Licensed Counselor/Psychologist in Pinehurst, North Carolina at FirstHealth of the Carolinas

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area.

We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and named to the Forbes 2025/2026 list of America's Best Large Employers.

*Free FirstHealth Fitness Membership

*Great Benefits Package

*Retirement Match

Licensed Counselor/Psychologist Job Summary

The Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician serves as a core provider within the Center for Well-Being, delivering support-oriented, solution-focused behavioral health services to hospital employees and an embedded first responder population at a designated sheriff’s office site. The Center operates on a support and solution-focused model — emphasizing early engagement, brief goal-directed intervention, skills building, and appropriate referral rather than long-term diagnostic treatment. Services are delivered under contracted, employer-funded agreements.

This role operates at the intersection of occupational well-being, brief clinical support, and crisis-capable care. It requires a clinician who is equally effective in a structured healthcare environment and in a law enforcement cultural context, and who can build trust with populations that may be skeptical of mental health engagement. The successful candidate will function with a high degree of autonomy while maintaining clear accountability within the department’s programmatic framework.

Licensed Counselor/Psychologist Qualifications

• Must have Masters Degree in Social Work.
• NC Social Work License required. Must be a fully licensed LCSW, LMFT, or LCMHC.
• Or PsyD or PhD
• Experience in Behavioral Services and Substance Abuse preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Behavioral health services within a healthcare system or occupational/employee well-being context
• Substance use disorder screening and referral coordination
• First responder, military, or high-stress occupational population experience
• Familiarity with EAP or workplace well-being service delivery models