Mental Health Therapist-Foster Care Clinic
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join UnityPoint Health as a Mental Health Therapist – Foster Care Clinic, M-F Day Shift in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 401K matching
- Employee recognition program
- Dental and health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Short and long-term disability
- Pet insurance
- Daily Pay (early access to earned wages)
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers weekends off, day shifts only. Work with UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist is responsible for conducting psychosocial and diagnostic assessments and developing individualized treatment plans for patients. They provide evidence-based individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy while coordinating care with collateral supports.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field. A minimum of two years of post-graduate experience and appropriate state licensure (LISW, LMFT, LMHC, LCPC, or LPC) are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist-Foster Care Clinic at UnityPoint Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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- No weekends
- No nights