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Lifepoint Health
Conroe, TX, US

Outpatient Therapist, Behavioral Health PRN

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Title: Therapist, Outpatient

Job Type: PRN

Schedule: Requires availability of at least 3 Saturdays per month 8:30am-2:30pm.

Additional shifts can be picked up beyond this if desired/available. Other shift times can include: Mondays through Fridays 8am-4:30pm, Mondays through Thursdays 3:30pm-9:30pm, Saturdays 8:30am-2:30pm, and Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 5:30pm-9:30pm.

Your experience matters!

At Woodland Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.

As a Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You’ll Contribute

This position is responsible for supporting the needs of the department with a focus on clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.

Essential Functions

  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process
  • Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources
  • Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment
  • Works well with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members
  • Demonstrates active communication with team members
  • Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues
  • Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner
  • Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
  • Acts as a member of team with crisis situation occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety
  • Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills
  • Assists care coordination department as requested
  • Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital standards
  • Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality
  • Completes releases appropriately
  • Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA regulations and abides by those standards
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws
  • Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment processes Other duties as assigned

Additional Information

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.

License: Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.

Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

About Us

Woodland Springs is located in Conroe, TX, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

“Woodland Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Woodland Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist conducts individual and group therapy sessions while actively participating in the treatment planning and discharge process. They also provide family counseling and maintain proactive communication with the interdisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and clinical excellence.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field and possess a current clinical or social work license. Additionally, CPR and de-escalation certifications are required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyClinical assessmentHIPAA compliancePsychiatric careChemical dependency treatmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 16% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas461 active7,936 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 16% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Counselor listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 22% offer loan repayment714 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,572 in the last 30 days1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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16
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs
401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
34%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
29%
PSLF eligible
11%

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$123k-$141k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,846 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Shift Options
PRN Schedule

Living in Conroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,567/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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