Mental Health Therapist

Seattle Children's • Seattle, WA

1d • $47 - $70

About The Position

We are seeking a Pediatric Mental Health Therapist to join our interdisciplinary teams in a unique 50/50 split role between Harborview Medical Center and Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC). This position offers a rare opportunity to operate across the full continuum of pediatric care—from providing acute trauma and bereavement support in an inpatient hospital setting to delivering integrated behavioral health and outpatient therapy within a community-based primary care clinic. The ideal candidate is an adaptable clinician who thrives in interdisciplinary environments and is passionate about providing trauma-informed, evidence-based care to diverse pediatric populations and their families. Harborview Medical Center | Inpatient & Intensive Care At Harborview Medical Center, the Mental Health Therapist serves as a core member of the interdisciplinary team within the Inpatient Pediatric and Intensive Care units. This role is responsible for providing high-quality, short-term behavioral health services to pediatric patients (0-18 yrs old) and their families referred for acute stress, bereavement, and trauma-related concerns. Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic | Pediatric Primary Care At OBCC, the Mental Health Therapist joins a dedicated behavioral health team within a comprehensive pediatric primary care clinic. This role supports patients from birth to age 21, addressing a broad range of emotional, developmental, and psychological concerns through both integrated behavioral health care and traditional outpatient models of care. Provides mental health services to children, adolescents, and families with serious developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems in a manner which results in improvements in the child and family's functioning in multiple life domains and is cost effective.

Requirements

• 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.
• Licensed as a Mental Health Professional in Washington State in appropriate field according to degree (e.g., LICSW, LMFT).
• 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Integrated Behavioral Health: Provide consultation-liaison services and direct psychological interventions (screening, assessment, treatment and referrals) for hospitalized patients. Services are short-term and focused on addressing acute stress symptoms, pain management, procedural coaching, and developing behavioral support plans. Provide motivational interviewing and coordinate referrals for pediatric patients with positive substance use screenings.
• Trauma-Informed Focus: Specialize in addressing the psychological impact of trauma (including physical injury, abuse, and acute medical events) on patients and families, utilizing trauma-focused cognitive behavioral or other evidence-based interventions. Will participate with pediatric care providers in universal distress screening and early intervention program.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work collaboratively with clinical teams to develop integrated, patient- and family-centered care plans. Provide consultation and training to clinical staff on behavioral health topics, communication strategies, and behavioral health care planning. Will coordinate psychiatric and behavioral health recommendations and referrals for patients post-discharge.
• Integrated Behavioral Health: Provide "just-in-time" consultation to families and providers during medical or dental visits. Deliver brief, evidence-based interventions for emerging concerns and conduct immediate safety assessments and stabilization for acute needs.
• Outpatient Services: Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and maintain a caseload for individual and group therapy. Develop long-term, goal-oriented treatment plans in collaboration with caregivers to support sustained behavioral health and overall wellbeing.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees