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Liberty Healthcare
Sacramento, California · Hybrid

Psychologist consultant

PsychologistIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$500/evaluation

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Liberty Healthcare seeks to contract with Psychologists who will work on an as needed basis to conduct client evaluations for the California Conditional Release Program.

About the Program

The California Conditional Release Program is a statewide program which exclusively serves adult sex offenders who are transitioning from the Coalinga State Hospital into the community.

With community safety as the top priority, the program seeks to support clients so they may live healthy and productive lives in the community.

Program Objectives

  • Community safety
  • Preventing client recidivism
  • Transitioning clients from hospital treatment into the community
  • Securing housing and community supports
  • Proactively addressing client needs and risk factors
  • Providing behavioral health services, case management, 24/7 monitoring, and transportation for clients

Work Setting and Schedule

  • You will work per diem (as needed and as available)
  • Report writing may be done remotely from your home office in California
  • In-person evaluations will be done onsite at the Coalinga State Hospital in Coalinga, CA

To achieve greater efficiency and minimize travel, several evaluations are scheduled for each visit to Coalinga.

Role Description

As a consultant Psychologist, your work will involve evaluating patient’s progress in treatment and identifying factors that may preclude patients from conditional release.

Responsibilities

  • Traveling to the Coalinga State Hospital for onsite in-person client meetings
  • Evaluating patients through face-to-face meetings
  • Reviewing patient files and meeting with treatment staff
  • Writing summary reports
  • Invoicing for travel expenses and services provided

Compensation

  • $500.00 for each completed evaluation
  • Reimbursement for approved travel expenses to Coalinga, CA

Requirements

Must be a licensed Psychologist capable of traveling to Coalinga, CA for onsite client meetings. Ability to conduct face-to-face evaluations and produce professional summary reports is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Client EvaluationPsychological AssessmentRisk Assessment

Psychologist Career Context

Liberty Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 86 active listings.

In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (193 salary observations; 425 listings), vs ~$124k nationally (1,728 salary observations; 4,915 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 45 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 91% are remote, 60% have no call, 18% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$500k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $452k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • Hybrid
  • Includes call
  • Remote
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About Liberty Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Travel Expense Reimbursement
Remote Report Writing