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Huckeye Health Services
Coalinga, California

CLINICAL/FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST- FULL-TIME

PsychologistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

Up to $244,500

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

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 therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningForensic psychologyCorrectional psychologyInpatient psychiatric care

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Forensic Psychologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 34% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$172k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $156k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
36% this job
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Coalinga

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$293k
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 (Aug 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.

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About Huckeye Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Katy, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Furnished housing or $2,000 monthly housing assistance
$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