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Fairview Health Services
Fridley, Minnesota

Outpatient Clinic Therapist - PhD

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$45.44-$64.15/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 44m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join our team in driving a healthier future. Fairview is an award-winning nonprofit health care system with more than 35,000 employees. We are committed to high value health, superior outcomes, and an exceptional experience at a lower cost of care. Based in Minneapolis with clinics, hospitals, and facilities located throughout the state, we deliver care for people at all stages of life, and we serve patients who come to us from a variety of backgrounds.

Passionate, innovative employees are essential to our future as we seek to heal, discover, and educate for longer, healthier lives. Innovations in care delivery include trauma-informed and integrative care, HUB sites where patients can access co-located and integrated behavioral health care, EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) units, and Recovery Services.

Job Summary

This is a staff psychologist position, with emphasis on psychological testing. Depending on department needs and provider interest, position may also include opportunities for outpatient psychotherapy.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm, need for three hour outside of this time

Location: Fridley, MN

Responsibilities

Provide psychological testing, including adult ADHD and pre-bariatric surgery evaluations.

Conduct and analyze psychometric testing and combine with diagnostic interview and background information when completing psychological evaluations.

Provide individual, family, couples, and group therapy (where indicated) employing evidence-based treatment in a structured, defined practice management approach.

Engage continuously in care-related quality improvement to optimize outcomes and patient experience.

Actively promote integrated care delivery through proactive collaboration with primary care medical and behavioral health providers.

Accept assignments in support of department initiatives consistent with advanced degree, training, and experience.

Optional: provide clinical supervision to trainees as part of APA-accredited psychology internship program.

Required Qualifications

Doctorate in a field of psychology recognized by the Minnesota Board of Psychology as eligible licensure as a Licensed Psychologist at the Doctoral Level

Licensed Psychologist by the Minnesota Board of Psychology

Preferred Qualifications

2 years post-licensure experience in an outpatient setting working with managed care, utilizing a structured brief therapy approach

  • Knowledge of health conditions and common co-morbidities
  • Experience with Epic electronic health record
  • Experience working with diverse populations
  • Trauma-informed care training/expertise

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: fairview.org

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Requirements

A doctoral degree in a psychology field eligible for licensure in Minnesota and an active Licensed Psychologist credential from the Minnesota Board of Psychology are required. Preferred qualifications include two years of post-licensure outpatient experience, familiarity with managed care and structured brief therapy, knowledge of health conditions and comorbidities, Epic experience, work with diverse populations, and trauma-informed care expertise.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychological EvaluationAdult ADHD AssessmentPre-Bariatric Surgery EvaluationDiagnostic InterviewingIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyCouples Therapy

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Clinic Therapist - PhD at Fairview Health Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Fairview Health Services ranks #2 of 21 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
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Listed pay$95k–$133kMental Health Therapy median $76k (middle half $71k–$87k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$116k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota138 active7,459 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 24% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 30% offer loan repayment240 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,511 in the last 30 days1,354 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Fairview Health Services#2 of 21 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • No weekends
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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
PTO and Sick and Safe Time
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plan
Early access to earned wages

Living in Fridley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$323k
Typical market rent
$1,389/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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