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Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Behavioral Health Consultant (Integrated Care Psychologist)

PsychologistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Emplify Health (Gundersen Region), is seeking a Psychologist (PhD or PsyD) to join our Integrated Care team as a 0.8 - 1.0 FTE Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC), with Pediatrics, in La Crosse.

Your practice will include: · Flexible schedules of 32 – 40 hours per week · Providing integrated behavioral health within a specialty care practice · Brief, problem focused, real time assessments/interventions to address a wide range of co-morbid health and mental health problems · Participation in development and implementation of BHC specific clinical protocols, and quality improvement initiatives regarding system wide integration of Behavioral Health into Specialty Care Highlights: · You will join a highly supportive and collegial team including Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychologists, and Therapists · Gundersen offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, including CME time and monetary allowance, retirement plan, loan forgiveness and more Qualifications: · PhD or PsyD · Flexible, team-oriented, high-energy and excellent interpersonal communication skills · Experience working in an integrated primary/specialty care or medical setting preferred, but not required · Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multistate region with no restrictions or limitations.

Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Advanced practice clinicians work under the direct supervision of a physician.

Clinician staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all clinicians.

Primary Recruiter: Brent Wood Recruiter Email Address: bawood@emplifyhealth.org We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose.

Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years.

Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love.

Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve.

You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities.

This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love.

We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties.

Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services.

Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings.

A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.

Key Responsibilities

Provide integrated behavioral health services within a pediatric specialty care practice through brief, problem-focused assessments and interventions. Participate in the development of clinical protocols and quality improvement initiatives for system-wide behavioral health integration.

Requirements

Must hold a PhD or PsyD from an accredited program and be eligible for licensure in the multi-state region. Preference is given to candidates with experience in integrated primary or specialty medical settings.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral Health ConsultingPediatric PsychologyClinical AssessmentsIntervention PlanningClinical Protocol Development

Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychologist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in La Crosse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,080/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

CME time and monetary allowance
Retirement plan
Loan forgiveness
Professional development opportunities
Tuition Investment Program
Career Development Center
Online continuing education courses