Clinical Psychologist West Los Angeles​/Santa Monica

On site in skilled nursing facilities in West Los Angeles/Santa Monica

$ - $ per year

Are you a psychologist looking to make a real impact with an underserved population?
The setting may surprise you—in the best way.

It’s late morning. You’re sitting across from someone most people have stopped really seeing. They’ve been labeled “non-compliant,” “difficult,” “confused,” or “behavioral.” Their chart is thick. Their history fragmented. Their life—reduced to diagnoses and risk factors.

But when you slow down, listen carefully, and meet them where they are, something shifts. They regulate. They learn to trust. They remember they are still a person with a story.

EMH is looking for talented clinicians able to support this population for full-time work in the SNF setting. As a Clinical Psychologist at EMH, you are not working in isolation. You become part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, nursing staff, social services, and facility leadership to stabilize care, reduce suffering, and improve quality of life in real time.

This is psychology that:

• Prevents hospitalizations
• Reduces behavioral crises
• Supports staff under pressure
• Restores dignity to residents who feel forgotten

Working on site at partner SNF facilities near you, your work will be meaningful, varied, and grounded in clinical best practices. You will:

• Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals in skilled nursing facilities
• Provide psychological services to geriatric, disabled, and medically complex populations
• Manage an active caseload with support from your clinical manager and administrative team
• Collaborate closely with facility staff, offering consultation, guidance, and in-services
• Complete documentation aligned with medical necessity and Medicare standards.
• Provide care by meeting residents where they reside, in skilled nursing facilities.

Most importantly, you won’t be working alone: EMH has built systems around our clinicians so you can focus on care.

This role is for psychologists who:

• Hold a PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology
• Are licensed in California
• Are Medicare-eligible (we assist with credentialing and paneling)
• Value evidence-based practice and clinical flexibility
• Are comfortable working with complexity and ambiguity
• Want autonomy without isolation, and support without micromanagement

You don’t need to have prior experience in skilled nursing facilities to apply. What you need is curiosity, compassion, and the ability to see the person behind the chart.

EMH aims to serve as a stable, thoughtful partner during your time with the company, and that includes long-term professional development and employment opportunities.

One indicator of that stability is that, when people join EMH, they like to stick around. For example, members of the EMH Executive Leadership Team have been with the organization for an average of more than nine years; for neuropsychologists, and, more than half of the Clinical Psychologists have been part of the practice for over five years.

We believe that EMH has created an environment in which clinicians establish meaningful, longstanding careers, which, in turn, provides a sense of stability for colleagues, patients, and healthcare partners alike.

• Flexible schedules with true work–life balance
• Competitive W-2 salary + additional compensation opportunity programs
• Health insurance:
  Medical and dental
• Childcare reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• Vacation and sick pay
• Referral program
• Professional development assistance including coverage of license fees and CE costs, plus access to in-house CEs
• A fully supported home office setup (laptop, printer, IT support)
• Ongoing clinical consultation with experienced, collaborative colleagues
• Real opportunities for professional growth in a stable, mission-driven organization