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Scottsdale, Arizona

Outpatient Program Therapist

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Outpatient Program Therapist

Full Time

The Outpatient Program Therapist provides clinical social services and therapeutic treatment skills to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of emotional and behavioral health. The Outpatient Program Therapist is responsible for psychosocial assessments, group and family therapy, participation in treatment team planning, processing commitments, discharge planning/ case management services, making referrals, crisis intervention and acting as a liaison with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Via Linda Behavioral Hospital, an innovative behavioral health hospital offering a full continuum of outpatient and outpatient services to the people of Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix, Arizona metro area. Our 120-bed facility will offer specialized mental health services and substance use treatment for teens, adults and older adults experiencing issues such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders and co-occurring addictions.

Visit the site virtually and much more online at: Via Linda BH Website

Full-time Employee Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance after 90 days of employment!

Student Loan Forgiveness Through AZ BHLRP

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Qualifications

Skills / Requirements

A master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology or a closely related behavioral health field and two years of professional counseling experience in a substance abuse or mental health treatment program OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

A minimum of 2 years of full-time behavioral health experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; must have strong clinical assessment skills. A combination of education, licensure and experience and/ or student internship hours may be considered.

Licensure issued by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners to engage in the practice of behavioral health in Arizona. LAC, LPC, LMSW or LCSW Required.

Must have or be able to obtain a Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. UHS is recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Group TherapyTreatment PlanningSubstance Abuse TreatmentMental Health Counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Program Therapist 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 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,100 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 18% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% 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 Distribution43 jobs · 40 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,100 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Scottsdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$810k
Typical market rent
$2,127/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 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 UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Life Insurance
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities
Tuition Assistance after 90 days