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Lifepoint Health
Highland Hills, Ohio

Therapist, Behavioral Health

CounselorIncludes callNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

PRN, Day Shift

Your Experience Matters

At Highland Springs, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

What We Offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

  • Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
  • Competitive Paid Time Off
  • Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
  • And much more...

About Us

People are our passion and purpose. Highland Springs is a 72 bed hospital located in Highland Hills, OH and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters

How You’ll Contribute

This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

Essential Functions

  • 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 a 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

Additional Information

  • Reports to: Director of Clinical Services
  • FLSA Status: none exempt
  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.

License: Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.

Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

EEOC Statement

Highland Springs is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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 ensure clinical, operational, and administrative excellence by maintaining accurate documentation and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field along with a current clinical or social work license. Prior experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical assessmentHIPAA compliancePsychiatric careChemical dependency treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationDischarge planning

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 14% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,978 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Highland Hills

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$139k
Median resident rent
$847/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health (Medical, Dental, Vision)
401K Benefits
Competitive Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance