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Psychiatric Medical Care
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Outpatient Program Therapist

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$70k-$75k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

Job Description

Description

Come join Psychiatric Medical Care's adolescent behavioral health outpatient program, "Embrace U". Embrace U is a combined IOP and PHP treating patients ages 10-18.

  • Location: Mt Juliet, TN (onsite)
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
  • Salary: $70,000-$75,000 based on licensure

Must have 2+ years of psych experience post Master's graduation. Must be licensed.

The Program Therapist provides therapeutic services for patients utilizing group, individual, and family therapy sessions to adolescents in an intensive outpatient environment. They work within a small, interdisciplinary team with a focus on quality patient care and provision of services ordered by a physician. The Licensed Therapist documents all completed services in compliance with provided standards and regulations and is thorough with details and organization.

  • 3 Cs:
  • Care – Provide the best possible patient care
  • Compliance – Ensure the program operates within all regulations
  • Community – Become a wonderful addition to your local community

A. Care: All employees are expected to provide the best possible patient care.

  • Ensure accurate completion of the psychosocial assessment on each patient.
  • Ensure accurate completion of group psychotherapy notes for each patient.
  • Ensure accurate completion of treatment plans.
  • Demonstrate understanding of mental health assessment of child/adolescent population.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of adolescent counseling treatment, group therapy, and evidenced based practices.
  • Provide understanding of adolescent case management.
  • Ensure appropriate discharge plan is in place for each patient.
  • B. Compliance: Ensure the program operates within all regulations
  • Participate in outcome studies timelines, understanding of administration of the tests and when they are to be reported.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings with medical director.
  • Complete all notes in prescribed timeline.
  • Comply with all regulations.

C. Community: Become a wonderful addition to your local community.

  • Demonstrate understanding of community education definitions and activities.
  • Participate in customer service training as it relates to community integration.
  • Present Embrace U to community as directed by Administrator.
  • Participate in cohesive team environment to ensure program success

Requirements

Education: master’s degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work or master’s degree in other counseling related field.

Licensure: License in Social Work or Counseling as recognized by state. May include LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc.

Certification: Must meet any applicable state certification standards. CPR/BLS certification may be required based on site staffing needs, as at least one staff member onsite must maintain current CPR/BLS certification

Experience: Two to three years of clinical experience with adolescent population preferred.

Key Responsibilities

The Program Therapist provides therapeutic services to adolescents through group, individual, and family sessions within an intensive outpatient environment. They work within an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care, accurate documentation, and compliance with all regulatory standards.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Adolescent therapyIndividual therapyTreatment planningCrisis interventionInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practices

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Program Therapist at Psychiatric Medical Care a 6.4 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

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $79k in an average-cost state. 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. At the posted ~$73k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Mount Juliet

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$489k
Typical market rent
$2,125/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 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.

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About Psychiatric Medical Care

Mental Health Care
Brentwood, TN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
CPR/BLS certification support