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University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

Psychologist, PRN

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Job Description

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position provides psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services of a clinical nature through direct patient care and consultation to University of Utah Health and Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Essential Functions
  • Evaluates patients to determine status.
  • Provides direct psychological services for hospital and/or Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.
  • Collaborates with University and community agencies and departments to provide psychological and social services through outreach and consultation programs.
  • Develops mental health programs of a remedial, developmental, and preventive nature.
  • Trains and supervises doctoral psychology interns and externs.
  • Assists in directing or working within agency program and support areas, as assigned by director.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

  • Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
  • Program development and evaluation skills.
  • Outreach consultation skills.
  • Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
  • Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.

Ability to provide patient care to patients and families resistant to treatment and delivering quality care within the constraints of managed care.

Qualifications

Required

One year experience in psychotherapy, group or family therapy within a clinical setting.

This position requires successful completion of all required University of Utah Health credentialing processes prior to start date.

Licenses Required

Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Current licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Utah.

  • Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Qualifications (Preferred)

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

Physical Requirements

Listening, Speaking

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Group therapyClinical consultationProgram evaluationSupervisionHuman relationsCrisis intervention

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 34% 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 Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Below most Psychology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,717 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k
Typical market rent
$1,603/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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