Psychologist I

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Job summary

CoxHealth in Springfield, MO seeks a licensed or license-eligible psychologist to deliver diagnostic assessments and a range of therapy services within an interdisciplinary team. The clinician will conduct psychosocial evaluations, provide care to patients and families, and may cover other hospital areas as needed, with travel between Cox North and another campus about 30 minutes apart.

Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology (APA-approved) and MO license required or license-eligible; 1–3

Qualifications

• Doctorate in clinical, counseling psychology from an APA-approved program.
• 1–3 years related experience; post-doctoral or independent practice acceptable.
• MO state psychologist license required or license-eligible.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and provide therapy across individual, group, and family modalities.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to implement standards and care plans.
• May travel between two hospitals (about 30 minutes apart) for coverage when needed.

Skills

Assessment

Team collaboration

Self-directed

Clinical psychology

Education

Doctorate in clinical/counseling psychology (APA-approved)

Job description

Facility

Cox North: 1423 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65802

Department

1114 Psychological Services SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Hours

8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth Is a Leading Healthcare System Serving 25 Counties Across Southwest Missouri And Northern Arkansas. The Organization Includes Six Hospitals, 5 ERs, And Over 80 Clinics. CoxHealth Has Earned The Following Honors For Workplace Excellence

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

Licensed, or license-eligible clinician with experience providing clinical diagnostic and treatment services which can include individual, group, family, health and behavior interventions, and/or psychological testing. The clinician will conduct a variety of psychosocial assessments and provide care for patients through therapeutic use of self and/or the patient care/problem solving process to assist the patient and family to achieve basic healthcare goals. The clinician is a member of an interdisciplinary team that is responsible for working collaboratively with providers, nurses, leadership and other team members to ensure development and implementation of appropriate standards. May be asked to provide clinical coverage in other areas of the hospital, consistent with training and experience guidelines and needs to have flexibility in traveling between two hospitals 30 minutes apart. As need is derived by the department, the clinician may be asked to provide program consultation, staff education, and/or supervision and training.

• Education Required: Doctorate in clinical, counseling psychology or other eligible degree from an APA-Approved program. Preferred: Specialized training (e.g., coursework, internship, post-doctoral fellowship) in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and/or health psychology.
• Experience Required: 1-3 years related experience – experience can include post-doctoral, and/or independent practice
• Skills Able to conduct assessment and treatment of patients in area(s) of assigned operations. Able to integrate work activities into multidisciplinary team environment. Must be self-directed as will work alone at times. Carry out essential functions of the job with potential expansion of responsibility. Familiar with age specific needs for patient populations served. Clinical capability to provide full range of behavioral health services to medical and to psychiatric patient populations.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration Required: MO State Psychologist License