Counselor Psychological Services

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking a licensed or license-eligible clinician to provide clinical diagnostic and treatment services. You will conduct psychosocial assessments and support patients and families to reach basic healthcare goals as part of an interdisciplinary team.

The role may include program consultation, staff education, and supervision, with travel between two hospitals about 30 minutes apart, depending on department needs and training.

Qualifications

• Required: Masters Degree in a related field of counseling services.
• Preferred: 1-2 yrs experience with wide variety of patient populations.
• Current Licensure in Social Work (LCSW or LMSW), LPC, or LMFT required or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide clinical diagnostics and treatment.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure standards of care.
• Provide program consultation, staff education, and supervision as needed.

Skills

Scope of practice

Community resources

Team collaboration

Education

Masters Degree in counseling

Job description

Facility

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department

1114 Psychological Services SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Hours

M-F 8:30 to 5:00

Work 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).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job 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 Work [LCSW or LMSW], Licensed Professional Counselor [LPC], Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT),