What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Outpatient Therapist position at Signet Health Corporation?
Welcome
Overview
Signet Health is actively seeking an experienced, licensed therapist to join our award-winning, hospital-embedded outpatient behavioral health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (named Outpatient Program of the Year). This role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience working with adult patients and is ideal for clinicians who value structured outpatient practice, predictable weekday hours, and high-quality, in-person clinical care.
Minimum: $80,739
Maximum: $98,681
DOE- Salary Depends on Experience, weekdays
About Signet Health
Signet Health partners with leading healthcare systems across the United States to deliver high quality behavioral health services. At MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Signet maintains a long standing and stable partnership. Therapists are fully integrated within the hospital’s outpatient behavioral health program and supported by a strong hospital based infrastructure designed to support high quality patient care and clinician success.
If you are interested in joining a stable, collaborative, and mission driven behavioral health team within a respected hospital system, we encourage you to apply.
What Sets This Position Apart?
- Work-Life Balance: Predictable Monday–Friday daytime hours with no nights, weekends, or on-call responsibilities.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors, and nursing support.
- Administrative Infrastructure: Onsite operational leadership handles all scheduling, registration, and revenue cycle support.
Join a highly stable, mission-driven team where you will enjoy excellent institutional support and exposure to a broad continuum of behavioral health services.
Requirements/Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient individual psychotherapy and treatment planning using a structured, time-limited approach.
- Conduct clinical intake assessments.
- Provide cross-coverage support as needed across various care levels, including Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), addiction services, and group therapy.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
- Ensure all services meet Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Joint Commission accreditation standards.
Ideal Candidate
You are a perfect fit for this role if you prefer a consistent, in-person collaborative environment and enjoy structured outpatient therapy. You want a stable, long-term W-2 role with institutional support, and you possess the clinical maturity that comes with treating adult populations.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
- Experience: Three (3) years of clinical experience working with adult patients.
- Licensure: Active LICSW, LCSW, LCPC, or LPC licensure in any U.S. state is required at the time of hire with ability to obtain DC licensure prior to starting. (employer support and assistance are provided)
Compensation and Benefits
Signet Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes full W-2 employment, medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off including holidays.
Minimum: $80,739
Maximum: $98,681
DOE- Salary Depends on Experience
Signet Health is an EOE.
The organization also provides generous continuing education reimbursement and reimburses licensure fees for Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Credentialing and compliance processes are supported by the employer to allow clinicians to focus on patient care.
Application Note: Resume should be text-based only; to ensure a fair and compliant review process, do not include photos or headshots on your resume.
Hospital/Program Description
The Outpatient Behavioral Health program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a mature, high-performing service line with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and operational consistency. The team delivers evidence-based, time-limited outpatient care while maintaining integration across higher levels of care.
Salary : $80,739 - $98,681