Psychologist - Days - $9,000 Sign-On Bonus & Monthly Housing Allowance

1 day ago
KentuckyFull TimePsychology
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights
Practice Authority in Kentucky
No Prescribing

Therapy and assessment only in this state.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Wellpath as a Psychologist – Correctional, $9K Sign-On & Housing Allowance in Kentucky, United States. How you make a difference As a Psychologist in a correctional or detention facility, the role involves providing clinical mental health services to inmate patients. The Psychologist is responsible for providing clinical supervision and guidance to any mental health professionals assisting them.

Key Responsibilities

  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
  • Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports:
  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

Requirements

  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
  • Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports:
  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus: $9,000.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only, a signing bonus. Work with Wellpath in Kentucky, United States.

Key Skills

Clinical mental health servicesClinical supervisionPsychological diagnosisTreatment planningPsychological testingCrisis interventionPsychological evaluationQuality improvementStaff developmentConsultation servicesAssessment instrumentsMental health delivery systems
HealthcareSocial ServicesSecurity & Safetyvia Icims

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist - Days - $9,000 Sign-On Bonus & Monthly Housing Allowance at Wellpath 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 on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at Wellpath is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Kentucky.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Clinical mental health services, Clinical supervision, Psychological diagnosis, Treatment planning, Psychological testing, Crisis intervention, Psychological evaluation, Quality improvement. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The psychologist provides clinical mental health services, including diagnosis, treatment, and psychological testing to inmate patients. They also offer clinical supervision to mental health staff and ensure compliance with institutional policies and professional standards.

Benefits package: $9,000 Sign-On Bonus, Approved Housing Allowance, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401k, DailyPay, Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships, Employee Assistance Program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

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About Wellpath

Hospitals and Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
5-10

Benefits & Perks

$9,000 Sign-On Bonus
Approved Housing Allowance
Medical, Dental, Vision
Paid Time Off
401k
DailyPay
Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
Employee Assistance Program
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday

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