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Clinical Psychologist – $115K–$165K Benefits | Hybrid | Petaluma, CA
Supportive Culture | Meaningful Clinical Impact | Work-Life Balance
Executive Mental Health (EMH)
Compensation dependent on experience, languages (Spanish, Armenian, and Chinese-speaking desirable), ability to provide in-person care and conduct additional work for additional pay.
Are you a Clinical Psychologist looking
to make an impact?
This setting may surprise you, in
the best way.
It’s late morning.
You’re sitting across from someone most people have stopped really seeing.
They’ve been labeled “non-compliant,” “difficult,” “confused,” or “behavioral.”
Their chart is thick. Their history fragmented. Their life—reduced to diagnoses and risk factors.
But when you slow down, listen carefully, and meet them where they are, something shifts.
They regulate.
They learn to trust.
They remember they are still a person with a story.
And then you realize something important: This work matters more than you were ever told it could.
Why Skilled Nursing? Why Now?
Many psychologists never imagine themselves working in skilled nursing facilities. Not because they wouldn’t be good at it—but because no one ever explained what it actually looks like. And yet, the signs are clear it’s a setting where they are much needed:
With adults 65 projected to reach 20% of the U.S. population by 2030, demand for clinical psychology and geropsychology in skilled nursing is rapidly increasing. Older nursing home residents have high rates of mental health and cognitive needs, creating a critical need for specialized psychological care in the setting.
At Executive Mental Health (EMH), we focus specifically on this critical and growing need for quality mental healthcare in the skilled nursing facility setting. For 30 years, EMH has offered high-impact, clinically sophisticated, human-centered work to residents who are often overlooked by the mental health system. We serve individuals navigating:
- Serious mental illness
- Cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric conditions
- Medical complexity and disability
- Trauma, grief, identity loss, and profound transitions
- Assess, diagnose, and treat residents in skilled nursing facilities
- Provide psychological services to geriatric, disabled, and medically complex populations
- Manage an active caseload with support from your clinical manager and administrative team
- Collaborate closely with facility staff, offering consultation, guidance, and in-services
- Complete documentation aligned with medical necessity and Medicare standards
- Provide care both in-person and via telehealth, depending on resident needs and location
The Role: Psychology Where It Counts
As a Clinical Psychologist at EMH, you are not working in isolation. You become part of a multi-disciplinary team—collaborating with psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, nursing staff, social services, and facility leadership to stabilize care, reduce suffering, and improve quality of life in real time.
This is psychology that:
- Prevents hospitalizations
- Reduces behavioral crises
- Supports staff under pressure
- Restores dignity to residents who feel forgotten
You will be trusted.
You will be consulted.
You will see the direct impact of your work—often immediately.
What You’ll Be Doing
Your work will be meaningful, varied, and grounded in clinical excellence. You will:
Most importantly, you won’t be working alone: EMH has built systems around our clinicians so you can focus on care.
Requirements
Who This Role Is For
This role is for psychologists who:
• Hold a PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology
• Are licensed in California
• Are Medicare-eligible (we assist with credentialing and paneling)
• Value evidence-based practice and clinical flexibility
• Are comfortable working with complexity and ambiguity
• Want autonomy without isolation, and support without micromanagement
You don’t need prior SNF or geriatric experience. What you need is curiosity, compassion, and the ability to see the person behind the chart.
Benefits
What You’ll Gain
• Flexible schedules with true work–life balance
• Competitive W-2 salary bonus structure for full-time clinicians
• Medical, dental, retirement with employer match, childcare reimbursement
• Vacation and sick pay
• Coverage of license fees and CE costs, plus access to in-house CEs
• A fully supported home office setup (laptop, printer, IT support)
• Ongoing clinical consultation with experienced, collaborative colleagues
• Real opportunities for professional growth in a stable, mission-driven organization
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Final Thought
If you’ve ever felt pulled toward work that is deeper, more human, and more impactful,
If you want to use your training in a way that genuinely changes lives,
If you’re open to discovering a setting that may surprise you,
This may be the place where you can make a real impact.
If you’ve ever felt pulled toward work that is deeper, more human, and more impactful,
If you want to use your training in a way that genuinely changes lives,
If you’re open to discovering a setting that may surprise you,
This may be the place where you can make a real impact.
To apply or learn more, please send your CV (cover letter optional) to careers@emhla.com. We look forward to meeting you!
Salary : $115,000 - $165,000