Neuropsychologist - Long Beach (Hybrid)

Executive Mental Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Childcare reimbursement

License fees covered

CE access and in-house CEs

Home office setup

Job summary

Executive Mental Health is seeking Neuropsychologists to provide assessment and evaluation services to contracted skilled nursing facilities across California, including Long Beach. They emphasize clinical care for underserved populations within a medical setting and the potential for forensic mental health evaluations.

The role offers training and ongoing support from well-trained colleagues, with opportunities to work independently while receiving office and clinical support.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology is required.
• California state license as a Psychologist is required.
• Two-year neuropsychology fellowship strongly preferred.
• Medicare Provider eligibility is required; able to be placed on 3rd party insurer panels.
• Telehealth experience and/or willingness to learn and utilize modality.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and evaluation services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities within assigned regions across CA.
• Complete initial and more detailed neuropsychological evaluations with differential diagnosis and discharge planning as common referral questions.
• Provide curbside consultations to facility staff, treatment planning recommendations, and staff education.
• Potential to participate in EMH’s forensic division: review case records, administer tests, and testify when needed.

Skills

Telehealth experience

Excellent communication

Education

PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology

Two-year neuropsychology fellowship

Job description

We are seeking Neuropsychologists to provide assessment and evaluation services to our contracted skilled nursing facilities across CA, including Long Beach, California.

At EMH, we value Neuropsychologists who are excellent communicators, passionate about clinical care with an underserved population, enjoy working in a medical milieu, and who are interested in the opportunity to conduct forensic mental health evaluations.

We believe that Neuropsychologists who thrive at EMH enjoy a balance between working independently while also having the background support of the office staff and clinical support from well-trained colleagues.

The ideal candidate is well versed in the assessment of age-related neurocognitive disorders as well as common medical conditions that affect cognition and behavior. They are flexible in their approach, diligent in their documentation, and can work collaboratively with others within a medical setting.

• Skilled nursing facilities
  
  • Provide assessment and evaluation services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities within assigned regions. Depending on the proximity to the home office, there may be opportunities to conduct outpatient evaluations.
    
  • Duties include completion of initial evaluations and more detailed neuropsychological evaluations. Common referral questions include, formulation of differential diagnosis, various capacity issues, and/or discharge planning.
    
  • Provide curbside consultations to facility staff, treatment planning recommendations, and staff education (e.g. facility inservices).
    
  • Comprehensive training and ongoing support are provided, along with opportunities to participate in in-house EMH CEs that are catered specifically to the treatment of older adults and the relevant patient populations
    
  
  

We are seeking Neuropsychologists to provide assessment and evaluation services to our contracted skilled nursing facilities across CA, including Long Beach, California.

At EMH, we value Neuropsychologists who are excellent communicators, passionate about clinical care with an underserved population, enjoy working in a medical milieu, and who are interested in the opportunity to conduct forensic mental health evaluations.

We believe that Neuropsychologists who thrive at EMH enjoy a balance between working independently while also having the background support of the office staff and clinical support from well-trained colleagues.

The ideal candidate is well versed in the assessment of age-related neurocognitive disorders as well as common medical conditions that affect cognition and behavior. They are flexible in their approach, diligent in their documentation, and can work collaboratively with others within a medical setting.

• Skilled nursing facilities
  
  • Provide assessment and evaluation services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities within assigned regions. Depending on the proximity to the home office, there may be opportunities to conduct outpatient evaluations.
    
  • Duties include completion of initial evaluations and more detailed neuropsychological evaluations. Common referral questions include, formulation of differential diagnosis, various capacity issues, and/or discharge planning.
    
  • Provide curbside consultations to facility staff, treatment planning recommendations, and staff education (e.g. facility inservices).
    
  • Comprehensive training and ongoing support are provided, along with opportunities to participate in in-house EMH CEs that are catered specifically to the treatment of older adults and the relevant patient populations
    
  
  

There is also the potential to receive training and support to work within EMH's forensic division. Typical activities can include:

• Review case-related records
  
• Administer neuropsychological tests to litigants
  
• Over time, serve as the primary evaluator/reviewer on a forensic mental health matter
  
• Testify in various settings, including:
  
• Depositions
  
• Arbitrations/mediations
  
• Court
  

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD) in Clinical Psychology (required)
  
• Current and valid California state license as a Psychologist (required)
  
• Two-year neuropsychology fellowship strongly preferred.
  
• Medicare Provider eligibility (required, our in-house billing team assists with this)
  
• Ability to be placed on 3rd party insurer panels (required, we assist with this process)
  
• Telehealth experience and/or willingness to learn and utilize modality

Benefits

• A supportive and fun team environment!
  
• Competitive W-2 position, including salary + bonus for full-time clinicians). We do not offer hourly pay and instead prefer to pay our clinicians a consistent salary with benefits.
  
• Flexible schedule
  
• Vacation + sick pay
  
• Access to clinical consultation from excellent, well-trained clinicians with different backgrounds and therapeutic modalities.
  
• Excellent benefits for full-time employees such as health insurance, retirement package (matching 401(k)), childcare reimbursement
  
• Coverage of license fees and CE costs, access to in-house CEs
  
• Access to our in-house reporting system to streamline documentation
  
• Home office setup, including a laptop computer, all in one printer, supplies, and I.T. support.