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Las Cruces, New Mexico

Inpatient Therapist

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Mesilla Valley Hospital is seeking a talented and dynamic Inpatient Therapist to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals!

Full-Time, Days

  • FRIDAY- Monday
  • Clinical Supervision Available!

Mesilla Valley Hospital has been in operation since 1987, serving those in need of treatment for a variety of psychiatric and substance abuse issues.

Mesilla Valley Hospital is a 120-bed facility, providing access to quality behavioral healthcare and substance abuse treatment to residents of New Mexico, West Texas and Arizona. MVH is the leader in providing quality mental health and addiction treatment services.

Our commitment to care includes developing integrated delivery systems through partnerships with medical surgical hospitals, community mental health centers, educational institutions, managed care organizations, local health professionals and agencies.

Visit us online at: mesillavalleyhospital.com

Position Summary

The Inpatient Therapist provides therapeutic functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to achieve their optimal level of emotional health. Consultation, teaching, individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention, information and referrals as needed are provided.

Benefit 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
  • 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

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

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or a clinically related mental health field and possess one of the following New Mexico licenses: licensed professional mental health counselor (LPC); licensed master's social worker (LMSW); licensed art therapist (LAT); or licensed mental health counselor (LMHC)', licensed clinical social work (LCSW); licensed professional clinical mental health counselor (LPCC); or licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT)

A minimum of one year of clinical and chemical dependency counseling experience preferred

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyBiopsychosocial assessmentSubstance abuse counselingMental health treatmentClinical documentationTreatment planning

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 26% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $70k–$79k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew Mexico index 92.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Mexico70 active7,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNew Mexico Counselor listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 43% offer loan repayment147 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 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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9
<$70k
6
$70k-90k
3
$90k-110k
7
$110k-130k
2
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
8% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,907 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
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities
Clinical Supervision Available

Living in Las Cruces

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$279k
Typical market rent
$1,439/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.2
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Las Cruces, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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