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Clinical Psychologist - Lakewood Counseling - FT (Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00p)

PsychologistNo weekendsFull-Time

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  • Clinical Psychologist - Lakewood Counseling - FT (Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00p)
  • 101 Truman Medical Center
  • Job Location
  • Lakewood Counseling Service
  • Lees Summit, Missouri

Department: Counseling Clinic UHLMC

Position Type: Full time

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

The Clinical Psychologist provides an advanced level of clinical mental health services in both individual and group settings. Primary duties include crisis intervention, assessment and diagnosis, short-term stabilization, psychotherapy, psychological testing, evaluations, and consultations.

Clinical supervision, educational presentations about clinical topics, and research activities may also be provided. Services are based on sound theoretical principles, with knowledge of the special issues and needs of the population served.

The incumbent develops strategies for the services provided to meet the multifaceted needs of a diverse population, with attention to the policies and procedures of TMC-BH, and is expected to interface with internal and external service providers.

Minimum Requirements

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology

  • Licensed in the State of Missouri as a Psychologist, or license-eligible.
  • Must have knowledge of psychological terminology, the process of diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
  • Must demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of psychotherapy and have basic research skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational ability, and social facility are required for the ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and to provide education to staff and in the community.

Must be able to demonstrate good independent judgment, adapt to new duties, and work in a changing environment.

Completion of training as directed through orientation and/or Leadership, Management or Educators in the established timeline for continued employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Psychologist provides advanced mental health services including crisis intervention, assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy in individual and group settings. They also conduct psychological testing, provide clinical supervision, and participate in research and educational presentations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology and be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Missouri. Strong knowledge of psychological terminology, diagnostic processes, and psychotherapy theory is required, along with excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical psychologyPsychological assessmentTreatment planningMultidisciplinary team collaborationConsultation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Psychologist - Lakewood Counseling - FT (Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00p) at University Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 38% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

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

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychology median $125k (middle half $100k–$128k)23 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in Missouri42 active1,696 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 38% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychology pay trend−1.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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median 6.4this job 6.0
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  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Lees Summit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$328k
Typical market rent
$1,614/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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