Spanish/English Bilingual Neuropsychology Technician

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The MGH Division of Neuropsychology's Psychology Assessment Center (PAC) conducts neuropsychological evaluations for patients referred from a wide range of medical specialties. This role specifically supports the assessment of Spanish-speaking patients evaluated by bilingual Neuropsychologists. The Neuropsychology Technician will work under the supervision of a Neuropsychologist to administer a variety of standardized neuropsychological tests to patients with acquired or developmental neurocognitive disorders. This position assists in cognitive evaluations by administering, scoring, and reporting the results of standardized tests of mental ability, as well as recording behavioral observations during testing. This role requires fluency and literacy in both Spanish and English.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study.
Fluency and literacy in both Spanish and English.
Excel programming experience (0-1 year preferred).
Experience working with neurological and/or psychiatric patients (0-1 year preferred).
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with other professional and administrative staff across multiple departments.
Obtain operant familiarity with practice procedures and policies regarding psychological assessment.
Good verbal, written and computer skills.
Excellent observational skills and the ability to record and convey those observations systematically and reliably through writing.
Ability to work without close supervision and to exercise independent judgment.
Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving.

Responsibilities

Administer standardized neuropsychological tests that assess cognitive and behavioral functioning (including intelligence, attention/executive functions, memory, language, visuospatial/quantitative abilities, mood, and personality) to patients.
Observe patients during and after testing, record behavioral observations and report to psychologist any information that may affect the validity of test results.
Accurately score all tests per standardized methods and maintain an up-to-date and thorough knowledge of the scoring procedures for a wide variety of neuropsychological measures.
Create summary score sheets for each patient, detailing their performance by cognitive domain compared to the normative sample for each test.
Help establish and maintain an appropriate testing environment.
Enter scores and other data into a database as necessary.