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Providence
Spokane, Washington

Masters-Level Therapist - Licensed

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$30.28-$47.04/hr

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Job Description

Masters-Level Therapist (Associate and Licensed)

Emergency Psychiatric Triage, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA

Make an impact where behavioral health expertise truly matters.

*Providence is welcoming both associate-level and fully licensed counselors for multiple opportunities in Spokane*

Providence is offering up to $3,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by Providence that begin on your first day of employment.

Are you passionate about helping individuals navigate life's most challenging moments? Join Providence in Spokane, Washington, and become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of our communities.

Join Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital, a major regional medical center serving patients throughout the Inland Northwest. Sacred Heart is a Level II Trauma Center, Level I Cardiac Center and regional referral center, with a dedicated children’s hospital and the region’s only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.

As a Masters-Level Therapist, you'll work collaboratively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams to provide assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and ongoing behavioral health support. This is an exciting opportunity for a Masters-Level Therapist or Family Therapist to work in emergency psychiatric triage, serving both pediatric and adult patients.

This is an exciting opportunity for a masters-level therapist or family therapist to work in emergency psychiatric triage, serving both pediatric and adult patients

Why Spokane?

Spokane offers the opportunity to build your career in a growing regional healthcare hub while enjoying a lifestyle that blends city amenities with easy access to the outdoors. Located in Eastern Washington, Spokane offers four distinct seasons, nearby lakes, rivers, mountains and extensive opportunities for hiking, skiing, biking and other outdoor recreation.

Why Providence Sacred Heart?

You’ll be joining an established organization with a strong regional presence and a highly specialized medical environment. Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital includes 120+ pediatric specialists across 28 subspecialties, along with pediatric psychiatry, intensive care, oncology and specialized trauma services.

Watch this short video to learn more about Sacred Heart and the area:

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Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Sociology or another Social Science equivalent, Marriage and Family Counseling
  • Upon hire: Washington Mental Health Counselor License, or
  • Upon hire: Washington Marriage and Family Therapist License
  • 2 years clinical behavioral healthcare experience.
  • 6 months working in crisis services.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year hospital or emergency department experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Providence has been serving the Inland Northwest since 1886 when Mother Joseph and the Sisters of Providence founded Sacred Heart Medical Center. Today, Providence is the largest health care provider in Washington located in communities large and small across the state. In eastern Washington, Providence provides care throughout Spokane, Stevens and Walla Walla counties.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will provide assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment planning for pediatric and adult patients in an emergency psychiatric setting. They will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary care teams to deliver ongoing behavioral health support.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant social science field and possess a valid Washington state license as a Mental Health Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist. At least two years of clinical behavioral healthcare experience and six months of crisis services experience are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral health assessmentClinical counselingFamily therapyPediatric behavioral healthAdult behavioral healthMultidisciplinary collaborationCrisis risk assessmentMental health diagnosis

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% are remote, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$80k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
5%
PSLF eligible
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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.

  • Includes call

Living in Spokane

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$397k
Typical market rent
$1,507/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
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 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

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Benefits & Perks

Hiring Bonus up to $3,000
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources