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Lifepoint Health
Gilbert, Arizona

Therapist, Inpatient (PRN)

CounselorPer Diem

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Job Description

Your Experience Matters

Copper Springs East is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Therapist Who Excels in This Role

  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems.
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process.
  • Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups.
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources.

Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment.

  • Works well with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members. Demonstrates active communication with team members.
  • Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues.
  • Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner.
  • Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills. Acts as member of team with crisis situation occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety.
  • Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills.

Assists care coordination department as requested.

  • Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital standards.
  • Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality. Completes releases appropriately.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA regulations and abides by those standards.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws.
  • Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment processes
  • Other duties as assigned

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

  • Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
  • ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.
  • Education: Master’s degree in social work or counseling required.
  • Experience: Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.
  • License: Current unencumbered clinical license per state of practice guidelines.

EEOC Statement

Copper Springs East is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Copper Springs East is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist conducts individual and group therapy sessions while actively participating in treatment planning and family counseling. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient safety, accurate documentation, and effective discharge planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or counseling and possess a current unencumbered clinical license. Prior experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required, along with the ability to obtain BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical assessmentCase managementHIPAA complianceInterdisciplinary collaborationSubstance abuse counselingPsychological evaluation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 18% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 36 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
3%

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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 8,062 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Gilbert

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$472k
Typical market rent
$2,075/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities