Mental Health Therapist (LCSW or LMHC required)
Listed compensation
$65k-$75k
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- Mental Health Therapist (LCSW or LMHC required)
- Long Term Care Setting
- Full Time
- $65k-$75k annual salary
- No Weekends!
A Great Opportunity / At ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions we offer unique and individualized care to adults who reside in long term care facilities. Our clients are supported by a team of Certified Nurse Practitioners and Mental Health Counselors and Social Workers to ensure the best outcomes for those we serve. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of the clients we serve!
Responsibilities may include
- Performing comprehensive diagnostic assessments.
- Providing patient visits as scheduled.
- Ensuring treatment plans are up to date for each client.
- Completing comprehensive and succinct progress notes.
- Communicating and following up as needed regarding the client's status.
- Working collaboratively with those providing case management and/or psychiatric services.
Requirements for this position include
- Master’s degree in social work or professional counseling
- Social Work/Professional Counseling License or equivalent: LCSW or LMHC
- 2 years’ experience in therapy and counseling is preferred.
- Valid driver's license, car insurance and reliable transportation.
- Willingness to travel throughout assigned service area.
What ViaQuest can offer you
- Comprehensive training.
- Free continuing education hours for maintaining licensure.
- Benefit package for full-time employees (including medical, vision, dental, disability and life insurance and a 401k).
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Paid time off.
- Premium holiday pay.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Monthly productivity incentive bonus program.
About ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions
To learn more about ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions please visit http://www.viaquestinc.com/core-services/behavioral-mental-health/
From Our Employees To You http://careers.viaquestinc.com/viaquest-culture-of-choice/
Would you like to refer someone else to this job and earn a bonus? Participate in our referral program! https://www.viaquestinc.com/contact/external-referral-program/
Do you have questions?
Email us at Careers@ViaQuestInc.com
Key Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments, provide scheduled patient visits, and keep treatment plans and progress notes current. Communicate and follow up on client status while collaborating with case management and psychiatric service providers.
Requirements
A master’s degree in social work or professional counseling and an LCSW, LMHC, or equivalent license are required. Two years of therapy and counseling experience is preferred, along with a valid driver’s license, car insurance, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel throughout the assigned service area.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist (LCSW or LMHC required) at Via Quest a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 5,967 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$70k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Above average in Social Work
- No weekends
Living in Indianapolis city (balance)
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $229k
- Typical market rent
- $1,389/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.