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Lansing, Michigan

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Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

This position is for our outpatient facility located at 3645 E. Jolly Road, Suite A, Lansing, MI 48910

  • ## Primarily day shift but may be subject to work evenings, weekends or holidays!
  • Cedar Creek Hospital of Michigan is a beautiful and state of the art 81-bed facility. Cedar Creek provides evidence-based treatment to adolescents and adults struggling with mental health issues. Cedar Creek Hospital invests in our patients by offering an integrated medicine approach that provides the latest therapies including yoga, mindfulness, aromatherapy, music therapy and nutrition. As part of our success and innovation in the field we are seeking qualified applicants for a PRN Social Worker position.

Learn more about Cedar Creek Hospital online at: Cedar Creek Hospital

Position Description

The Clinical Social Worker serves as a critical member of our treatment team. They provide a thorough psychosocial assessment, group therapeutic services and education, treatment planning, and coordination of care.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024.

UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

  • Job Requirements
  • Current License in the State of Michigan as a LMSW, LLMSW
  • Master's level preparation from an accredited school
  • Experience on an outpatient psychiatric unit preferred

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Group therapyCare coordinationMental health counselingClinical social work

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Michigan227 active7,809 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 34% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan counselor listings (all specialties): 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 31% offer loan repayment301 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,422 in the last 30 days1,438 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Lansing

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$191k
Typical market rent
$1,197/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.0
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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