Psychologist Credentialed
Listed compensation
$130k-$135k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
City/State
Bronx, New York Grant Funded: Yes Department: CMO - Wecare Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Pay Range: $108,000.00-$135,000.00 Montefiore Medical Center’s subsidiary, University Behavioral Associates (UBA), is seeking full-time Licensed Psychologists to join our WeCARE program. WeCARE is an employment-focused program serving welfare recipients with medical and/or mental health disorders. Psychologists play a central role in determining employability for individuals with mental health conditions and assisting with federal disability applications. At UBA, we are committed to helping individuals overcome medical, mental health, and social barriers to employment so they can achieve greater independence and self-sufficiency. As a WeCARE Psychologist, you support clients throughout their journey toward improved health and meaningful employment. Position Overview The Psychologist collaborates closely with the Medical Director to implement standard operating procedures and ensure adherence to NYC HRA contractual requirements. Primary responsibilities include conducting Psychological Assessments for clients when: They disagree with their Functional Capacity Outcome determination, or A Functional Capacity Outcome cannot be determined following a Clinical Assessment and potential mental health barriers to employment are identified. You will also serve as a clinical resource for WeCARE staff to help ensure that program goals and contractual obligations are consistently met. Qualifications Doctoral Degree required (PHD or PsyD) Licensed Psychologist in the State of New York (active registration required) Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required Experience with disability evaluations strongly preferred Strong writing skills required Knowledge of medical and/or behavioral health diagnoses required Compensation & Benefits Salary: $130,000–$135,000 Health, dental, and vision coverage Long-term and short-term disability Paid malpractice insurance 403(b) retirement plan Faculty appointment with Albert Einstein College of Medicine Additional benefits available Equal Employment Opportunity Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Key Responsibilities
The psychologist will conduct psychological assessments to determine employability for individuals with mental health conditions and assist with federal disability applications. They will also collaborate with the medical director to ensure adherence to contractual requirements and serve as a clinical resource for program staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist Credentialed at Montefiore Health System 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 weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Psychologist Career Context
Montefiore Health System ranks #7 of 13 employers hiring Psychologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 41 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 32% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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