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New Orleans, Louisiana

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Therapist (77035)

Counselor / TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Level: Entry
  • Job Location: Saint Roch - New Orleans, LA 70117
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Master's
  • Travel Percentage: Up to 50%
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Health Care

At CrescentCare, we bring caregivers and the community together as partners in health and wellness for all. Our experience builds on more than 40 years of impact through our founding organization, NO/AIDS Task Force. In 2014, we became a Federally Qualified Health Center to offer an expanded range of health and wellness services for anyone and everyone who is seeking healthcare services in Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. Our Mission Strengthening our entire community through whole-person healthcare and education. POSITION SUMMARY (include key objectives, accomplishments or outcomes for the position): Provide medically necessary and clinically appropriate services to identified clients living with a diagnosed serious mental illness causing emotional, cognitive, or behavioral impairment. Provide evidence-based rehabilitative mental health services to counterbalance the negative impacts of serious mental illness. Rehabilitative therapy is focused on providing mental health psychoeducation and skills development to facilitate a sense of meaning and purpose through employment inclusion, educational systems inclusion, and social/community inclusion. RESPONSIBILITIES (The major functional areas Employee is responsible for)

  • Provide medically necessary and clinically appropriate services to identified clients with a serious mental health diagnosis and an emotional, cognitive, and/or behavioral impairment that is a direct result of the mental illness.
  • Utilize the designated evidence-based model(s) for delivering Rehabilitative Mental Health treatment.
  • Restore the functioning of adults with mental health diagnosis to the fullest extent possible with the least amount of professional intervention and to minimize the disabling effects on the individual’s capacity for community living and/or limit the periods of inpatient treatment.
  • The overarching focus is to utilize the personal strengths, resources, and natural supports to reduce functional deficits associated with their mental illness and increase restoration of independent functioning.
  • Provide face-to-face services primarily at CrescentCare locations, or in the community when medically necessary to achieve a component of the treatment plan.
  • Works as part of the integrated medical and behavioral health care team within the agency and the community at large to serve clients and improve health outcomes. POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education (required)
  • A master’s degree in either social work or a CACREP-accredited graduate program. Licensure (minimum required and maximum)
  • Minimum: Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Provisionally Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT).
  • Maximum: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Other
  • Minimum age of 21.
  • Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license, no license denials, revocations, or more than one suspension in the past three years; valid car insurance; no more than one at-fault accident in the past three years and no more than two moving violations in the past five years. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Extended periods of sitting required.
  • Work is primarily office based.
  • Some travel may be required.
  • May need to lift up to 25 pounds in equipment and supplies Total Compensation Package We believe the investment we make in our employees is among the most important. Our compensation package includes: Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage options Health Savings Account (HSA) Employer-paid Dental Employer-paid life insurance & AD&D Employer-paid Wellness Program Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program Employer-sponsored vision insurance Employer-sponsored short-term disability insurance Vacation time (accrue 10 days in first 12 months) Sick time (accrue 8 days in first 12 months) Eleven (11) paid holidays 401(k) retirement plan with employer match beginning in employee’s second year

Key Responsibilities

Provide medically necessary and evidence-based rehabilitative mental health services to clients with serious mental illness. Collaborate with an integrated medical and behavioral health team to improve patient outcomes and support community inclusion.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in social work or a CACREP-accredited program and appropriate professional licensure (PLPC, LMSW, PLMFT, LPC, LCSW, or LMFT). Candidates must have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and meet specific driving record criteria.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Psychiatric rehabilitationMental health counselingClinical assessmentCase managementCrisis interventionTreatment planningEvidence-based practiceCommunity outreachIndependent functioning support

Psychiatry — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 45 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 69% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

What does the Counselor market look like in Louisiana?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedCounselor median $74k (middle half $63k–$86k)311 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in Louisiana96 active13,429 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 69% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 20% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychiatry listings1,331 in the last 30 days974 the 30 days before (+37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Counselor pay trend−3.0% 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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Benefits & Perks

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.6this job 3.0
Better work-life than 40% of Psychiatry (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 53 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Crescent Care

Medical Practices
New Orleans, Louisiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Prescription Drug Coverage
Health Savings Account
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
AD&D Insurance
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$208k
Typical market rent
$1,633/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
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 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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