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Outpatient Mental Health Therapist-PRN (MA/MSW

Social WorkerNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

No-cost Weekly individual clinical supervision toward licensure!

Centennial Peaks Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Denver-metro area for more than 30 years. Located in beautiful Louisville, CO, our 104-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness including chemical dependency.

Centennial Peaks offers unique and individualized programming for adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities. Our dynamic leadership team includes several Licensed Social Workers and a seasoned nursing department.

Our hospital is fortunate to provide Electroconvulsive Therapy, Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs in addition to inpatient services. website: centennialpeaks.com

It takes passion and dedication to meet the behavioral health needs of our community and specifically Centennial Peaks Hospital adult patients struggling with mental health concerns. Bring your expertise, compassion, and desire to help others and make a difference in the lives of others.

The Outpatient Therapist facilitates quality, evidence-based treatment groups for adults with mental health and co-occurring disorders.

The Group Therapist is responsible for maintaining accurate patient documentation in the medical record, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans for patients, working in conjunction with members of an interdisciplinary team, communicating with family members, referral sources and community partners, and assisting patients’ with coordinating their discharge plans.

Additional clinical tasks include patient risk assessment and safety planning/risk mitigation, as indicated, and the administration of clinical assessment tools to monitor patients’ progress in treatment.

A Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Marriage & Family Therapy Required; Licensure Preferred.

This position will facilitate Adult and Young Adult Mental Illness Groups, which run weekly Monday – Friday at various times (mornings & evening group options) and hours are dependent on department needs/coverage support. Specific days vary based on department coverage needs, that are open to flexibility based on applicant and facility needs. The remaining hours will be used for documentation, program planning and additional responsibilities.

Benefit & Reward Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Company-wide Discount Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • On-site cafeteria

Hot Meals for Purchase at Discounted Prices

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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 during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 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 in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

If you need assistance or would like to reach someone in the Human Resources department at Centennial Peaks please email: centennialpeakshumanresources@uhsinc.com. For full consideration, please apply directly to our website: jobs.uhsinc.com. Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

Qualifications

The ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment is critical.

Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Marriage & Family Therapy. Required

Prior experience providing therapeutic interventions for the psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient or group setting.

Provisional licensure in respective field (e. g. SWC, LPCC, MFTC) required or applicant can demonstrate that the process to obtain this is underway. LCSW, LPC, LMFT preferred.

Knowledge of group and individual therapy interventions and modalities, risk assessment and crisis/behavior management, mental health disorders and associated treatment, discharge planning and patient case management preferred or ability to learn.

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Group therapyTreatment planningCrisis management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Therapist-PRN (MA/MSW at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,494 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, 36% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
29%
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,494 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$775k
Typical market rent
$2,511/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boulder, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

No-cost weekly individual clinical supervision
Student Loan Refinancing
Pet Insurance
Discounted Meals
Career Development