Licensed Outpatient Therapist
Listed compensation
$81k-$99k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Welcome
Overview
Signet Health is actively seeking an experienced, licensed therapist to join our award-winning, hospital-embedded outpatient behavioral health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (named Outpatient Program of the Year).
This role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience working with adult patients and is ideal for clinicians who value structured outpatient practice, predictable weekday hours, and high-quality, in-person clinical care.
- Minimum: $80,739
- Maximum: $98,681
DOE- Salary Depends on Experience, weekdays. Comprehensive benefits, generous PTO.
About Signet Health
Signet Health partners with leading healthcare systems across the United States to deliver high-quality behavioral health services. At MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Signet maintains a long-standing and stable partnership. Therapists are fully integrated within the hospital’s outpatient behavioral health program and supported by a strong hospital-based infrastructure designed to support high-quality patient care and clinician success.
If you are interested in joining a stable, collaborative, and mission-driven behavioral health team within a respected hospital system, we encourage you to apply.
What Sets This Position Apart?
Work-Life Balance: Predictable Monday–Friday daytime hours with no nights, weekends, or on-call responsibilities.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors, and nursing support.
Administrative Infrastructure: Onsite operational leadership handles all scheduling, registration, and revenue cycle support.
Join a highly stable, mission-driven team where you will enjoy excellent institutional support and exposure to a broad continuum of behavioral health services.
Requirements/Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient individual psychotherapy and treatment planning using a structured, time-limited approach.
- Conduct clinical intake assessments.
- Provide cross-coverage support as needed across various care levels, including Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), addiction services, and group therapy.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
- Ensure all services meet Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Joint Commission accreditation standards.
Ideal Candidate
You are a perfect fit for this role if you prefer a consistent, in-person collaborative environment and enjoy structured outpatient therapy. You want a stable, long-term W-2 role with institutional support, and you possess the clinical maturity that comes with treating adult populations.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
- Experience: Three (3) years of clinical experience working with adult patients.
Licensure: Active LICSW, LCSW, LCPC, or LPC licensure in any U.S. state is required at the time of hire with ability to obtain DC licensure prior to starting. (employer support and assistance are provided)
Compensation and Benefits
Signet Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes full W-2 employment, medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off including holidays.
- Minimum: $80,739
- Maximum: $98,681
- DOE- Salary Depends on Experience
- Signet Health is an EOE.
The organization also provides generous continuing education reimbursement and reimburses licensure fees for Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Credentialing and compliance processes are supported by the employer to allow clinicians to focus on patient care.
Application Note: Resume should be text-based only; to ensure a fair and compliant review process, do not include photos or headshots on your resume.
Hospital/Program Description
The Outpatient Behavioral Health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a mature, high-performing service line with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and operational consistency. The team delivers evidence-based, time-limited outpatient care while maintaining integration across higher levels of care.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in a related field and at least three years of clinical experience with adult patients. Must hold an active LICSW, LCSW, LCPC, or LPC license with the ability to obtain DC licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Outpatient Therapist at Signet Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 10% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,885 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $81k–$99k | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $62k–$82k)336 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$82k in purchasing power | District of Columbia index 109.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in District of Columbia | 31 active | 7,917 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 70% remote · 26% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | +1.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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