Mental Health Counselor - FT (In Person)
Listed compensation
$32-$34/hr
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Job Description
- Mental Health Clinician
- Location: Nampa, Idaho
- Employment Type: Part-time and Full-time available
- Salary: $32-$34
- Sign on Bonus: $1,000
- Date Posted: 09/25/2026
About the Role
The Mental Health Clinician provides critical behavioral health services to adults and youth by utilizing clinical expertise and psychological theories to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with behavioral health needs.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing treatment plans, completing psychotherapy progress notes, conducting assessments, and preparing discharge summaries.
The Clinician facilitates both group and individual therapy sessions and collaborates with other treatment providers to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.
Clients entering Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP) often struggle with emotional regulation and relationship building, and the Clinician plays a key role in supporting their progress toward improved coping and healthy relationship skills.
The Clinician attends supervision and staff meetings while adhering to payor, company, and HIPAA standards.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group therapy for adults and youth
- Conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
- Complete psychotherapy progress notes and discharge summaries
- Implement, review, and update treatment plans based on client progress
- Utilize evidence-based psychological theories and interventions
- Collaborate with treatment providers to coordinate client care
- Support clients with behavioral health diagnoses to promote stability and success
- Facilitate Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) services
- Assist clients in developing emotional regulation and healthy relationship skills
- Participate in clinical supervision and staff meetings
- Maintain compliance with payor requirements, company policies, and HIPAA standards
- Provide referrals and connect clients with community mental health resources as appropriate
- Complete required documentation in a timely and accurate manner
- Support crisis intervention and stabilization as needed
Required Qualifications
- Licensed in Idaho as LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW
- Knowledge and experience utilizing psychological theories in clinical practice
- Ability to pass background checks, including Enhanced Fingerprinting with Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (ID DHW)
- Familiarity with community mental health resources preferred
Compensation & Benefits
- Part-time 30-35 hrs per week
- $32-$34 per hr
- $1,000
Full-time Employees
- Paid vacation days (increase with tenure)
- Separate sick leave that rolls over annually
- Up to 10 paid holidays*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- DailyPay – access your earnings without waiting for payday*
- Training, development, and continuing education opportunities
All Employees
- 401(k)
- Free licensure supervision
- Pet insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Perks @ Clarvida – national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cellphone stipend
(*Benefits may vary by state or county)
Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Idaho license as an LPC, LCPC, LMSW, or LCSW. Additionally, applicants must be able to pass background checks, including enhanced fingerprinting with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Counselor - FT (In Person) at Clarvida - Idaho a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Clinical Psychology counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Clinical Psychology — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$69k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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