Clinical Psychologist - Monterey

Monterey, United States | Posted on 10/06/2026

Founded in 1996 by Dr. Ari D. Kalechstein, Executive Mental Health (EMH) is a provider of integrated mental health services, including psychiatry, clinical psychology, and neuropsychology, and offers support for patients who experience a wide array of mental health conditions.

Our team has earned a reputation within the community as a trusted partner for quality mental health care. Our reputation is based on the capacity of EMH clinicians to forge personal relationships with patients, respond to individual patient needs, and commit to best practices when providing clinical practice care.

EMH offers comprehensive psychiatry, clinical psychology, and neuropsychological evaluations in our Los Angeles outpatient clinic, and has worked with over 250 acute and long-term care facilities across the state of California and Nevada. Our award-winning group of clinicians is comprised of highly-trained psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, and clinical psychologists. Our goal is to assess and identify each patient’s individual needs and provide evidence-based, clinically effective psychological interventions and treatments.

Job Description

Are you apsychologist looking to make a real impact with an underserved population?

This settingmay surprise you—in the best way.

It’s latemorning.

You’re sittingacross from someone most people have stopped really seeing.

They’ve beenlabeled“non-compliant,” “difficult,” “confused,”or“behavioral.”

Their chart is thick. Their history fragmented. Their life—reduced to diagnosesand risk factors.

But when youslow 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.

And then yourealize something important: This work matters more than you were ever told itcould.

Why SkilledNursing? Why Now?

Manypsychologists never imagine themselves working in skilled nursing facilities.Not because they wouldn’t be good at it—but because no one ever explained what itactuallylookslike. And yet, the signs are clear it’s a setting where they are much needed:

With adults 65+projected to reach 20% of the U.S. population by 2030, demand for clinicalpsychology and geropsychology in skilled nursing is rapidly increasing. Oldernursing home residents have high rates of mental health and cognitive needs,creating a critical need for specialized psychological care in the setting.

At ExecutiveMental Health (EMH) , we focus specifically on this critical and growingneed for quality mental healthcare in the skilled nursing facility setting. For30 years, EMH has offered clinically practical, human-centered work toindividuals residing in skilled nursing facilities, who often feel invisible.We serve individuals navigating:

• Cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric conditions
  
• Medical complexity and disability
  
• Trauma, grief, identity loss, and profoundtransitions
  

The Role:Psychology Where It Counts

EMH is lookingfor talented clinicians able to support this population for full-time workin the SNF setting . As aClinical Psychologist at EMH, you are notworking in isolation. You become part of a multi-disciplinary team ,collaborating with psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, nursing staff, socialservices, and facility leadership to stabilize care, reduce suffering, andimprove quality of life in real time.

This ispsychology that:

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

What You’llBe Doing

Working onsite 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 skillednursing facilities
  
• Provide psychological services to geriatric,disabled, and medically complex populations
  
• Manage an active caseload with support from yourclinical manager and administrative team
  
• Collaborate closely with facility staff, offeringconsultation, guidance, and in-services
  
• Complete documentation aligned with medical necessityand Medicare standards.
  
• Provide care by meeting residents where they reside,in skilled nursing facilities.
  

Mostimportantly, you won’t be working alone: EMH has built systems around ourclinicians so you can focus on care.

Requirements

Who ThisRole Is For

This role isfor psychologists who:

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

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

What You’llGain

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

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

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

• Flexible schedules with true work–lifebalance
  
• Competitive W-2 salary + additional compensation opportunity programs
  
• Health insurance: Medical and dental
  
• 401(k) matching
  
• Vacation and sick pay
  
• Referral program
  
• Professional development assistance including coverageof 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 astable, mission-driven organization
  

A FinalThought

If you’ve everfelt pulled toward work that is deeper, more human, and more impactful ,

If you want to use your training in a way that genuinely changes lives,

If you’re open to discovering a setting that may surprise you,

This may bethe place where you can make a real impact.