Psychologist- Outpatient/ Memorial Hermann Pediatric Specialty Outpatient Clinic at Katy - Louis A. Faillace, MD., Department of Psychiatry &
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Job Description
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is seeking qualified candidates to join its outstanding faculty.
This position offers the opportunity to work on a state-of-the-art Behavioral Sciences Campus that includes two psychiatric hospitals with a combined capacity of 500 beds and 29 outpatient clinics across the greater Houston area.
Located in the heart of the nation’s largest medical center, the department supports a robust research enterprise and a wide range of educational programs, including a large psychiatry residency, a child and adolescent fellowship, psychology internship training, and additional advanced programs.
Our collaborative and collegial environment promotes interdisciplinary teamwork.
The selected candidate will play a key role in teaching and clinical supervision of psychology predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, practicum students, and psychiatry residents and fellows, serving as a core training site for McGovern Medical School and the new School of Behavioral Health Sciences.
Position Key Accountabilities:
The selected faculty member will serve as a Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with assignment to the Memorial Hermann Pediatric Specialty Outpatient Clinic at Katy.
Responsibilities include conducting psychological assessments and consultations, developing treatment plans, and providing evidence-based individual, family, and group therapy. The position also contributes to the department’s missions in education, research, and patient care.
Qualifications
Psy.D. or Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program
Licensed or eligible for license by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Key Responsibilities
The selected candidate will provide psychological assessments, consultations, and evidence-based therapy for individuals, families, and groups at a pediatric specialty clinic. Additionally, they will be responsible for the clinical supervision and teaching of interns, fellows, and residents.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychologist- Outpatient/ Memorial Hermann Pediatric Specialty Outpatient Clinic at Katy - Louis A. Faillace, MD., Department of Psychiatry & at UTHealth Houston a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (Psychologist) — ranked against 72 active Pediatrics (Psychologist) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context
In Texas, the Psychologist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$130k (98 salary observations; 294 listings), vs ~$119k nationally (2,483 salary observations; 7,457 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Psychologist listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Psychologist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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