Inpatient Therapist - PRN

Counselor / TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

About Us

Specialized Care for the Patients Who Need It Most.

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals (NPH) is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to our patients, team members, physicians, and families. We dare to do things differently, bringing together compassionate care, specialized expertise, and an interdisciplinary approach to meet the unique needs of those we serve. It is this commitment that distinguishes NPH as the healthcare provider of choice.

As a national leader in behavioral healthcare, NPH specializes in caring for patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs. Our hospitals provide patient-centered care through an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty approach, ensuring our patients receive the specialized support they need when they need it most.

With locations in Indiana, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and Arizona, we are expanding access to our unique model of care across the United States. Join NPH and become part of a team that is daring to do things differently and making a lasting difference in the lives of our patients, families, and communities every day.

Overview

Phoenix Medical Psychiatric Hospital is adding PRN therapists to our growing clinical services team to provide outstanding care to our patients and their families in their recovery journey.

The therapist will provide daily individual and group counseling along with best-in-class treatment planning and care coordination under the guidance of the Director of Clinical Services. Therapists are Master's prepared clinicians with a focus on trauma informed care, compassion, and patient safety

  • Benefits of joining the NPH Clinical Team
  • Competitive salary
  • Clinical supervision provided or reimbursement by NPH
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Programs
  • Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
  • Special tuition offers through Capella University
  • Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
  • Employee Discounts through LifeMart

Responsibilities

Accountable for overall treatment planning efforts, care conferences with families and providers, family and provider care updates, psychosocial needs and completion.

Coordinate and facilitate the development of a discharge plan of care for the patient population which includes accountability for the complex discharge process.

Ensure the experience of care for the patient and family is exceptional.

Qualifications

  • Education: Master's in Social Work (MSW), Counseling, Psychology, or related human services field is required
  • LCSW, LPC, or LMHC provisionally license is preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in a behavioral healthcare or acute psychiatric setting preferred.
  • Previous experience in an acute in-patient behavioral health hospital a plus
  • Experience developing and administering treatment plans
  • Individual and group counseling techniques
  • Exceptional communication skills

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual counselingDischarge planningPsychosocial assessmentAcute psychiatric care

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Arizona224 active7,912 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 38% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Counselor listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment347 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,533 in the last 30 days1,454 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Neuropsychiatric Hospitals

Hospitals and Health Care
South Bend, Indiana
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Clinical supervision provided or reimbursement by NPH
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
Special tuition offers through Capella University
Work/life balance with professional growth opportunities

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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