Salary: $91,554.80 - $145,230.03 Annually
Location : South Minneapolis
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26HSPH262TD02
Department: Human Services and Public Health
Division: Child Well-Being
Opening Date: 06/17/2026
Description The Mental Health Center is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join their team. This position will be responsible for administering psychological evaluations to children and adults with an emphasis on evaluations to 0-5-year-olds. In this position, you will also complete developmental disability (DD), autism, and neuropsychological evaluations to both children and adults. The Mental health Center receives referrals for both voluntary and court-ordered assessments from our county partners.
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Location and hours:This position is located on-site at the Mental Health Center, located in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. The first 6 months will be fully on-site while training. After that, it will shift to a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site/2 days remote). New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About the position type: This is a full-time, benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Psychologist, Senior Clinical.
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In this position, you will:- Administer psychological evaluations to children 0 - 5 years old.
- Complete DD, autism, and neuropsychological evaluations to youth (birth to 17) and adults.
- Conduct court-ordered and voluntary psychological and parenting evaluations, including administration/interpretation of personality and intelligence tests, to provide a comprehensive assessment of an individual's mental health needs and to develop treatment recommendations.
- Record patient progress notes and attendance.
- Provide informal and formal consultation on diagnosis, treatment, and other psychological issues to other mental health professionals, government agencies, community organization, and/or schools.
- Review and sign off on psychological evaluations, treatment plans, and progress notes compiled by non-licensed psychologists and graduate students.
- Assist in maintaining standards for clinic accreditation by health management organizations, internship program accreditation by the American Psychological Association, and state licensure.
- Complete necessary documentation to bill health management organizations and other payers for client services.
- Provide court testimony pertaining to psychological assessments of clients.
Need to have:- A doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-approved program with appropriate clinical training and one or more years of post-doctoral experience as a clinical psychologist in a medical or mental health setting appropriate to the area of specialization.
- Licensed psychologist by the Minnesota Board of Psychology.
Nice to have:- Experience:
- Working with individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Working with persons involved in child protection and juvenile justice systems.
- Assessing for developmental disabilities in children, adolescents, and/or adults including intellectual disability and autism, with a focus on 0 - 5-year-olds.
- Administering and interpreting comprehensive psychological evaluations to individuals with mental illness, complex trauma, substance use, and behavioral disorders.
- Engaging in psychological testing with children/adolescents and/or knowledge of early developmental needs, healthy attachment, and healthy parenting practices.
- Utilizing Epic or other electronic health record systems (EHR).
- Ability to:
- Communicate both verbally and in writing in Spanish, Somali, or Hmong.
- Utilize interpreter services.
Candidates with fluency in another language in addition to English are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties. About the department:Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other.
About the Mental Health Center:The Mental Health Center is licensed by the state of Minnesota and is staffed by psychiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, and other health care professionals. The MHC's team of support and provider professionals provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to adults with serious mental illness as well as those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Additionally, the clinic services children, youth, and families, many of whom are involved with Child Protection or Juvenile Justice. With state CCBHC certification, we've advanced our goals of service excellence and the provision of personalized, coordinated, equitable care for the people we serve.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
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Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test that may include testing for cannabis and/or a criminal background check.
If you have any questions, please contact:Taylor Dahlberg
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This position is located on-site at the Mental Health Center, located in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. The first 6 months will be fully on-site while training. After that, it will shift to a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site/2 days remote). New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
Are you willing and able to meet these requirements?
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Do you have a doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-approved program with appropriate clinical training?
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List your completed educational degree(s), including the level (Ph.D., MA, etc.) and the exact area of specialization (clinical psychology, psychology, child psychology, etc.) If you do not have any relevant education to report, type "None" in the space provided.
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Are you currently certified as a Licensed Psychologist (LP) by the Minnesota Board of Psychology?
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If you selected "Yes" in the question above, list your state of Minnesota license information below including status and license number. If you are not currently certified as a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have one year or more of post-doctoral experience do you have as a clinical psychologist in a medical or mental health setting?
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Describe your post-doctoral experience as a clinical psychologist in a medical or mental health setting, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have assessing for developmental disabilities in children, adolescents, and/or adults including intellectual disability and autism?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your experience assessing for developmental disabilities in children, adolescents, and/or adults including intellectual disability and autism, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have assessing 0 - 5-year-olds for developmental disabilities, including intellectual disability and autism?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your experience assessing 0 - 5-year-olds for developmental disabilities, including intellectual disability and autism, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have working with persons involved in child protection and juvenile justice systems?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your experience working with persons involved in child protection and juvenile justice systems, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have administering and interpreting comprehensive psychological evaluations to individuals with mental illness, complex trauma, substance use, and behavioral disorders?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
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Describe your experience administering and interpreting comprehensive psychological evaluations to individuals with mental illness, complex trauma, substance use, and behavioral disorders, referencing positions listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience working with individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds?
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Describe your experience working with individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds, referencing positions listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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In addition to English, identify the language(s) in which you consider yourself fluent:
- American Sign Language
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Cantonese
- Croatian
- Hmong
- Khmer
- Lakota/Dakota/Nakota
- Lao
- Mandarin
- Ojibwe
- Oromo
- Russian
- Spanish
- Somali
- Vietnamese
- Other American Indian language(s)
- Other
- None of the above
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If you selected "other" in the previous question, please indicate which language you are fluent in.
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