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Coalinga, California

CLINICAL/FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST- FULL-TIME

PsychologistFull-Time

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$100/hour

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Job Description

Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

California Department of State Hospitals – Coalinga, CA

  • Pay: $100 per hour
  • Schedule: Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week
  • Potential First-Year Compensation: Up to $244,500

Huckeye Health Staffing is urgently seeking a Licensed psychologist for a long-term assignment at DSH-Coalinga.

Compensation

  • $100 per hour, paid weekly
  • Furnished housing or up to $2,000 monthly housing assistance
  • Up to $2,500 relocation reimbursement
  • $5,000 bonus after six months
  • Additional $5,000 bonus after 12 months
  • Employer-paid professional liability insurance
  • License-renewal and continuing-education assistance
  • Paid sick leave in accordance with California law

Responsibilities

  • Conduct psychological evaluations and assessments
  • Provide individual and group psychological services
  • Develop treatment plans and complete clinical documentation

Requirements

  • Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology or a related field
  • Current and unrestricted California psychologist license
  • Ability to pass DSH credentialing, background and security requirements
  • Forensic, correctional or inpatient psychiatric experience is preferred but not required

How to Apply

To apply, send your résumé and California license to: staffing@huckeyehealthcare.com [staffing@huckeyehealthgcare.com]

For questions, reach us at: (281)769-8184

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychological assessmentsIndividual psychological servicesTreatment planningForensic psychologyCorrectional psychologyInpatient psychiatric care

Psychologist Career Context

Confidential Employer ranks #22 of 22 employers hiring Psychologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Forensic Psychologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Forensic Psychologist by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166k–$208kForensic Psychologist median $140k (middle half $132k–$147k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$169k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Forensic Psychologist listings in California210 active2,021 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 32% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Confidential Employer#22 of 22 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
40% this job
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Forensic Psychologist listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 30 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

$100 per hour, paid weekly
Furnished housing or up to $2,000 monthly housing assistance
Up to $2,500 relocation reimbursement
$5,000 bonus after six months
Additional $5,000 bonus after 12 months
Employer-paid professional liability insurance
License-renewal and continuing-education assistance
Paid sick leave in accordance with California law

Living in Coalinga

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$294k
Median resident rent
$1,093/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Fresno, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.