Licensed Psychologist I*

Salary : $86,881.60 - $125,736.00 Annually
Location : Throughout San Bernardino County, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26-13128-01
Department: Department of Behavioral Health
Opening Date: 02/28/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

The Job
Are you interested in using your clinical and administrative skills to make a difference in delivering health and wellness to millions of residents?

Join a team who is passionate about the services they provide and is committed to making a difference in the lives of the residents of San Bernardino County.
The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Licensed Psychologist I*. Licensed Psychologists I* work in a variety of programs providing rehabilitative mental health/substance abuse services in clinical, institutional, and community settings to adults and children with severe mental or emotional disorders. Licensed Psychologists may provide clinical supervision and/or psychological testing supervision for interns and/or staff obtaining hours towards licensure. Incumbents may be asked to select, administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of objective and projective tests including intelligence, personality, aptitude, and achievement tests for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients.

*Official Title: Clinical Therapist I - Psychologist
For additional details, please refer to theClinical Therapist I - Psychologistjob description.

DBH is also accepting applications for Pre-Licensed Psychologist* and Licensed Psychologist II*. Please click on either job title to be redirected to the corresponding application. Each position requires its own application; submitting applications for multiple positions is in your best interest as they do not interfere with one another.
Immediate vacancies exist in the following Department of Behavioral Health programs; please indicate your availability for referral to each program in the Supplemental Questionnaire.
Assisted Outpatient Treatment

• Incumbents assigned to this position will be responsible for evaluating individuals referred for Assisted Outpatient Treatment based on criteria outlined in Laura's Law pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5345-5349.5; developing declarations and drafting petitions to submit to Superior Court; and writing progress reports for those individuals ordered into Assisted Outpatient Treatment.

Serious and Persistent Mentally Illinvolved with the Court System (Forensics)

• Incumbents assigned to this program will be responsible for evaluating, facilitating, and providing direct care for justice-system involved adults. Pre-licensed therapists will be expected to assess adults upon referral for specialty mental health services under the provision and/or facilitation of Mental Health Court and Mental Health Diversion for adults that have been incarcerated or are at risk of being incarcerated. A majority of the face-to-face services are conducted within the clinic.

Children and Youth Collaborative Services (CYCS)

• Incumbents assigned to this program will be responsible for evaluating, facilitating, and providing direct care for system involved children and youth. Examples of responsibilities include: assessing foster youth upon initial entry into foster care with subsequent facilitation and/or provision of needed services; completing Qualified Individual (QI) assessments for youth referred to residential placement; the provision and/or facilitation of intensive specialty mental health services for very high needs children and youth. A majority of face-to-face services are performed in the community.

Community Clinic

• This position is located within a large community mental health clinic located in Ontario, CA working with a multi-disciplinary team to serve Serious and Persistent Mentally Ill (SPMI) adults, children, and youth with Serious Emotional Difficulties (SED). Examples of responsibilities include conducting assessments, collaboratively planning services, and administering direct services to individuals. A majority of face-to-face services are conducted within the clinic.

Hear from current therapists about their experiences within the County below!
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder services to county residents who are experiencing major mental illness or substance abuse related issues. DBH provides mental health and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services to all age groups, with a primary emphasis on treating children/youth who may be seriously emotionally disturbed, adults who are experiencing a serious and persistent mental illness, and individuals who are experiencing substance use disorders. DBH also provides an array of outreach/engagement, prevention, and early intervention services. DBH's core values are service, integrity, accountability, and trust.

DBH is a unique County Department comprised of eight (8) direct service areas: Community Outpatient and Transitional Age Youth Services; Youth Collaborative and Justice Involved Services; Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services; 24 Hour and Specialty Services; Adult Justice Involved and Diversion Services; Medical Services; Community Engagement and Equity Services; Office of Patients' Rights and five (5) indirect service areas: Administrative and Fiscal Services; Public Relations and Outreach Services; Program Support Services; Disaster and Safety Unit; and the Office of Compliance. The Department currently has a workforce in excess of 1500 positions and an approximate $800 million-dollar annual budget.
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The list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur throughout the Department.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS!
To review job-specific benefits, please refer to:
Summary of Benefits
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting and medical exam, which may include drug and/or TB testing. Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.
Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required depending on assignment. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation.
Compensation Differential: Clinical therapists regularly assigned to work in detention facilities or in the Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit at ARMC receive additional compensation. Indicate your interest and availability for such positions on the Supplemental Questionnaire.
Applicants from out of state: if you are not licensed in California, you may not proceed to apply as a Licensed Psychologist and must apply as a Pre-Licensed Psychologist*.
Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements
License: Must be licensed in the State of California as a Psychologist. Applicants must indicate license number and expiration date on the Supplemental Questionnaire. A copy of license is required upon appointment. Licensure must be active, maintained, and in good standing.
Desired Qualifications
Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills. Testing of bilingual skills may be required to receive additional compensation.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients.
• Providing child/adolescent and family therapy.
• Crisis intervention/brief therapy with severely mentally ill adults/children.
• Quality assurance or utilization review activities.
• Managed care or insurance plans, such as, but not limited to, Kaiser, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) or Molina Healthcare.
• Performing clinical screening/assessment duties in a call center environment, including screening and resource referrals to care.
• Grievances, beneficiary rights and consumer complaints investigations and resolution.
• Intensive care coordination with physical health care providers for severely persistently mentally ill clients.
• Case management for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Coordinating care for individuals with co-occurring substance disorders.
• Transitional care coordination between inpatient and outpatient levels of care for medical complexity or severely persistently mentally ill adults and children.
• Working with incarcerated individuals in correctional settings, such as institutions/locked detention facilities or with probationers/offenders recently released from a correctional setting.

Selection Process
Application Procedure: There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department. Please ensure all relevant experience is indicated in the Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, as resumes and other attachments will not be reviewed for the competitive evaluation.
Completing your application with statements such as "see/refer to resume" or "see attached" rather than completing your work history may affect your eligibility or competitive evaluation score. Be sure to clearly describe your experience in meeting the minimum requirements.
Technical Assistance: If you require technical assistance, follow this link to or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by your internet connection, computer, or browser when submitting an application.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an and Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for allemployees and applicants.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the within one week of the recruitmentfiling deadline.

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the
For more important details,
Professional Unit

San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate * for more information

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the for more detailed information.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.
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Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications and will be used to determine your final score and placement on the eligible list. Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application.

• I understand.

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Indicate your willingness to work in the following programs. Select all that apply.

• Assisted Outpatient Treatment
• Serious and Persistent Mentally Ill involved with the Court System (Forensics)
• Children and Youth Collaborative Services (CYCS)
• Community Clinic
• Inpatient Treatment (ARMC)
• Other
• None of the above

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Professional License: Applicants must be a Licensed Psychologist in the State of California. Indicate your license number and expiration date.
If you do not possess a valid California license as a Psychologist, indicate "N/A" in the answer field.
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EDUCATION: Indicate the type of doctorate degree you possess below.

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Professional Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Education with a field specialization in counseling psychology
• Education with a field specialization in educational psychology
• Other

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If you indicated "Other" for the question above, specify degree title and specialization in the answer field below.

Indicate "N/A" in the answer field if you did not indicate "Other" for the question above.

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Describe your experience as a Licensed Psychologist working within a government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients, or clients in general. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Describe your experience completing assessments and providing crisis intervention services, short term therapy, or brief therapy. Specify your crisis intervention experience in the field with severely mentally ill adults, or clients in general. If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Describe your experience conducting court ordered evaluations and report writing.If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Auditing: Describe your experience auditing behavioral health charts and participating in program audits.If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Quality of Care/Treatment Practices Review: Describe your experience reviewing quality of care and treatment practices in a behavioral health setting.If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Telephone Based Behavioral Health Screenings: Describe your experience providing telephone based support services assisting clients with mental health screenings and/or complaints and grievances and referrals.If you do not possess this type of experience, indicate "N/A."
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Correctional Health Care/Forensics Populations: Some positions may require working in locked detention facilities, with probationers, or offenders recently released from a correctional setting. Indicate your willingness to work with these populations and/or within this environment. (Check all that apply.)

• Juvenile Justice Community Reintegration - Youths recently released from incarceration in a Juvenile Detention setting
• Adult Forensics - Adults under Probation supervision -OR- Adults with extensive forensic background. (You must be willing to work in a Probation setting for positions working with the Adult Forensic population.)
• Adult Correctional Health Care - Adults currently incarcerated in a jail setting
• Youth Correctional Health Care - Youths currently incarcerated in a Juvenile Detention setting
• TEST - Some positions within the Triage Engagement and Support Team (TEST) may provide services to offenders recently released from a correctional setting.
• None - I am not willing to work with any of these populations. Checking this option WILL NOT preclude you from being considered for other programs that do not work with correctional health care/forensics populations.

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Background Check/Polygraph Testing: An extensive background check and polygraph testing is required for positions working with the Juvenile Justice and Correctional Health Care populations as described in the above question. Are you willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing?

• Yes, I am willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing.
• No, I am not willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing. Your selection of this choice may disqualify you from the selection process.

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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).

• I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above.

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• I understand

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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

• I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.

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