Staff Psychologist - Bay Area

“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare

What You Will Do to Change Lives

Provides clinical leadership and consultation to inpatient staff, persons served, and families. Provides direct services to persons served, community consultation and assessment of assigned persons. Provides education and support to persons served and their families. Coordinates service needs and collaborates with other services and agencies as necessary and appropriate. Completes in vivo screenings and assessments of persons served as needed and recommended by the interdisciplinary team. The Staff Psychologist shall also be responsible for any psychological testing required for specific persons served. In addition, the Staff Psychologist shall assume the Licensed Independent Practitioner role and shall function as a member of the facility medical/clinical staff and a credentialed provider in the program.

Shifts Available:  

On-Call | Shifts and Days vary as needed

Compensation

Employee wage range - $64.45 - $79.60 / hourly plus $ 450 bonus per facility each month for oversight support.  Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

Independent Contractors are not eligible for company benefits and must provide their own malpractice insurance.

This is for our Joint Commission PHFs, including Willow Rock, Heritage, and Santa Cruz facilities. The individual in this role will receive a bonus of $450 per facility each month for oversight support. Additionally, they will be involved in conducting assessments or testing for neurocognitive disorders, and administering a battery of tests to differentiate diagnoses when needed, which might occur a few times a year.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

• PH.D. in clinical psychology or a related field and licensed as a Psychologist in California


• A valid driver’s license, DMV clearance and proof of insurance are required.


• Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver. 


• Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc. (weekly mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate)  

Join Our Compassionate Team

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

Heritage Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 26-bed hospital providing acute psychiatric treatment to adults over the age of 18.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.