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Fargo, North Dakota

Child/Adolescent Outpatient Therapist

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • C/A Outpatient Therapist Opportunity!
  • $8,000 Sign-On-Bonus
  • $3,000 annually for Student Loan Reimbursement

Prairie St. John’s is seeking an outpatient child/adolescent mental health therapist to work with kids in our PHP level of care (partial hospitalization program). This position is Monday through Friday during regular business hours at our child and adolescent outpatient PHP program. The individual in this role will provide therapy in a group setting. Additional duties include:

  • Completing psychosocial assessments for each individual on your caseload
  • Completing individualized treatment plans with measurable goals
  • Completing all documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner
  • Abide by all applicable board ethics and Prairie St. John’s policies

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Requirements

ND Licensure as an LPCC, LPC, LAPC, LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, and LAMFT is required. Prairie St. John’s has a robust outpatient clinic for our child adolescent outpatient program including an RN, PMHNP’s, mental health techs and a discharge planner to offer evidence-based and individualized multidisciplinary services.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Group TherapyTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationChild And Adolescent Mental HealthEvidence-Based PracticeMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child/Adolescent Outpatient Therapist at UHS 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 7,995 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
41% this job
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
18% this job
PSLF eligible
18%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Fargo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,079/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus ($8,000)
Student Loan Reimbursement ($3,000/year)