Clinical Psychologist

GuideStar Eldercare

$70K — $95K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active state Psychologist license required
  • Passion for working with the geriatric population
  • Interest in neurobehavioral science
  • Desire to make a difference in neurocognitive disorders
  • HSPP certification preferred in applicable states

Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough patient evaluations
  • Differentiate diagnoses such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Vascular
  • Administer cognitive assessments
  • Deliver condition-specific support therapy and insight-based therapy
  • Collaborate with facility staff, primary care physicians, and GuideStar colleagues
  • Engage with patients' families as needed

Benefits

  • Company-paid medical premiums for eligible employees working 30 hours/week
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and long/short-term disability
  • 401K with employer contributions
  • Reimbursement for licensing and continuing education units (CEUs)
  • In-house CEU offerings
  • Comprehensive 60-day new hire training program
Full Job Description
Your new role

As a Clinical Psychologist with GuideStar Eldercare, you will join in our efforts to provide neuro-behavioral health services to residents in long term care facilities. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, you will partner with specialty clinicians to provide holistic, continuity of care for the elderly afflicted with neurocognitive disorders like dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurologic and/or psychiatric diagnoses.

What you'll do

- Provide evaluation

- Establish different diagnosis, i.e., Alzheimer's vs. Parkinson's vs. Vascular

- Provide cognitive assessments

- Provide condition-specific support therapy or when indicated, insight-based therapy

- Coordinate the patient's care plan with the facility, PCP and GuideStar colleagues, and engage with the family as indicated.

What you'll need to succeed

An active state Psychologist license, passion for the geriatric population, interest in neurobehavioral science, and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other neurodegenerative disorders. An HSPP is preferred in applicable states.

What you'll get in return

A full suite of benefits, including medical at 30 hours/week (company-paid premiums for eligible employees), dental, vision, life, long/short-term disability, 401K, licensing reimbursement (including license renewals), CEU reimbursement, in-house CEU offerings, 60-day new hire training program.

How to Apply

If you are interested in working with the geriatric population, have a passion for neurobehavioral science, and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with dementia and other neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, click on the "apply now" button to forward your resume or contact us at [email protected] for more information.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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