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Dublin, Ohio

Lead Outpatient Therapist

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Lead Outpatient Therapist, Behavioral Health

Full-time

Your Experience Matters

Columbus Springs Dublin is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Lead Outpatient 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

A Lead Outpatient Therapist who excels in this role:

  • Facilitate individual, group, and family therapy sessions for patients with behavioral health or substance use concerns.
  • Actively engage patients in group settings, lead therapeutic discussions, and implement group programming tools and resources.
  • Lead treatment planning and revise goals as patient progress is evaluated.
  • Oversee patient discharges and develop thorough after-care plans with appropriate follow-up.
  • Collaborate consistently with physicians, UR, and nursing staff on patient care and length of stay determinations.
  • Complete documentation and assessments, including psychosocial evaluations and outcome measures such as Columbia, BASIS-32, or CABA.
  • Participate in crisis intervention and de-escalation as needed, and initiate facility code responses per protocol.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or equivalent and a current clinical or social work license in the state of OH.

Additional Requirements Include

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients
  • CPR and de-escalation certification required within 30 days of hire

More About Columbus Springs Dublin

Columbus Springs Dublin is a 72-bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Dublin community for over 10 years. We are proud to be Accredited by The Joint Commission.

EEOC Statement

“Columbus Springs Dublin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Columbus Springs Dublin 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 Lead Outpatient Therapist facilitates individual, group, and family therapy sessions while overseeing treatment planning and patient discharge processes. They also collaborate with medical staff to ensure high-quality patient care and participate in crisis intervention as needed.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related field and possess a current clinical or social work license in Ohio. Prior experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyPsychosocial evaluationSubstance use counselingPatient assessmentAfter-care planningClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 18% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
23% this job
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Dublin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$492k
Typical market rent
$1,828/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Coverage
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Life Insurance
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Short-term Disability