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Mental Health Therapist - Psychiatric Urgent Care

Seattle Children's
United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jan 2026
💰 $140,000/yr($94,000/yr$140,000/yr)

About the role

Provides mental health services to children, adolescents, and families with serious developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems.

We are looking for a Mental Health Therapist to work in Psychiatry Urgent Care Clinic! This position is 0.6-0.8 FTE and will require working evening shifts as well as Saturdays/Sundays.

Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic supports children and adolescents in WA State! You would have the opportunity to be a part of our innovative care model to respond to patients in crisis. Come join our multidisciplinary team of dedicated professionals to make difference in our community!

  

Required Education and Experience
Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
Minimum two years experience in providing direct treatment services to children and families.
May work evening & weekends as required.

Required Credentials
Licensed as a Mental Health Professional in Washington State in appropriate field according to degree (e.g., LICSW, LMFT).
For staff that work in schools, prior to the start of employment, individuals are required to submit a copy of a receipt directly to Human Resources (electronically) confirming they have completed the fingerprinting process as outlined by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Within 90 days of employment, must obtain, and maintain in good standing, medical or allied health professional staff privileges that are not limited, revoked, suspended, conditioned, or probationary, except for normal probationary periods due to initial appointment.
All medical and allied health professional staff members are provisional for the first year.
Any and all medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children's will terminate automatically upon the termination of the individual's employment at Children's.
Termination of employment does not prohibit the individual from seeking medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children’s as a non-employee in any category for which the individual qualifies.
Questions regarding medical or allied health professional staff privileges may be directed to Medical Staff Services.

Preferred
Minority Mental Health Specialist designation.
Experience with multi-system involved children with severe behavioral problems and/or developmental disabilities.
Experience providing comprehensive intake evaluations with multi-axial diagnoses.
Experience with evidence based practice.
Experience with the King County MHP and WA State Mental Health WACs.

Compensation Range

$46.96 - $70.43 per hour

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.  Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.  Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
 
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

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