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SUD IOP Therapist (CAC/ CAS only) - part-time evenings

Addiction CounselorPart-Time

Listed compensation

$30-$40/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Responsibilities

Centennial Peaks Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Denver-metro area for more than 30 years. Located in beautiful Louisville, CO, our 104-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness including chemical dependency.

Centennial Peaks offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities. Our dynamic leadership team includes a seasoned nursing department.

Our hospital is fortunate to provide Electroconvulsive Therapy, Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs in addition to inpatient services. website: centennialpeaks.com

Due to State and Federal regulations, we are unable to consider any applicant who does not have the following certification and education:

CAC or CAS Required. Must have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field.

It takes passion and dedication to meet the behavioral health needs of our community and specifically Centennial Peaks Hospital adult patients struggling with chemical dependence. Bring your expertise, compassion, and desire to help others and make a difference in the lives of others.

Substance Use Disorder Counselor Details

  • Will be responsible for providing direct patient care for adult patients struggling with substance abuse.
  • SUDC will work closely with the patient and treatment team to develop a therapeutic plan for the patient.
  • This position provides direct clinical care through group therapy and developing relapse prevention plans.
  • Complete Addiction Severity Index Assessments (ASI’s) for all dual diagnosis and detox patients.
  • Make discharge recommendations.

Utilize motivational interviewing and other evidence based skills to work with patients experiencing addiction to engage them in the recovery process.

Complete group documentation and communicate with other members of the treatment team via treatment planning, team meetings or other means to coordinate care for patients.

  • Benefit & Reward Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Basic life and Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Dependent Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Student Loan Assistance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Accident and Critical illness Insurance
  • Company-wide Discount Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • On-site cafeteria

Hot Meals for Purchase at Discounted Prices

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: UHS Benefits Service Center (ehr.com)

If you need assistance or would like to reach someone in the Human Resources department at Centennial Peaks please email: centennialpeakshumanresources@uhsinc.com. For full consideration, please apply directly to our website: jobs.uhsinc.com. Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field, Required.
  • Master’s degree in related field preferred.
  • CAC or CAS Required.

One-year experience working with psychiatric mental health population, and/or chemically dependent population preferred.

Knowledge of psychiatric group processes, therapeutic relationships processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, and CPR training preferred.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Substance use disorder counselingRelapse prevention planningDual diagnosis treatmentDetox supportClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% are remote, 10% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$71k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Colorado226 active7,917 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 63% remote · 10% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentColorado Counselor listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 32% offer loan repayment336 active listings, Oct 2026
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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
68% this job
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
36%
PSLF eligible
18%
Loan repayment
9% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,918 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Dependent Life Insurance

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$771k
Typical market rent
$2,288/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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