Psychologist I

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking a licensed or license-eligible psychologist to join the Psychological Services SGF department in Springfield, MO. Responsibilities include diagnostic assessment, individual and group therapy, and interprofessional collaboration to improve patient care.

The role requires a Doctorate in psychology, MO state licensure, and 1–3 years of related experience. Some travel between CoxHealth hospitals may be required. Hours are 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, 40 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in clinical, counseling psychology or APA-approved equivalent.
• MO State Psychologist License required.
• 1–3 years related experience (post-doc or independent practice).
• Experience with psychosocial assessments and therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical diagnostic and treatment services including individual, group, family, health and behavior interventions and psychological testing.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and support patients and families to achieve health goals.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team; may provide program consultation, staff education, supervision and training.
• May travel between two CoxHealth hospitals (about 30 minutes apart) as needed.

Skills

Assessment & treatment

Team collaboration

Independence

Clinical responsibilities

Population-specific care

Education

Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology

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)

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