidential conversation first. You are welcome to call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing is a Strategic Talent Partner with Purple Cow Recruiting. Applications are securely processed through Purple Cow Recruiting’s system.
Key Responsibilities
Provide therapy services and conduct assessments for children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient behavioral health setting. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and maintain accurate EMR documentation to ensure continuity of care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Therapist | 37 Days Off | Flexible Weekday Schedule at Purple Cow Recruiting a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 257 active listings.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 36% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $74k–$84k | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$82k)306 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$88k in purchasing power | Kansas index 90.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Kansas | 78 active | 7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Purple Cow Recruiting | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index257 active listings |
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