Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Des Moines)

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Flexible Full-Time or Part-Time Opportunity

Are you a Licensed Mental Health Counselor looking for greater flexibility, clinical autonomy, and meaningful work?

Join a nationally established behavioral health organization that has supported long-term care communities for more than 30 years. In this role, you will provide compassionate, evidence-based behavioral health services to older adults and individuals with chronic medical conditions in long-term care facilities throughout the local community.

You will have the freedom to organize your schedule and caseload while receiving dedicated administrative, clinical, credentialing, and billing support. This allows you to spend more time providing patient care and less time managing administrative tasks.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

• Flexible full-time or part-time options
• Create your own Monday through Friday schedule
• No evenings, weekends, or on-call responsibilities
• Professional autonomy in managing your daily workflow
• Predictable caseload within local long-term care facilities
• Dedicated clinical and administrative support
• Free continuing education opportunities
• Company-paid professional liability insurance
• Long-term stability with an established behavioral health organization

What You’ll Do

Provide Patient-Centered Clinical Care

• Deliver individual, family, and group therapy to long-term care residents
• Complete clinical assessments, psychosocial evaluations, screenings, and individualized treatment plans
• Support patients experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, adjustment to illness, substance use concerns, behavioral disturbances, and other mental health conditions
• Provide brief, goal-oriented interventions appropriate for older adults and medically complex patients
• Apply evidence-based behavioral health practices to improve patients’ emotional well-being and quality of life

Collaborate with an Interdisciplinary Team

• Partner with nursing, social services, rehabilitation, and medical providers
• Participate in care planning, case collaboration, and facility meetings as needed
• Communicate treatment recommendations clearly and professionally
• Serve as a trusted behavioral health resource for facility staff and leadership

Maintain Documentation and Compliance

• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation using a secure electronic documentation platform
• Follow professional, ethical, confidentiality, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain high standards for treatment planning, progress notes, and continuity of care

Qualifications

Required

• Active and unrestricted Licensed Mental Health Counselor license
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team
• Commitment to timely documentation and high-quality patient care
• Willingness to provide on-site services in long-term care facilities within the local area

Preferred

• Experience working with older adults, geriatric patients, or medically complex individuals
• Experience in long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, healthcare, or integrated behavioral health
• Confidence providing therapy and behavioral interventions in a facility-based environment

Previous long-term care or geriatric experience is helpful but is not required for a qualified and motivated clinician.

Compensation and Benefits

Eligible team members may receive:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Company-paid professional liability insurance
• Free continuing education opportunities
• Ongoing clinical support, mentorship, and consultation
• Specialized training and resources in geriatric behavioral health
• Dedicated support for scheduling, billing, collections, insurance, and credentialing

Benefit eligibility may vary based on employment status and scheduled hours.

Who Thrives in This Role?

This opportunity may be an excellent fit if you:

• Want greater control over your schedule
• Enjoy building meaningful relationships with older adults
• Value autonomy while remaining part of a collaborative clinical team
• Are organized, compassionate, dependable, and clinically confident
• Want a predictable weekday schedule without evening or weekend responsibilities
• Are looking for long-term professional stability and organizational support

Make a Meaningful Difference

This is an opportunity to support an underserved patient population while maintaining the flexibility and professional autonomy you want from your clinical career.

Apply today to learn more about the full-time and part-time opportunities available in Des Moines.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to any legally protected status.