Psychologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Forensic Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or another qualifying psychology discipline.
• Eligibility for licensure as a Psychologist by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Candidates licensed in another state who are eligible for Kansas licensure and actively completing the Kansas process are welcome to apply.
• Experience working with serious mental illness.
• Ability to obtain employment within a Kansas state psychiatric hospital.
• Ability to pass required background investigations and pre-employment screening.
• Ability to perform the required on-site duties in Larned, Kansas.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with forensic populations, including competency restoration or civil commitment.
• Inpatient psychiatric experience in a state hospital, academic medical center, Veterans Affairs facility, or correctional setting.
• Experience in community mental health, correctional health, or another public-sector behavioral health environment.
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship or a postdoctoral fellowship in a forensic or clinical psychology track.
• Experience contributing to multidisciplinary treatment teams in a licensed inpatient facility.
• Prior supervisory or lead clinical responsibility for psychology staff, interns, or postdoctoral fellows.

Responsibilities

• Carry a direct clinical caseload of adult inpatients with serious mental illness, including assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic intervention.
• Provide clinical supervision, case consultation, and professional guidance to psychology staff and trainees.
• Lead or contribute to forensic evaluations, including competency restoration and civil commitment processes.
• Serve as a senior clinical voice in multidisciplinary treatment team consultation and case review.
• Support risk assessment and behavioral management planning across the unit.
• Contribute to clinical documentation standards, peer review, and quality improvement within the psychology function.
• Support the education of interns, postdoctoral fellows, and junior staff where the position carries that responsibility.
• Maintain licensure in good standing and complete continuing education requirements, including the hospital's annual on-site conference.

Benefits

• Full State of Kansas employee benefits and State retirement.
• Medical, mental health, dental, and vision coverage, plus additional coverage options under the State of Kansas employee benefit program.
• Access to State deferred compensation programs.
• Sick leave and vacation leave.
• Work-life balance programs, including parental leave, military leave, jury leave, and funeral leave.
• Ten paid State holidays.
• $1,000 sign-on bonus, paid to new hires six months after the start date.
• Annual on-site continuing education conference with continuing education credit, without travel or out-of-pocket cost.
• Employee discounts through the State of Kansas STAR Program.
• Fitness center access at select State locations.
• For candidates invited to an on-site visit, lodging and travel costs including flights and rental vehicle are covered; meals are not covered.
• Eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness programs, subject to program requirements.