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Fremont, California

Milieu Therapist - Per Diem - Weekends

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callNo nightsPer Diem

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Come join our team and love what you do!

We're currently hiring a Per Diem Milieu Therapist for Fremont Hospital to cover for the weekend.

The Milieu Therapist functions in assisting patients in meeting their bio-psycho-social needs. These include enabling the patient, through therapeutic treatment skills, to achieve their optimal level of emotional health. Services provided are basic consultation, teaching, specialized clinical services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term family therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.

In addition, the Milieu Therapist is responsible for managing the treatment activities offered to the patient including: treatment planning; interfacing with the physician led treatment team; and provision of psychotherapeutic groups and activities to patients and their families. The Milieu Therapist provides clinical consultation and support to unit milieu staff to implement best practices in clinical intervention.

Commuting to Fremont Hospital is easy! It is conveniently located near public transportation options such as AC Transit, BART, and the ACE Train.

  • Fremont Hospital offers comprehensive benefits for the weekend per diem Milieu Therapist position, such as:
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive compensation

Tuition Assistance

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Pet insurance

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

Fremont Hospital is a fully accredited, 148-bed private inpatient psychiatric hospital providing quality care for children through adults. The facility provides a full assortment of care which includes assessments, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial-hospitalization, intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment as well as chemical dependency outpatient care.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, mental health or a related field required.

Experience

One year direct clinical experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting and experience in patient assessment, family motivation, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities is required.

Licensure

Registered and in good standing with the BBS or active license Issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, or other applicable license, is preferred.

LCSW, MFT, or Licensed Psychologist is preferred.

Additional Requirements

Must successfully complete the Fremont Hospital’s non- violent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training course within 90 days of employment and prior to assisting with preventative intervention measures.

  • CPR Certification must be current and presented to Human Resources upon hire.
  • May be required to work overtime and flexible hours.

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

PsychotherapyPsychiatric careMental health supportBio-psycho-social assessmentGroup therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Milieu Therapist - Per Diem - Weekends at UHS a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,084 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 32% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No call
  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fremont

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.35M
Typical market rent
$3,375/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Tuition assistance
Career development opportunities
Free CEU courses
Generous paid time off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Pet insurance