Licensed Psychologist | $165K-$175K | Corrections
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$165k-$175k
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Job Description
Licensed Psychologist | $165K-$175K | Corrections
Full Time | Correctional Mental Health | Licensed Psychologist
- Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
- Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
- Call or Text: 272-230-3157
- LinkedIn: View Elizabeth's LinkedIn
Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring a Licensed Psychologist for CoreCivic in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Position Overview
- Provide psychological evaluations, assessments, and treatment within a correctional healthcare setting
- Develop, implement, and modify individualized treatment plans for incarcerated patients
- Perform crisis intervention, behavioral assessments, and mental health rounds in segregation and specialized housing units
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, social workers, security, and multidisciplinary teams
- Coordinate psychological services while promoting patient safety and continuity of care
- Full-time onsite position within an ICE detention facility housing both male and female detainees
Compensation
- $165,000-$175,000 Annual Salary
- Negotiable Sign-On Bonus
Schedule
- Full-Time Position
- Onsite Clinical Practice
- No Remote Option
Why Psychologists Are Applying
- Excellent compensation package
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in correctional mental health
- Collaborative multidisciplinary treatment team
- Established national correctional healthcare organization
- Comprehensive employee benefits
- Negotiable sign-on bonus
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
Requirements
- Doctoral Degree in Psychology REQUIRED
- Active, Unrestricted Kansas Psychologist License REQUIRED
- Minimum Two Years of Clinical Experience REQUIRED
- Minimum One Year in a Comparable Position REQUIRED
- Correctional or Detention Experience Preferred
- Comfortable Working Onsite in an ICE Detention Facility Housing Male and Female Detainees
Not ready to formally apply? That's okay. Many psychologists prefer a confidential conversation first. Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing is a Strategic Talent Partner with Purple Cow Recruiting. Applications are securely processed through Purple Cow Recruiting's applicant tracking system.
Key Responsibilities
Provide psychological evaluations, assessments, and individualized treatment plans for incarcerated patients within a correctional healthcare setting. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to perform crisis interventions and mental health rounds in specialized housing units.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychologist Career Context
Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 257 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 38% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$189k in purchasing power | Kansas index 90.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychology listings in Kansas | 24 active | 1,710 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 44% remote · 38% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Psychology pay trend | −1.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Purple Cow Recruiting | silver tier, 74/100 | Top Employers work-life index257 active listings |
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Living in Leavenworth
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $254k≈ 1.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,210/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.