Behavioral Health Therapist (BHT) Floater - PHP & IOP Multiple counties - Fulltime; Days/Evenings

CounselorIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Behavioral Health Therapist – Behavioral Health

  • Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together!
  • Work location: Texas Health – 6200 West Parker Road, Plano, Texas 75093
  • Work hours: Full-time; Days and/or Evenings | Floater position available in PHP and IOP programs.

Candidates must be available to work both day shifts (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM) and evening shifts (Monday–Friday, 12:00 PM–8:30 PM) as needed

"This position may require coverage across Rockwall, Dallas, and/or Collin County, depending on service needs."

Behavioral Health Highlights

· Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

· Collaborative work environment

· Great team

· Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and very engaged leadership team.

· The professional nurse exhibits an understanding of basic human needs.

· The professional nurse demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient’s affiliations

Here’s What You Need

· Master's Degree Counseling or Social Work required

· Two years of healthcare related Counseling or Social Work preferred

· LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire required Or

  • LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire required Or
  • LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor Upon Hire required Or
  • LPC-A - Licensed Professional Counselor Associate Upon Hire required Or
  • LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Upon Hire required Or
  • LMFT-A - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Upon Hire required

· BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And

· CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Upon Hire required And

· ACPI - Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 6 Months required

· CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 30 Days required And

· ACPI - Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 12 Months required

What You Will Do

· Provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy and counseling

· Conducts unstructured individual, family, and group therapy as scheduled or ordered by physician to address goals identified on patient treatment plan

· Provides didactic group therapy as scheduled and assigned.

· Adapts treatment to reflect age-specific, developmental, and cultural considerations.

· Demonstrates competence with adolescent treatment.

· Demonstrates competency with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Therapist

· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.

· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

· Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Texas Health Plano Highlights

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader, providing technologically advanced care to Plano, Frisco and surrounding communities since 1991.

This full-service facility features a full range of specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology, adult and adolescent behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit, state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services and a Level III NICU.

Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and over 1,360 physicians on its medical staff in more than 65 specialties.

The hospital is an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, accredited Chest Pain Center by The Joint Commission, named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Collin County and a Gold-Level Mother Friendly business.

Texas Health Plano is the recipient of the Disease Specific Care Certifications from the Joint Commission in Chest Pain, Joint Replacement – Hip and Joint Replacement – Knee and an Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

  • Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards!
  • Do you still have questions or concerns? Email your questions to: recruitment@texashealth.org

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy to patients in PHP and IOP programs. They are responsible for conducting therapy sessions and adapting treatment plans to meet age-specific, developmental, and cultural needs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work and possess a valid license such as LMSW, LCSW, LPC, or LMFT. Two years of healthcare-related experience is preferred, along with BCLS and CPI certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Family TherapyPatient Treatment PlanningClinical Documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist (BHT) Floater - PHP & IOP Multiple counties - Fulltime; Days/Evenings at Texas Health Resources a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 22% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.3
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Plano

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,742/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
PTO
Medical
Dental
Paid Parental Leave
Flex spending
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan repayment programs