No salary listed — similar Social Worker roles pay ~$73k (median of 320 jobs)

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,645 active roles in this specialty

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UHS
Lexington, Kentucky

Outpatient Therapist - Evenings (LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA)

Social Worker Top 25% in Social WorkFull-Time
Posted 4mo ago

About the Role

Evening outpatient therapist role. Full or part time, 12pm-8:30pm. Sign-on bonus, free meals. Lexington, KY.

Join UHS as a Outpatient Therapist – Evenings (LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA) in Lexington, Kentucky. Responsibilities Outpatient Therapist Opportunity: Full Time OR Part Time from 12:00pm - 8:30pm As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide therapeutic group and family treatment to patients with mental and substance abuse diagnosis.
  • Coordinate treatment through treatment planning, the treatment team process, and utilization and review.
  • Conduct psychosocial assessments.
  • Assess, develop, and implement groups to enhance treatment of patients.

Requirements

  • Job Qualifications: Education Master’s degree in social work or other mental health field required.
  • Certifications/Licensure Certification or licensure in social work or mental health field required, e. g., LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, etc. Crisis intervention training is required and is offered upon hire.
  • CPR is required and offered upon hire.
  • Experience One to two years of mental health experience required.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus offered.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with UHS in Lexington, Kentucky.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Therapeutic group treatmentFamily treatmentTreatment planningPsychosocial assessmentsCase managementTime managementCrisis interventionIndividual counselingSubstance abuse treatmentClinical documentationConfidentialityCommunication skillsAbnormal psychologyTreatment team coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist - Evenings (LCSW, CSW, LPCC, LPCA) at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 5,645 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Social Worker Career Context

In Kentucky, Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc pay a median of ~$81k across 57 listings, vs ~$84k nationally (7,408 listings).

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Kentucky's cost-of-living index is 86.0 (US average = 100) — Kentucky ranks #9 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 7.2/10 on work-life balance for Social Worker roles.

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About UHS

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

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401k with company match
Sign-on bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Retention bonus