Integrated Mental Health Therapist: Primary Care, Thurston County

MultiCare Health System

1 day ago

Olympia, Washingtonup to $5,000Full TimePrimary Care

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join MultiCare Health System as a Integrated Mental Health Therapist – Primary Care in United States. Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day.

Key Responsibilities

Assesses patient’s symptoms and create customized treatment plan based on individual patient needs

Screens patients for common behavioral health disorders using PHQ9, GAD7, Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment, or other tools as required.

Monitors patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects/complications, with a goal of reduction in symptoms.

Supports psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs, focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and treatment effectiveness.

Requirements

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Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $87.8K - $127.6K

Signing bonus: $1.

Relocation assistance: $10,000.

401(k) with employer match.

Malpractice insurance covered.

PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with MultiCare Health System in United States.

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentTreatment planningPsychosocial therapyCollaborative care modelCrisis managementBehavioral health screeningPHQ9GAD7Columbia suicide risk assessmentMedication management supportPatient advocacyClinical documentationEvidence-based interventionsMultidisciplinary collaboration

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Integrated Mental Health Therapist: Primary Care, Thurston County position at MultiCare Health System includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Primary Care — Psychologist Career Context

This Primary Care position at MultiCare Health System is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

MultiCare Health System lists compensation for this psychologist position at $88k to $128k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Olympia, Washington.

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($88k–$128k)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental health assessment, Treatment planning, Psychosocial therapy, Collaborative care model, Crisis management, Behavioral health screening, PHQ9, GAD7. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Primary Care role.

Core responsibilities: The Integrated Mental Health Therapist provides behavioral health assessments, treatment planning, and psychosocial therapy within a primary care clinic. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team to monitor patient symptoms, support medication management, and facilitate care plan adjustments.

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental & Vision, 401k Match, Malpractice Coverage, Generous PTO, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Assistance, Sign-On Bonus ($5,000). A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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