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St. Charles, Missouri

Licensed Outpatient Therapist - PRN (Weekdays)

CounselorIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$25.43-$42.45/hr

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Job Description

  • Licensed Outpatient Therapist - PRN (Weekends)
  • Hourly Rate: $25.43 - $42.45
  • Join Our Team as a PRN Outpatient Therapist!

At CenterPointe Hospital in St. Charles, MO, we’re dedicated to supporting adolescents and adults as they navigate challenges like anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, and more—and we’d truly love for you to be part of our caring community.

  • Why You’ll Love Working Here
  • A welcoming, mission-driven team that genuinely supports one another
  • Opportunities to expand and strengthen your clinical skills
  • The chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults and their families

Competitive Pay and Benefits

Apply today and become part of the CenterPointe Hospital family!

Essential Functions

  • Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.
  • Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.
  • Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
  • Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.
  • Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.
  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.
  • One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

AHCORP

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide psychotherapeutic interventions and conduct psychosocial assessments for adolescents and adults. They are responsible for developing treatment plans, maintaining patient documentation, and collaborating with the treatment team.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a Human Services field is required. Candidates must possess at least one year of experience with a comparable patient population and hold or be eligible for professional state licensure.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

PsychotherapyDischarge planningCrisis interventionClinical documentationGroup therapyFamily therapyIndividual therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Outpatient Therapist - PRN (Weekdays) at Acadia a 6.0 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.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 23% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
46%
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$330k
Typical market rent
$1,505/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Acadia

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay and benefits