Mental health and social work jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO

Each job shows the pay its employer posts; too few here post an hourly rate for a typical range. Mental health pay across Missouri is measured from more jobs.

By open jobs on this board: Community Counseling Center (CCC) (11), Universal Health Services (6) and FosterAdopt Connect (2).

1 of the open mental health and social work jobs here says so in its own posting: Case Manager at Saint Francis Healthcare System (...Spending Accounts, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Earned Wage Access To learn more about our...).

1 of the open mental health and social work jobs here says so in its own posting: Inpatient Therapist - Full Time at Universal Health Services ($10,000 sign-on bonus).

By their own postings here, a sign-on bonus: Universal Health Services ($10,000); a shift differential: Community Counseling Center (CCC) (evening $0.50 an hour); tuition or student loan help: Saint Francis Healthcare System (tuition help up to $5,000 a year). The employers compared.

Saint Francis Medical Center: 3 of 5 stars, 79% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Saint Francis Hospice: 90% of families said the team always communicated well (5 stars), in Medicare's hospice survey. Each one opens its employer's other hospices and jobs. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Saint Francis Healthcare System (Saint Francis Healthcare System) 2.8, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide; Cape G Firefly ES (Brightli) 2.0, best estimate 2.5, against 4.1 at workshops for persons with disabilities nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in Missouri.

Therapist roles need an LCSW, LPC/LMHC, LMFT or psychologist license; tech and support roles often need a diploma or a bachelor's degree. Each posting lists its own requirements.