Psychologist

Job description

Who We Are: Prosperous Health San Diego is a beacon of hope and transformation, offering comprehensive outpatient treatment services for mental health and substance use disorders. In a supportive, inclusive environment, we welcome individuals from all walks of life and guide them toward sustainable recovery and reintegration into society. Our programs are rooted in a holistic philosophy that addresses every client's mental, physical, and emotional well-being. From evidence-based therapies and wellness initiatives to individualized support, we are committed to fostering resilience and renewal in all we serve. Our purpose at Prosperous Health San Diego is to inspire lasting transformation by providing compassionate care and structured programs that empower individuals to overcome the challenges of addiction and mental health conditions. Through personalized treatment plans, evidence-based therapies, and a wide range of support services, we equip clients with essential life skills, promote relapse prevention, and nurture personal growth, paving the way for a brighter future grounded in empowerment and well-being. Mission Statement: Our mission at Prosperous Health San Diego is to transform lives by providing exceptional mental health and substance use disorder services in a compassionate, inclusive environment. Through cutting-edge treatment pathways and holistic care, we aim to inspire hope, resilience, and sustainable recovery for every individual we serve. Vision for the Future: Looking ahead, Prosperous Health San Diego envisions a world where recovery is celebrated as a transformative journey and holistic well-being is accessible to all. We strive to continuously evolve and expand our services, maintaining the highest standards of care while adapting to our clients' changing needs. Our vision is to lead the way in mental health and addiction recovery, fostering a community where individuals can thrive and achieve independence. Company Values: At Prosperous Health San Diego, our core values—compassion, integrity, innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration—serve as the foundation of our work. We are dedicated to empowering individuals, holding ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards, and embracing diversity in all its forms. Our commitment to innovation drives us to explore new methods and technologies, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our clients. By fostering meaningful connections within our community, we create a ripple effect of positive change, rebuilding lives and inspiring hope far beyond our doors. Position Title: Psychologist Employment Status: Part-Time Classification: Non-Exempt Salary Range: $45 – $65 per hour, BOE Supervisor: Clinical Director Summary of Major Responsibilities The Part-Time Psychologist serves as a licensed doctoral-level clinical presence within San Diego Transformation Center's outpatient Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for mental health and substance use disorders, providing the clinical depth, diagnostic precision, and supervisory leadership that anchors the organization's delivery of the ARISE method. Working in close partnership with the Clinical Director and the broader multidisciplinary team, the Psychologist conducts comprehensive mental health and biopsychosocial assessments, renders and documents DSM-5-TR diagnoses, administers and interprets psychological and psychometric testing where clinically indicated, and translates those findings into individualized, measurement-informed treatment plans that reflect each client's whole-person needs across clinical, medical, relational, vocational, and community domains. The Psychologist provides clinical supervision to Psychological Associates in accordance with California Board of Psychology regulations, maintaining written supervision agreements, delivering and documenting required weekly supervision hours, co-signing clinical documentation, and assuming professional responsibility for the care delivered by each supervisee. In addition, the Psychologist facilitates process and psychoeducational groups, serves as a consultative clinical resource to therapists, case managers, medical staff, and program leadership on complex or high-acuity presentations, participates in crisis consultation and risk assessment, contributes to chart review and quality assurance activities, and helps train and elevate clinical staff. Across every function, the Psychologist models the continuity, precision, and long-view orientation that define the ARISE method and upholds the documentation, ethical, and regulatory standards expected of a Joint Commission accredited behavioral health organization. Detailed Duty Statement Provide clinical supervision to Psychological Associates in full compliance with California Board of Psychology supervision regulations, including execution and maintenance of a written supervision agreement for each supervisee prior to the start of supervised professional experience, delivery of required direct individual supervision hours each week in which the Associate provides services, and timely, accurate verification and documentation of accrued supervised professional experience hours. Assume and retain professional and ethical responsibility for the clinical care delivered by each supervised Psychological Associate, including reviewing and co-signing assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, and progress notes, and ensure supervisees practice within the scope of their training, registration, and demonstrated competence. Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and diagnostic evaluations for clients admitted to PHP and IOP levels of care, including presenting problem, symptom history and course, psychiatric and treatment history, substance use history, trauma history, risk profile, functional impairment, strengths, and readiness for change. Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments within 24 to 72 hours of admission, addressing medical, psychiatric, substance use, social, family, cultural, and spiritual dimensions, and ensuring the assessment produces actionable clinical direction rather than a static intake record. Render, document, and — where clinical presentation evolves — revise DSM-5-TR diagnoses, articulating diagnostic rationale, differential considerations, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder formulations that inform level of care and modality selection. Administer, score, and interpret psychological and psychometric testing where clinically indicated, and prepare integrated written reports with clear, practical recommendations that the treatment team, referring providers, and the client can act upon. Administer and clinically interpret standardized measurement tools in use across the program, including CIWA, COWS, AUDIT, and DAST, and apply results to treatment planning, level of care decisions, and ongoing progress monitoring. Develop and continually refine individualized, multidimensional treatment plans in collaboration with the client and the multidisciplinary team, using ASAM criteria and other data-informed indicators to support appropriate level-of-care placement and transition planning within the organization's PHP and IOP continuum. Facilitate process, psychoeducational, and skills-based therapy groups, and provide individual therapy as assigned, drawing on the organization's onsite evidence-based modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, ART, RRT, ETT, Sensorimotor therapy, Somatic Experiencing, CBT, DBT, IFS, EFT, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative therapy, Positive Psychology, and grief counseling. Serve as a consultative clinical resource to therapists, counselors, case managers, medical staff, and program leadership on complex, high-acuity, diagnostically unclear, or clinically stalled cases, including clients receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and those with significant