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Purple Cow Recruiting
Osage City, Kansas

Licensed Therapist | 37 Days Off | Flexible Weekday Schedule

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$74k-$84k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 5mo ago

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

Clinical AssessmentsCase ManagementPatient CareCommunication 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.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$74k–$84kMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$82k)306 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$88k in purchasing powerKansas index 90.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kansas78 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Purple Cow Recruitingsilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index257 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,851 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Purple Cow Recruiting

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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

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

Living in Osage City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k≈ 2.9× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Topeka, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.