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# California Licensed Psychologist at Ascellus

- **Company:** Ascellus
- **Location:** Bakersfield, CA
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/ascellus/am9icG9zdDoVZq7Zzhqm486219NI4OyA

## Job description

## Who We Are

Ascellus is a Behavioral Health provider focused on helping injured workers restore their physical and emotional wellbeing.

## About the role

We’re seeking California-licensed psychologists to provide time-limited outpatient psychotherapy to injured workers in the workers’ compensation space. This is a 1099 role designed for clinicians who want flexibility, strong operational support, and a thoughtful clinical culture.

What you’ll do

- Provide time-limited psychotherapy (typically 4-12 sessions, with caseload range of: 5–20 cases, you choose your caseload)
- Work with injured workers in pursuit of return-to-function following a work injury
- Complete documentation within 24–48 hours using Ascellus Provider Portal Schedule & independence
- Set your own availability
- Receive a steady stream of referrals based on the volume/capacity of your choosing

## Compensation

- $160 - $200 per therapy session, dependent upon relevant experience. High end of the stated range is reserved for those with significant applicable experience
- Clear cancellation/no-show policy: Paid full hourly rate for no-show/late cancel appointments (within 24 hours with proper patient outreach) We provide
- Referral flow + intake coordination
- Billing/collections + credentialing support
- Scheduling + reminders
- Consultation community: Clinical team specializing in workers’ comp behavioral health, peer consultation group, case conferences, training

## Requirements

- Active CA Psychologist license (PhD/PsyD)
- Minimum 1+ years post-licensure
- Competence in CBT, evidence-based treatment, and timely documentation
- In-office locations 93306, 93307, 93309

## Preferred (not required)

- Training/certification in PTSD interventions (EMDR/PE/CPT)
- Background in health psychology
- Experience in Military/VA/Forensic settings
- Spanish language fluency

## About Ascellus

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ascellus is a behavioral health provider that delivers work-focused, evidence-based interventions to injured workers in the workers' compensation system, bridging the gap between mental and physical health to accelerate recovery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding raised through Venture Rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, Florida, United States (also has offices in St. Petersburg, Florida)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Workers' Compensation Behavioral Health, Mental Health Care
- **Target customers**: B2B — primarily workers' compensation claims teams, insurers, employers, and third-party administrators; clinicians and providers; and the injured workers they serve.
- **Mission or purpose**: To help injured workers overcome barriers to recovery, restore physical and emotional wellbeing, and return to function through structured, measurable, and clinically appropriate care.

## Products & Services
- **Work-Focused Behavioral Health Interventions**: Structured, evidence-based care (including telehealth and work-focused CBT) designed to address psychosocial factors that delay recovery from physical injury and work-related psychological conditions. Uses validated assessment tools and measurable progress tracking with clear start and end points.
- **Clinician Network**: A national network of over 1,500 licensed clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, LCSWs) contracted to deliver care within the workers' compensation framework.
- **Clinical Oversight & Quality Assurance**: Internal teams provide clinical quality assurance, credentialing, training, and case consultation to maintain high standards across the provider network.
- **Technology-Enabled Services Platform**: Scalable, tech-enabled care delivery models powering access, efficiency, and growth, handled by a dedicated Technology Enabled Services function.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric – Total Funding**: $10.1M across three rounds
  - Venture Round (2020-07-22): $8.0M — led by .406 Ventures and HLM Venture Partners
  - Venture Round (2022-11-01): $1.6M
  - Venture Round (2025-06-09): $453,799
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: .406 Ventures, HLM Venture Partners
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 41 employees (+3.9% YoY)
  - LinkedIn followers: 1,503 (Yearly growth of +22.3%)
  - Active hiring across clinical, operational, sales, and commercial teams
  - Led by CEO Joe (joined 2023), who brings 20+ years scaling operations and healthcare technology solutions

## Competitive Advantages
- **Specific & Narrow Focus**: Entirely dedicated to the workers' compensation behavioral health ecosystem — a specialized and often underserved intersection of mental health and physical injury recovery.
- **Evidence-Based, Time-Limited Model**: Differentiates from open-ended treatment by focusing on functional outcomes, return-to-work timelines, and measurable progress.
- **Large National Network**: Over 1,500 licensed clinicians under contract, enabling broad geographic coverage.
- **Deep Clinical Leadership**: CMO Dr. Les Kertay brings 50+ years of experience and senior roles at Lincoln Financial, Unum, and Axiom Medical. Other leaders (VP of Clinical Product, Dir. of Clinical Services) hold expertise in health psychology, military psychology (Walter Reed), and AI-based clinical tools.
- **Verticalized Data & Outcomes**: Structured approach to tracking functional outcomes and claim duration reductions, creating a defensible data moat.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling thoughtfully by building clinical, operational, and commercial teams.
- Deepening the technology-enabled care delivery platform (Technology Enabled Services function built from scratch).
- Educating the market (sales and business development) on the value of addressing psychosocial barriers in workers' comp.
- Maintaining a virtual-first model with national reach while ensuring high-quality, consistent care delivery.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Impact**: Directly influences recovery timelines, return-to-work outcomes, and the lives of injured workers — work that "helps people move forward."
- **Specialized Expertise**: Opportunity to become a domain expert in the intersection of behavioral health and workers' compensation, a growing and recognized pain point (workplace stress accounts for 40% of workers' comp claims).
- **Work Model**: Virtual-first with national reach, structured workflows prioritizing efficiency and consistency. Described as a hybrid workspace (employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work, typical time on-site not specified).
- **Culture & Values**: Outcome-oriented, clinically rigorous, collaborative, practical, and accountable. Focus on "clinically appropriate care—no more, no less."
- **Cross-Functional Collaboration**: Clinical, operations, and customer teams work closely together, using data-driven decision-making.
- **Growth Stage**: Company is scaling thoughtfully, creating career opportunities across multiple functions.
- **Notable Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the structured, supported environment for clinicians (QA oversight, defined frameworks, peer network) is a significant draw.

## Sources
1. [ascellus.com/careers](https://ascellus.com/about/careers/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/ascellushealth](https://linkedin.com/company/ascellushealth)
3. [builtin.com/company/ascellus](https://builtin.com/company/ascellus)
4. [theorg.com/org/ascellus](https://theorg.com/org/ascellus)
5. [ascellus.com/clinical-leadership](https://ascellus.com/about/clinical-leadership/)

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