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Sherman, Texas

THERAPIST (MA/MSW) - PRN

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Texoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility has been providing quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is located in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border.

In addition, we have numerous facilities in locations throughout the Texoma region. Since 1965, TMC has forged a special relationship with the people of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Texoma residents have come to depend on TMC to meet a spectrum of physical, mental and spiritual needs.

TMC has responded with unique services to provide the kind of sophisticated, experienced care that was once was available only in major metropolitan areas. We offer major specialty services including open heart surgery and neurosurgery.

Advanced resources such as certified trauma care support TMC's role as a regional specialty center.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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The Therapist is responsible for conducting Biopsychosocial Assessments, individual, family and group therapy, as well as treatment plan creation and updating in respective assigned timelines.

The Clinician is responsible for overseeing patient discharge planning process and appropriate utilization of department resources. The Clinician encourages active participation in programming and documents all services, interventions, and outcomes in a timely manner. The Clinician responds to emergency codes as requested or assigned.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related human services field from an accredited college or university related to licensure requirement

Completion of appropriate internship including the provision of individual, group, and/or family therapy. Experience providing individual, group, and/or family therapy in an inpatient facility is preferred.

Current LMSW, LCSW, LPCA, or LPC Texas licensure required. Additional credentials of LCDC or LMFT are a plus. Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider course to be completed prior to working in a clinical setting and every 90 days. Handle with Care, and Verbal De-Escalation training must be completed during new hire orientation and annually prior to working in a clinical setting. Additional training to be completed with respective timeline.

Complete psychosocial assessment. Develop, modify, and oversee individualized treatment plans. Maintain accurate documentation of therapeutic services as provided. Facilitate individual and group therapy, and family consultation in accordance with treatment plan/patient safety.

Attend and participate in treatment team as assigned by Clinical Services Manager and Director of Clinical Services. Provide case management services. Interface with other departments, including Utilization Management if requested. Oversee discharge planning requirements.

Communicate patient status to multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrist. Provides services and documentation in a timely fashion in accordance with best practice standards by regulatory bodies, TAC, and facility policies. Participate and document clinical supervision.

Ability to communicate effectively with all types of patients and caregivers. Must be able to identify and address the needs of all types of patients in the adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Practices teamwork.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual TherapyTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionClinical DocumentationPatient AssessmentMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,572 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Sherman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$249k
Typical market rent
$1,269/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.8
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 · Sherman-Denison, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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