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Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Licensed Clinical Therapist

CounselorNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$68k-$112k

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Job Description

To provide diagnostic and treatment services to an assigned caseload of children, adolescents, and families and to establish links with other community resources.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct an evaluation and document in the record as per departmental policies.
  • Complete all documentation as required and in the required time frame (progress notes, treatment plans, discharge summaries, etc) as per departmental policies.
  • All charges must be submitted within 2 business days of the encounter.
  • Complete billing paperwork and authorizations on time to ensure reimbursement.
  • Achieve assigned productivity at the end of each fiscal year. Must maintain minimum hours per week of direct contact with individual, client, family, group, or collateral contacts as determined by Department policy.
  • Client contact will occur at outpatient office.
  • Attends and actively participates in 85% of all required meetings including Children's Outpatient Services, group supervision meetings, general staff meetings, and clinical supervision as scheduled.
  • Attends meetings deemed mandatory by department manager, supervisor or director.
  • Completes required trainings necessary to keep current in job.
  • Participates in consultation, education, and committees as required by department and program management. Includes, but is not limited to, residential staff, school professionals, and internal and external resources and providers.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited school.
  • Rhode Island licensure as a clinical practitioner – LICSW required.
  • Professional experience working with children and families of 3 years.
  • Clinical / field experience in Human Service Agency and / or mental health setting.

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability

  • Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, child development and substance abuse.
  • Knowledge and ability to use different evidence-based treatment modalities as needed such as crisis intervention, family therapy, and group skills.
  • Knowledge of community agencies for successful referrals and treatment planning.
  • Ability to organize time and schedule.
  • Interpersonal skills developed to a level that will allow the smooth cooperation at all levels within the organization.
  • Ability to successfully complete all required training and certifications
  • Oral and written communication skills, including speech, grammar, spelling, and legibility are at sufficient level to ensure effective and appropriate communication.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all unites of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals either manually or by use of a calculator.

Pay Range

$67,724.80-$111,716.80

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: GHI-Pawtucket-105 Bacon Street - 105 Bacon St. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860

Work Type

8:30 -5

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy. Must hold a Rhode Island LICSW license and have at least 3 years of professional experience working with children and families.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Diagnostic servicesGroup therapyMental health assessmentSubstance abuse counselingCase managementTime managementClinical evaluationReferral coordination

Counselor Career Context

Brown Medicine ranks #7 of 10 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Pawtucket

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k≈ 6.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,876/mo≈ 33% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.