Clinical Psychologist - Diagnostic Evaluation Stabilization Center - Outpatient Behavioral Health

PsychologistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$129k-$152k

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Job Description

Location: New York, New York

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Description

Helping Families, Changing the World

Mental Health Professionals Make an Impact

The Diagnostic Evaluation Stabilization Center (DESC) at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital strives to provide high quality, state of the art, acute psychiatric care to our pediatric population in Washington Heights, Inwood and the surrounding areas.

Our diverse patient population spans a wide range of cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds. DESC provides care to families that come from marginalized and underserved, lower socioeconomic status backgrounds, primarily those that identify as Latinx and African American.

Many of our patients have not had previous mental health services. DESC serves as an outpatient crisis program to stabilize youth within our community in need of psychiatric care, while simultaneously working with their parents, families and caregivers to enhance involvement in treatment.

Clinical Psychologist - Diagnostic Evaluation Stabilization Center - Outpatient Behavioral Health

Join a dynamic, multicultural, interdisciplinary behavioral health care team working with youth and their families/caretakers experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

Clinicians provide diagnostic assessment, crisis stabilization and short-term individual psychotherapy, and collateral sessions in an outpatient setting for youth presenting with a range of anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders as well as risk for suicide.

Trauma-informed, culturally sensitive evidence-based comprehensive care is provided to strengthen relationships and build skills to positively impact health outcomes and future success.

This position also includes providing consultation, training, and prevention work to both our partners within the hospital system and community providers and agencies.

  • Preferred Criteria
  • Experience working with acute needs
  • Experience providing short term treatment
  • Competence working with multi-cultural communities
  • Bilingual in Spanish
  • Required Criteria
  • Doctorate degree in Psychology
  • Eligibility and ability to obtain license within 18 months of hire
  • Eligible for NYS Limited Permit or NYS License in Psychology

Join a healthcare system where employee engagement is at an all-time high. Here we foster a culture of respect, belonging, and inclusion. Enjoy comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life. Start your life-changing journey today.

Please note that all roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP.

  • NYP will not reimburse for travel expenses.
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Salary Range

$129,000-$152,000/Annual

It all begins with you. Our amazing compensation packages start with competitive base pay and include recognition for your experience, education, and licensure. Then we add our amazing benefits, countless opportunities for personal and professional growth and a dynamic environment that embraces every person. Join our team and discover where amazing works.

Key Responsibilities

The clinical psychologist will provide diagnostic assessment, crisis stabilization, and short-term psychotherapy for youth in a multicultural outpatient setting. Additionally, the role involves providing consultation, training, and prevention services to hospital partners and community agencies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctorate degree in psychology and be eligible for a New York State Limited Permit or License. Preferred qualifications include experience with acute needs, short-term treatment, and bilingual proficiency in Spanish.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careCulturally sensitive careEvidence-based practiceClinical consultationPediatric psychologySuicide risk assessmentMulticultural competenceSpanish language proficiency

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 8% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$129k–$152kPsychology median $116k (middle half $85k–$132k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$130k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in New York98 active1,785 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 72% remote · 8% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Psychologist listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment106 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychology listings624 in the last 30 days339 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychology pay trend+5.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 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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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,762 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
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About NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
New York, New York
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Health insurance
Dental and vision
Retirement plan

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k≈ 6.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.