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St. Joseph's Health
Paterson, New Jersey

Psychologist Hem-Onc PHD - Part Time

PsychologistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$37.14-$59.43/hr

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Job Description

To provide clinical assessment and treatment services to clients with a variety of mental health issues. Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to provide optimal, quality services to clients. Responsible for completion of client medical records, incompliance with regulatory standards. Develops discharge plans and linkages aimed to encourage functioning within the community.

The position is 3 days per week (24 hours) with flexibility

Looking for a Neuro Psychologist as the position is heavy on testing as well as counseling

The right candidate will be working with children with cancer and blood disorders and their families

Main office will be in the Paterson, NJ facility

This is your opportunity to work with a dynamic team!

St. Joseph’s Health operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with non-profit status.

Therefore, you may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

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St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

  • Competitive salary*
  • Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
  • 403b retirement plan options with company match**
  • Health & Wellness*
  • Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  • PTO, and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • LTD: Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance Options
  • Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.

Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical assessment and treatment services to children with cancer and blood disorders while working within a multi-disciplinary team. Manage client medical records in compliance with regulatory standards and develop comprehensive discharge plans.

Requirements

Requires a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology. Candidates must be capable of performing extensive psychological testing and counseling for pediatric patients and their families.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychological treatmentNeuropsychological testingMedical record documentationDischarge planningMulti-disciplinary collaborationOncology supportPediatric psychologyRegulatory compliance

Psychologist Career Context

St. Joseph's Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 40 active listings.

Of the 40 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 35% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
28%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Paterson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$503k
Typical market rent
$1,878/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About St. Joseph's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Paterson, NJ
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
403b retirement plan options with company match
Health & Wellness
Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
PTO, and paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program