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Franklin, Tennessee

OUTPATIENT THERAPIST - PER DIEM/PRN

CounselorPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

At Rolling Hills, our mission is to offer compassionate, safe, effective behavioral healthcare treatment. We use solution-focused strategies and diligently strive for a safe and positive environment for patients, families, and employees. We never forget that we provide care and comfort to people in need.

The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing counseling services to patients in outpatient programming. The Outpatient Therapist will provide group counseling to patients of all ages using clinically appropriate modalities such as cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapy.

The Therapist will provide psycho education group experiences including coping skills, goal setting, healthy leisure activities, etc. The OP Therapist will be responsible for completing intake assessments, must have the ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families, and provide appropriate crisis intervention as necessary by anticipating and responding quickly to escalating behaviors.

The OP Therapist should be familiar with and demonstrate consistent compliance with CMS and JCAHO requirements for clinical documentation.

Education/Training

Master’s degree in the Behavioral Health Field (e. g. Counseling, Social Work, Psychology) required

  • LMSW, LPC-MHSP, or LCSW strongly preferred
  • Current HWC and CPR certifications (training provided)

Experience

Experience in providing individual and group counseling in a psychiatric treatment setting; excellent telephone etiquette and tact; ability to interact effectively with persons of widely diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic classes, those in crisis or resistant or negative toward organization; effective oral and written skills; basic data entry skills; organizational, time management, problem solving, crisis management skills necessary; flexibility, creativity, and ability to manage stress necessary. Experience working with trauma and substance abuse strongly preferred.

Qualifications

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.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Group TherapyCognitive Behavioral TherapyPsychoeducationTrauma-informed CareSubstance Abuse TreatmentCommunication Skills

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 33 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
18%

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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 8,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Franklin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$712k
Typical market rent
$2,074/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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