Counselor Psychological Services

L.E. Cox Medical Centers; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement with employer match

Travel between hospitals

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking a licensed or license-eligible clinician to deliver clinical diagnostic and treatment services across individual, group, family, and health and behavior interventions. You will conduct psychosocial assessments and work with families to achieve healthcare goals as part of an interdisciplinary team.

The role may include coverage in other hospital areas and occasional travel between Springfield hospitals 30 minutes apart.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in counseling services required.
• Provisional license must be obtained within 120 days of employment.
• Current licensure as LCSW, LMSW, LPC, LMFT, or psychologist (PhD/PsyD) required or eligible for provisional license.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical diagnostic and treatment services (individual, group, family, and health and behavior interventions).
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and support patients/families to meet health goals.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to implement standards and care plans.
• May provide coverage across two hospitals and travel 30 minutes between sites; may offer supervision and training.

Skills

Scope of practice

Community resources

Independent & collaborative work

Education

Masters degree in counseling services

Job description

Facility:CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807Department:1114 Psychological Services SGFScheduled Weekly Hours:40Hours:M-F 8:30 to 5:00Work Shift:Day Shift (United States of America)CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).BenefitsMedical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealthJob Description:Licensed, or license-eligible clinician with experience providing clinical diagnostic and treatment services which can include individual, group, family, and health and behavior interventions. The clinician will conduct a variety of psychosocial assessments and provide care for patients through therapeutic use of self and/or the patient care/problem solving process to assist the patient and family to achieve basic healthcare goals. The clinician is a member of an interdisciplinary team that is responsible for working collaboratively with providers, nurses, leadership and other team members to ensure development and implementation of appropriate standards. May be asked to provide clinical coverage in other areas of the hospital, consistent with training and experience guidelines and needs to have flexibility in traveling between two hospitals 30 minutes apart. As need is derived by the department, the clinician may be asked to provide program consultation, staff education, and/or supervision and training.Education: Required: Masters Degree in a related field of counseling services Experience: Preferred: 1-2 yrs. experience with wide variety of patient populations Skills: Ability to work within scope of practice to help patient achieve highest level of quality possible for psychological well-being Knowledge of community resources to help meet patient needs Ability to work independently & collaboratively in teams Licensure/Certification/Registration: • Required: Current Licensure as a Social Worker [LCSW or LMSW], Licensed Professional Counselor [LPC], Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Psychologist [PhD or PsyD] or application for provisional license with completed degree requirements of the previous. Provisional license must be obtained within 120 days of employment.