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Broadlawns Medical Center
Socorro, New Mexico

Therapist - Outpatient Behavioral Health - Full Time

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.

We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!

General Description

The Therapist reports to the Assistant Vice President of Behavioral Health and provides outpatient behavioral health therapy to clients. The Therapist works in collaboration with other clinical staff and community support providers to provide high quality integrated services.

Performance Standards

  • Maintain individual productivity at a quantity consistent with departmental productivity standards.
  • Select appropriate diagnosis/diagnoses on all documentation.
  • Documentation for client sessions is completed in a timely manner; generally, within 24 hoUl's of session.
  • Seek opportunities to expand professional practice and maintain competence in current treatment options.
  • Ensure professional licensure is maintained and in good standing.
  • Work collaboratively with clients in formulating goals for treatment.

Assist with decreasing client utilization of inpatient psychiatric services as able through adjustment of session frequency, making appropriate referrals, and notifying others on the care team when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling field from an accredited educational institution.

2. Current LMSW, LISW, t-LMHC, LMHC or'LMFT license with the State of Iowa.

3. Knowledge in crisis intervention techniques and brief therapy.

4. Ability to work cooperatively with a multi-disciplinary team.

5. Clinical experience in evaluation/assessment and multi-axial diagnoses of adolescents and adults in various stages of the developmental cycle.

6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

7. Reasonably able to de-escalate a client utilizing BMC-trained philosophies.

8. Ability to complete electronic charting and documentation.

9. Microsoft office experience.

Work Shift

  • 8a-4:30p (United States of America)
  • Benefits (FT/PT)
  • Retirement - IPERS
  • Education Assistance
  • Employee Health & Wellness
  • PTO
  • Free Parking
  • Health Insurance
  • Supplemental Insurance
  • 529 College Savings Plan
  • And more!
  • Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides outpatient behavioral health therapy to clients while collaborating with clinical staff and community support providers. They are responsible for maintaining productivity standards, accurate clinical documentation, and formulating treatment goals with clients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling and possess a current Iowa license such as LMSW, LISW, t-LMHC, LMHC, or LMFT. Proficiency in crisis intervention, clinical assessment, and electronic documentation is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Multi-disciplinary Team CollaborationDe-escalationTreatment PlanningReferral Management

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 24% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $71k (middle half $61k–$83k)288 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Mexico index 92.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in New Mexico72 active7,530 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 24% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Mexico counselor listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 41% offer loan repayment149 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,562 in the last 30 days1,376 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% 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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Work-life snapshot

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About Broadlawns Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Des Moines, IA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement - IPERS
Education Assistance
Employee Health & Wellness
PTO
Free Parking
Health Insurance
Supplemental Insurance
529 College Savings Plan

Living in Socorro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Median resident rent
$711/mo
Residents’ average commute
11 min
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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