Clinical Psychologist -COG/DBT OP - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Full Time - Day Shift
Listed compensation
$57.74-$83.44/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting and time off.
Job Description
Hours: Shift Start Time:
Variable
Shift End Time
Variable
AWS Hours Requirement
8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information
Weekend Requirements
No Weekends
On-Call Required
No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)
$57.740 - $74.490 - $83.440
The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.
What You Will Do
Evaluates, plans, directs and administers Psychology services. Assists patients in reaching their maximum performance and level of functioning. Participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department, and participates in CQI activities.
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Or
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from an APA accredited college or university.
- 1 Year experience in a clinical psychology setting.
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
- California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) - CA Board of Psychology -REQUIRED
Essential Functions
Documentation
- Documentation is completed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner.
- Documentation follows Sharp HealthCare guidelines, professional guidelines, and meets third-party payor and regulatory requirements.
- Maintains records pertinent to departmental operations.
- Completes all documentation elements as appropriate (Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, Education record, billing, discharge plan, and others).
Patient Care
Performs an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provides and reassesses as per policy.
Assesses patient pain that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; and provides intervention. (Rehab Dept Only)
Treatment Plans
Designs, implements and evaluates treatment effect, recommending changes to physician as needed.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of modalities, equipment and therapeutic procedures.
- Coordinates and directs patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
- Completes development plan and performance is satisfactory.
Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Psychologist evaluates, plans, and directs psychology services to assist patients in reaching their maximum level of functioning. They also participate in departmental operational activities, performance improvement, and the development of interdisciplinary treatment plans.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a PsyD or PhD from an APA accredited university and possess a California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) license. At least one year of experience in a clinical psychology setting and AHA Basic Life Support certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Psychologist -COG/DBT OP - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Full Time - Day Shift at Sharp HealthCare a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychology — ranked against 1,743 active Psychology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Psychologist Career Context
In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$141k (154 salary observations; 422 listings), vs ~$125k nationally (1,263 salary observations; 4,863 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% 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 ~$147k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k 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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