Clinical Psychologist

PsychologistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120k-$180k

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Job Description

UCSF Fresno and Central California Faculty Medical Group (CCFMG), dba Inspire Health, seek an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join the Department of Family Medicine as core faculty in our ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program.

This is a 50% clinical / 50% clinician-educator position.

Clinical responsibilities may include outpatient psychotherapy in a private practice setting, as well as supervision and support of integrated behavioral health services within an FQHC serving Family Medicine residency patients.

Educational responsibilities include leadership and oversight of Behavioral Medicine training for residents, including direct observation, video review, structured feedback, and skills-based teaching within clinical encounters. The role emphasizes experiential learning, integration of behavioral health into primary care, and development of resident competency in communication and behavioral medicine.

The position is based in Fresno, California, offering a high quality of life with convenient access to the Sierra Nevada mountains, Central Coast, and three nearby national parks, including Yosemite.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD), be licensed (or license-eligible) in California, and qualify for appointment in the UCSF Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series.

Experience in integrated primary care and graduate medical education is preferred.

Salary: $120,000-$180,000. The range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation may be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors. Actual compensation may also vary based on additional services, including call coverage, administrative services, performance bonus, and/or productivity.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Psychologist will provide outpatient psychotherapy and supervise integrated behavioral health services within a Family Medicine residency program. Additionally, the role involves leading behavioral medicine training for residents through direct observation, structured feedback, and skills-based teaching.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical PsychologyCommunication Skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Psychologist at Inspire Health Medical Group a 6.4 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 on-call duties.

Psychologist Career Context

In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (193 salary observations; 425 listings), vs ~$124k nationally (1,728 salary observations; 4,915 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, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% 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 ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $136k 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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,745 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Fresno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$380k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,941/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.2
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inspire Health Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Fresno, California
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement
Incentive compensation
Performance bonus