Licensed Psychologist (PhD/PsyD) - Topeka, KS
Listed compensation
$80k-$95k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on_site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join CLFC Healthcare and Communications as a Licensed Psychologist (PhD/PsyD) – Inpatient, Loan Forgiveness in Topeka, KS, US. Position Reference: 01CLFCT020-LP About Larned State Hospital Larned State Hospital. A 78 acre campus and the largest psychiatric facility in the state, serving the western two thirds of Kansas with nearly 1,000 employees and capacity to treat more than 450 patients daily.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $80K - $95K
- Signing bonus: $1,000.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- State of Kansas retirement
- Deferred compensation
- Full family health coverage
- Dental and vision
- Paid leave
- Ten paid State holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with CLFC Healthcare and Communications in Topeka, KS, US.
Key Responsibilities
The psychologist provides direct psychological services, including assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment planning for adult inpatients with serious mental illness. They also deliver therapeutic interventions and participate in multidisciplinary team consultations for forensic and civil psychiatric populations.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in a qualifying psychology discipline and be eligible for licensure by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Experience working with serious mental illness is a firm requirement, and forensic or inpatient psychiatric experience is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Psychologist (PhD/PsyD) - Topeka, KS at CLFC Healthcare and Communications a 6.1 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.
Psychologist Career Context
CLFC Healthcare and Communications holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 55 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 34% require no weekends.
Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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