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Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Inpatient Therapist - Full Time

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Inpatient Therapist / Social Worker Opportunity – This is a full time, 40 hour per week, position working on Southeast Behavioral Hospital's inpatient units. This position requires working every other weekend.

This position is eligible for a $10,000 Sign On Bonus!

Southeast Behavioral Hospital is excited to offer a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services to the people of Southeast Missouri.

Our 102-provides a wide range of mental, emotional and behavioral health services for children, teens, adults and seniors experiencing mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and co-occurring substance use issues.

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, the Cape Girardeau region has long been an area of vibrant commerce and abundance, with significant roots in agriculture and trading posts which produced generations of people full of pride and a determination to put in a hard day’s work.

This regional economy enjoys many diverse industry sectors, each thriving and enjoying the fruits of their labor. The Cape Girardeau region has significant reach for its consumers and a labor force encompassing a 40-mile radius.

Website: southeastbehavioral.com

The Therapist provides clinical social work services in designated areas in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Southeast Behavioral Health. The Therapist is responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy, participation in treatment team planning, processing commitments, and discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ locations!
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize you career
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Pet Insurance

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

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 in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology or Social Services related field required

Experience: Experience working in a psychiatric setting preferred

Licensure/Certifications: LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, LMSW, or LCSW preferred

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyMental health assessmentSubstance use counseling

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $62k–$83k)290 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Missouri133 active7,497 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 52% remote · 36% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-on · loan repaymentMissouri counselor listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 16% offer loan repayment213 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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

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

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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

Tuition Assistance
Career Development
HealthStream Online Learning (Free CEUs)
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with Company Match
Discounted Stock Plan

Living in Cape Girardeau

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$223k
Typical market rent
$944/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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