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Fremont, California

Outpatient Therapist - Per Diem

CounselorPer Diem

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Come join our team and love what you do!

We are currently hiring a per diem Outpatient Therapist at Fremont Hospital!

The Outpatient Therapist will provide therapeutic services to patients in a variety of formats including individual, group, and family therapies to address a range of mental health and emotional needs. The Therapist is a part of the multidisciplinary team of outpatient services reporting to the program manager.

They carry a caseload, facilitate groups, and conduct individual therapy using a combination of evidence-based treatment interventions consistent with research findings, education, training, and experience. They exercise sound judgment and clinical excellence and sustain therapeutic alliance and patient satisfaction.

Fremont Hospital is a fully accredited, 148-bed private inpatient psychiatric hospital providing quality care for children through adults. The facility provides a full assortment of care which includes assessments, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, partial-hospitalization, intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment as well as chemical dependency outpatient care.

Visit us online at: fremonthospital.com

Commuting to Fremont Hospital is easy! It is conveniently located near public transportation options such as AC Transit, BART, and the ACE Train.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment.
  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses.
  • Competitive compensation.
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com

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.

Qualifications

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling psychology, psychology, or related field required. Direct clinical experience in a psychiatric, mental health, or a comparable setting preferred. CA state licensure (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD) or Associate License required.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Group therapyFamily therapyMental health assessmentClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaborationPsychiatric careCrisis interventionCase managementEmotional support

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 30% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Counselor Jobs

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

20
<$110k
12
$110k-130k
12
$130k-150k
6
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
41% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
12%

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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 Fremont

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.35M
Typical market rent
$3,375/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Career development opportunities
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses
Competitive compensation