Licensed Therapist I - Inpatient Therapy (ECB)

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply. This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings. Days This role is classified as ECB status, with a flexible schedule that varies based on departmental needs.

At this time, we are primarily seeking candidates available for weekend day shift coverage. Job Summary: Facilitates the delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care and outcomes. Assists with program development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment.

Minimum Education: Master's degree in a behavioral health field. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: State of Oklahoma licensure as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP).

Work Experience: 0 - 6 months related experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access as might be used in the preparation of reports and correspondence. Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Ability to integrate the analysis of data to discover facts or develop knowledge, concepts or interpretations. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to demonstrate efficiency, creativity, accuracy, diplomacy and attention to detail.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Performs mental health and or substance abuse therapy according to clinical need. Identifies, coordinates, and completes appropriate patient assessments, treatment and discharge plans within established time frames according to established practices and regulatory standards.

Completes all required documentation in accordance with regulatory standards for purposes of patient information exchange and reimbursement within established time frames.

Provides effective Interdisciplinary team participation and support through collaboration with healthcare providers and referral sources; communication with patients and appropriate family members.

Participates in quality and process improvement activities, and other meetings, as required by department and patient needs. Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise). Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.

Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above. Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Inpatient Therapy - Laureate Campus Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.

This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position.

This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians.

The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation.

Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitates high-quality patient care by performing mental health and substance abuse therapy. Responsible for completing patient assessments, treatment plans, and required regulatory documentation while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in a behavioral health field and state licensure as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LBP. Candidates should have 0-6 months of related experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental Health TherapyPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical DocumentationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft AccessInterpersonal CommunicationData AnalysisOrganizationPrioritization

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$85k)294 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Oklahoma113 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 24% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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Living in Tulsa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$222k
Typical market rent
$1,287/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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