co-occurring presentations. Coordinate closely with the Medical Director team and medical staff on the clinical interpretation of assessment findings, laboratory and genetic testing results, and MAT considerations, ensuring psychological formulation and medical decision-making inform one another rather than proceeding in parallel. Participate in crisis consultation, suicide and violence risk assessment, safety planning, and clinical decision-making regarding urgent clinical escalation or coordinated referral, and support the program's crisis response protocols and referral pathways for services provided outside the facility, including coordinated referral for TMS and Neurofeedback. Complete all clinical documentation with accuracy, clinical specificity, and timeliness, meeting the organizational standard that notes be completed no later than 12:00 PM the day following the date of service, and complete corrections identified through audit by the designated deadline. Participate in chart review, peer review, utilization review, and quality assurance and performance improvement activities, identifying documentation and clinical practice gaps and contributing to corrective action in a manner consistent with Joint Commission standards and applicable county, state, and payer requirements. Deliver clinical training and in-service education to staff on assessment, diagnosis, risk management, trauma-informed practice, ethics, and the clinical application of the ARISE method, and contribute to onboarding and ongoing competency development of clinical personnel. Model and operationalize the five tenets of the ARISE method — Whole-Person Integration First; Continuity of Relationship as Clinical Intervention / One Team One Journey; Radical Integration Across Life Domains; Long-Term Transformation Over Short-Term Stabilization; and Individualized Precision Over Standardized Protocol — in direct care, supervision, consultation, and team culture. Maintain an active, unrestricted California psychology license in good standing, meet all continuing education requirements including those specific to clinical supervision, adhere to the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, and comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, mandated reporting obligations, and all applicable organizational policies. Support the multidisciplinary team environment created by the organization's 1:8 clinical staff ratio, participating in treatment team meetings, case conferences, and care coordination so that continuity of relationship and continuity of information are preserved across each client's episode of care. And other duties as assigned. Qualifications Needed Required Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a closely related field from an APA-accredited or regionally accredited institution. Current, active, and unrestricted licensure as a Clinical Psychologist in the State of California, in good standing with the California Board of Psychology. Eligible and qualified to serve as a primary supervisor for Psychological Associates under California Board of Psychology supervision regulations, including completion of required supervision training and continuing education, and willingness to execute and maintain written supervision agreements. Demonstrated competence in comprehensive mental health assessment, biopsychosocial assessment, differential diagnosis using DSM-5-TR, and diagnostic formulation of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Experience providing clinical supervision, clinical consultation, or clinical training to licensed clinicians, prelicensed registrants, or graduate-level trainees. Working knowledge of ASAM criteria and their application to outpatient level of care placement, along with familiarity with standardized behavioral health measurement tools. Experience facilitating therapy and psychoeducational groups with adult behavioral health or substance use disorder populations. Demonstrated ability to produce timely, accurate, clinically defensible documentation in an electronic health record within established deadlines. Working knowledge of HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, mandated reporting requirements, and professional ethical standards governing psychological practice in California. Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and to communicate clinical reasoning clearly to clinical colleagues, medical staff, program leadership, clients, and families. Availability to work a consistent part-time schedule that supports required weekly supervision of Psychological Associates and program clinical coverage needs. Successful completion of a criminal background check, including annual re-check, and compliance with all credentialing and pre-employment requirements. Preferred Two or more years of post-licensure clinical experience in outpatient behavioral health, with direct experience in PHP and/or IOP settings. Prior experience in a Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health organization, including participation in survey readiness, chart review, or quality assurance and performance improvement activities. Advanced training or certification in one or more of the organization's onsite modalities, particularly EMDR, Brainspotting, ART, DBT, IFS, or Somatic Experiencing. Experience with psychological and psychometric test battery selection, administration, and integrated report writing in a behavioral health treatment setting. Familiarity with precision medicine approaches in behavioral health, including the clinical interpretation of mental health genetic testing and laboratory data in collaboration with a medical director team. Experience serving clients supported by county contracts or public behavioral health systems, including familiarity with associated documentation and outcome reporting expectations. Experience supporting MAT-involved clients within an integrated mental health and substance use disorder treatment model. Bilingual English/Spanish fluency, or demonstrated experience providing culturally and linguistically responsive care consistent with CLAS standards. Prior experience developing or delivering clinical staff training and in-service education. The Part-Time Psychologist at Prosperous Health San Diego: You are the clinician others turn to when the picture is complicated. In this role, your doctoral training is not filed away for occasional consultation — it shapes how clients are understood from their first assessment forward, and it shapes the next generation of psychologists learning their craft under your supervision. You will sit with the cases that do not resolve neatly, bring diagnostic clarity where there has been confusion, and help a team of clinicians see the whole person behind the referral. When you supervise a Psychological Associate here, you are not signing off on hours; you are helping form a clinician who will carry your standard of care into rooms you will never be in. You will do that work in a program built on the belief that transformation is possible and earned through relationship, precision, and time. The ARISE method asks us to treat continuity as a clinical intervention, integrate care across every domain of a person's life, individualize rather than standardize, and keep our eyes on long-term transformation rather than short-term stabilization. That philosophy only holds if the clinical thinking behind it is rigorous — and that is where you come in. Your assessments set the direction. Your supervision protects the quality. Your consultation raises the ceiling for the entire team. If you want part-time work that is genuinely clinical rather than peripheral, where your judgment is sought out, your teaching is valued, and your name means something to the clinicians you develop, we would like to meet you. Come help us build the kind of outpatient program San Diego deserves — and help people rise from the hardest chapter of their lives into something they did not believe was still available to them.