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Program Therapist - Rehab Untis

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32.30-$42.80/hr

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Friday

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a Full-Time Program Therapist (Social Worker/(A)CMHC) for our Rehab units.

Schedule: Full-Time, Tuesday - Friday

*Must be licensed/EMDR trained*

About Salt Lake Behavioral Health

We understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. Our mission is to transform lives through exceptional patient care.

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adolescents and adults. We serve the Salt Lake City and surrounding area using evidence-based treatments in a comfortable, confidential atmosphere. We believe in an individualized, patient-focused approach to diagnosis and treatment.

For more information, visit our website at saltlakebehavioralhealth.com or watch a video from staff at youtube.com

Job Description

As part of the social services team, this is a position that will complete bio-psychosocial assessments, develop treatment plans, provide individual/group therapy and assist in discharge planning. This position will work collaboratively with the treatment team, families, community resources, and other healthcare providers.

Job Essentials

Prioritize daily tasks including new admissions and discharging patients along with seeing patients on given case load.

  • Participate daily in a multi-disciplinary treatment team meeting.
  • Conducts psychosocial assessments, ASAM’s and health disparities form for new admissions.
  • Educate, communicate and coordinate discharge plans with patient’s families and support systems.
  • Provide daily individual therapy along with psycho-educational groups.
  • Complete discharge planning including crisis safety plans, family meetings and discharge summaries.
  • Complete documentation in a timely manner according to the given standards of the hospital.

Compensation

  • Pay Range CSW/ACMHC (Exempt): $32.30-$42.80/hr
  • Pay Range LCSW/CMHC (Exempt): $36.30-$46.80/hr
  • Benefits of joining the Salt Lake Behavioral Health team include:
  • Free CEUs / CEU Reimbursement
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Supportive Administration & Team
  • Discounted in-house meals
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field required.

License: CSW, LCSW, ACMHC, CMHC, AMFT, LMFT with the state of Utah. EMDR trained.

Additional Requirements: CPR certification is required. You will need to successfully complete our current training for restraints and seclusions. This training will need to be done prior to assisting in any patient restraints or seclusions and within 90 days of employment.

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningCrisis Safety PlanningASAM CriteriaPatient AdvocacyMulti-disciplinary Collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% are remote, 26% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$82k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $83k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah 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
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k
Typical market rent
$1,603/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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Benefits & Perks

Free CEUs / CEU Reimbursement
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities