Psychologist - Pain Management Center

Overview

Make a Meaningful Difference at Legacy Health

Are you passionate about helping people live fuller lives despite chronic pain? Join Legacy’s Pain Management Center as a Psychologist and be part of a collaborative team transforming how patients experience care.

In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in evidence-based psychological assessment and treatment to support adults living with chronic pain and related medical, behavioral, and emotional concerns. Working alongside pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health clinicians, you’ll help patients improve functioning, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and enhance overall well-being.

We’re looking for a psychologist who is passionate about integrated care and skilled in addressing the psychological, behavioral, trauma-related, and lifestyle factors that influence pain, recovery, and quality of life.

If you’re motivated by collaborative care and helping patients make meaningful progress toward their goals, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Legacy.

Why Join Legacy's Pain Management Center?

At Legacy, we believe effective chronic pain care goes beyond treating symptoms. Our Pain Management Center takes a team-based, biopsychosocial approach that brings medical, psychological, and rehabilitative expertise together to support the whole person.

As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Make a meaningful impact: Help patients build skills, improve functioning, and engage more fully in the activities that matter most to them.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Partner closely with pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health professionals to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Practice evidence-based psychology: Apply your clinical expertise to the complex interplay of physical health, emotional well-being, behavior, and chronic pain.
• Be part of a purpose-driven team: Join colleagues committed to compassionate care, clinical excellence, and improving quality of life for patients living with chronic pain.

Benefits & Perks

Legacy offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth, including:

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates relocating from outside the area
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Competitive Annual Paid Leave (APL), including 40 hours front-loaded at hire
• Free employee parking
• Retirement plan with employer matching and contributions
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee discounts with AT&T/FirstNet, LA Fitness, KinderCare, Nike, Adidas, and more
• Additional wellness, financial, and professional development benefits

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological evaluations and assessments
• Provide evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy
• Collaborate closely with physicians, APPs, physical therapists, and behavioral health providers
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and consultation
• Educate patients on the biopsychosocial model of pain
• Support functional restoration, resilience, and self-management
• Maintain timely clinical documentation

Qualifications

Education:

• PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.

Experience:

• Required: Minimum two years post-doctoral inpatient and/or outpatient psychological services experience required.
• Preferred: Experience treating chronic pain and complex medical conditions
• Preferred: Experience addressing medical and psychological trauma
• Preferred: Experience working within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Preferred Clinical Training:
  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)
  • Other evidence-based pain and trauma treatments

Licensure

• Current licensure as a psychologist by the applicable State Board of Psychologist Examiners. 
• BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association.

Pay Range

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you