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Salt Lake City, Utah

Hybrid Military/IOP Program Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a PRN Therapist for our (IOP) Intensive Outpatient and Miliary Programs.

Shifts: IOP Groups & Military Individual Therapy Sessions

About Salt Lake Behavioral Health

We understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. Our mission is to transform lives through exceptional patient care. Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital, located in Salt Lake City, specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults.

For more information, visit our website at saltlakebehavioralhealth.com or watch a video from staff at youtube.com

The Outpatient Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.

The Outpatient Therapist will be responsible for managing a set case load, providing mental health/chemical dependency treatment in a group setting, completing individualized treatment plans, and coordinating continuing care/discharge planning. The Outpatient Therapist works with at treatment team and multi-disciplinary team.

The Military Behavioral Heath Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their bio-psychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, with a specific focus on treatment of complex trauma and PTSD.

The Trauma Program therapist works with an interdisciplinary treatment team to create a therapeutic milieu. Treatment modalities include EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodrama, and expressive therapies.

The Trauma Program therapist will provide group, individual, and family therapy with the military population. This is a Full-time Exempt position working four-10-hour days with one day being on the weekend.

  • Benefits of joining the Salt Lake Behavioral Health team include:
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Supportive Administration & Team
  • Discounted in-house meals
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

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More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in human relations field required.

Experience

A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in trauma/PTSD treatment or in a psychiatric health care facility preferred, with direct experience in individual and group therapies, crisis intervention, and EMDR trained.

License: Fully licensed to practice in the State of Utah as a mental health professional.

Additional Requirements

CPR certification is required. You will need to successfully complete our current training for restraints and seclusions. This training will need to be done prior to assisting in any patient restraints or seclusions and within 90 days of employment. May be required to work flexible hours.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Group therapyTrauma treatmentCase managementTreatment planningBiopsychosocial assessment

Counselor Career Context

UHS ranks #5 of 25 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 22% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $72k (middle half $62k–$82k)298 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingUtah index 98.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Utah82 active7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 22% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
UHS#5 of 25 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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  • Includes weekends
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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities
Discounted in-house meals

Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k
Typical market rent
$1,603/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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