Psychologist - Revolutionary Healthy Aging Program - Reimagine Aging. Redefine Care.

Istss; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

PTO + CME

Sign-on/relocation bonus

CME allowance

Retirement match

Tail malpractice

Job summary

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, MT seeks a Doctoral-level Psychologist (PhD or PsyD) licensed or eligible to join a pioneering Healthy Aging Initiative. This role blends behavioral health with preventive, cognitive, and lifestyle medicine to support aging patients across the spectrum.

The psychologist will lead interdisciplinary assessments, design interventions, and help build a scalable care model within a premier health system.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level psychologist with Montana state licensure or eligibility.
• Interest in developing new programs and care pathways.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychological and behavioral assessments as part of a team-based evaluation model.
• Develop behavioral modification strategies to support healthy lifestyle change.
• Provide individual follow-up care and group-based interventions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across geriatrics, nutrition, pharmacy, PT, and medicine.
• Contribute to development and growth of a new Healthy Aging program.

Skills

Team-based care

Behavioral health

Lifestyle medicine

Geriatric psychology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctoral-level Psychologist (PhD or PsyD)

Job description

Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Benefis Health System is launching an innovative Healthy Aging Facility designed to transform how we approach longevity, cognitive health, and lifestyle-driven care. We are seeking a Psychologist to join a foundational, interdisciplinary team in a rare opportunity to help shape a forward-thinking model that blends behavioral health, preventive care, and whole-person medicine to support patients across the aging spectrum. As a core team member, you will play a critical role in delivering interdisciplinary assessments and developing personalized, behaviorally focused care plans. You will work with a diverse patient population—from individuals proactively focused on longevity and wellness, to those at risk for chronic conditions, to patients experiencing cognitive decline or dementia. This role is ideal for a psychologist who is energized by innovation, program development, team-based care, and meaningful patient impact.

What You'll Do

• Conduct comprehensive psychological and behavioral assessments as part of a team-based evaluation model
• Develop and implement behavioral modification strategies to support healthy lifestyle change
• Provide a mix of individual follow-up care and group-based interventions
• Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary team including:
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Functional Medicine
  • Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy
• Contribute to the development and growth of a new program, including designing interventions, workflows, and patient care pathways
• Support patients across a wide spectrum:
  • Longevity and performance-focused individuals
  • Midlife patients seeking risk reduction and health optimization
  • Patients with cognitive impairment, including dementia

Who You Are

• Doctoral-level Psychologist (PhD or PsyD), licensed or license-eligible in Montana
• Background in clinical, health, or geriatric psychology (all considered)
• Passion for behavioral health as a driver of long-term physical health outcomes
• Interest in lifestyle medicine, prevention, and healthy aging
• Collaborative mindset with enthusiasm for team-based care
• Excited by the opportunity to help build something new and impactful

Why This Role is Unique

• Join a core founding team to be part of a groundbreaking model of healthy aging and longevity care
• Work in a truly interdisciplinary environment, not siloed care

• Blend preventive care, cognitive health, and behavioral medicine
• Make a meaningful impact across the full continuum of aging

Why we stand out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
• Over 440 employed providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurology, neurosurgery, brain injury rehabilitation, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses
• 8 weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME)
• Generous sign on/relocation bonus
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Physician and Advanced Practice Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information:

Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the- air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.