Psychologist PRN

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement match

Job summary

CoxHealth South in Springfield, MO seeks a licensed psychologist (doctorate in clinical, counseling psychology or APA-Approved program) to deliver diagnostic and treatment services across patient populations. The role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and potential program consultation, staff education, supervision, and training.

Travel between CoxHealth hospitals may be needed. Education: Doctorate in clinical psychology; MO license or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Required: Doctorate in clinical, counseling psychology or other eligible degree from an APA-Approved program.
• Experience: 1–3 years related experience including post‑doctoral or independent practice.
• Licensure: MO State Psychologist License required or license-eligible.
• Preferred: Specialization in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, or health psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical diagnostic and treatment services (individual, group, family) and psychosocial assessments.
• Collaborate in an interdisciplinary hospital team with providers, nurses, and leadership.
• May provide program consultation, staff education, supervision and training.
• May cover in other hospital areas and travel between two hospitals 30 minutes apart.

Skills

Assessment & treatment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Self-directed

Multitasking in healthcare

Age-specific care

Behavioral health services

Education

Doctorate in clinical psychology

Job description

Facility

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department

1114 Psychological Services SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Hours

PRN

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