Psychologist - Sports Psychologist

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Job Description

  • Position Title
  • Psychologist - Sports Psychologist
  • Indian Creek Medical Office Building

Position Summary / Career Interest

Psychologist - Sports Psychologist

The Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Kansas Health System is seeking applicants for a Sports Psychologist (50% Sports Medicine Clinic/50% Kansas Team Health).

About the Position

Provide assessment, treatment, psychoeducation, and triage to outpatients within the Orthopedics Sports Medicine clinic and Kansas Team Health.

  • Participate in interdisciplinary team-based care within the Sports Medicine Clinic and Kansas Team Health.
  • Participate in the professional education of psychology interns and fellow in our APA accredited programs, as well as psychology practicum students, and medical fellows, residents, and students.
  • Collaborate with other faculty in scholarly activities.

Required Qualifications

Doctorate Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program (with an APA approved clinical internship).

One-year relevant post-doctoral experience in sports psychology.

Must be fully licensed or licensable in the State of Kansas (primary) and Missouri (PSYPACT is also helpful but not required) by the time of the appointment.

Benefits and Compensation

  • Recent increase in overall compensation package
  • Generous retirement contribution
  • Health, dental, vision
  • CME allowance
  • LTD/STD and life insurance
  • Professional liability insurance

About The University of Kansas Hospital

Recognized as one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, The University of Kansas Hospital is a 1045-bed academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center, with a mission to lead in the discovery of new knowledge, deliver outstanding patient care in this region and beyond, and educate the healthcare professionals of tomorrow.

The Health System, consistently earning national recognition for outstanding quality and safety in several medical specialties, is known for its Center for Advanced Heart Care, Center for Transplantation, Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, and NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Magnet designation is proof of our hard-earned commitment to nursing excellence.

About Kansas City

A metropolitan area of 2.3 million people, Kansas City offers the diversity and excitement of a large city with the charm and convenience of Midwest living. Walkable, tree-lined neighborhoods surround the campus, which is within close proximity to the city's top destinations, including the Kauffman Center of Performing Arts, Union Station & Science City, National WWI Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, as well as the Country Club Plaza, a shopping district celebrated for its architectural design.

Overall, the Kansas City metropolitan area is a diverse and dynamic region with a rich cultural heritage, a strong economy, a vibrant downtown area, and a wide range of recreational and educational opportunities. It offers a high quality of life for its residents and attracts visitors from around the region and beyond.

Residents enjoy safe, suburban neighborhoods, great restaurants and shopping, miles of bike paths, parks and lakes, excellent schools (public, private, and universities for higher education).

The University of Kansas Health System is the official healthcare provider for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Current NWSL team, and T-Mobile Center. Kansas City is also home to Sporting KC, and the Kansas City Mavericks.

For More Information Contact

  • Darci Deskin, Provider Recruiter ddeskin@kumc.edu
  • 913.951.7748 cell

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

  • R-57017
  • Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program. pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide assessment, treatment, and psychoeducation to outpatients within the Orthopedics Sports Medicine clinic and Kansas Team Health. Participate in interdisciplinary team-based care and contribute to the professional education of psychology interns, fellows, and students.

Requirements

Requires a Doctorate Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA or CPA accredited program with an APA approved clinical internship. Candidates must have one year of relevant post-doctoral experience in sports psychology and be licensed or licensable in Kansas.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical psychologyTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist - Sports Psychologist at University of Kansas 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 on-call duties.

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in Kansas24 active1,716 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 32% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Psychologist listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychology listings521 in the last 30 days365 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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University of Kansas Health System logo

About University of Kansas Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Kansas City, KS
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous retirement contribution
Health, dental, vision
CME allowance
LTD/STD and life insurance
Professional liability insurance

Living in Overland Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$360k
Typical market rent
$1,754/mo
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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.