Clinical Psychologist - Diagnostic Evaluation Stabilization Center - Outpatient Behavioral Health
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $129k–$152k | Psychology median $116k (middle half $85k–$132k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$130k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychology listings in New York | 98 active | 1,785 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 72% remote · 8% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Psychologist listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment106 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Psychology listings | 624 in the last 30 days | 339 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychology pay trend | +5.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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