Psychometrist II, Neuropsychology

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Neuropsychology Clinic is looking to hire a full time Psychometrist II to assist with administering a broad spectrum of psychometric assessments to patients. The ideal candidate will have effective communications skills and customer service skills. The candidate must be able to deal effectively with a variety of people, be tactful and must have demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment. Works under general supervision to provide professional skills in delivery of psychological services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in area of applied psychology or related field
• 2 years of testing or psychology related experience

Nice To Haves

• Effective communications skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to deal effectively with a variety of people
• Tactful
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment

Responsibilities

• Administers a broad spectrum of psychometric assessments to include highly technical individually administered neuropsychological batteries and individually administered psychological batteries and computer-based tests as well as testing on Independent Medical Exams referred by insurance companies or legal cases under the general supervision of a psychologist or neuropsychologist.
• Evaluates and responds to patient's needs during evaluation; manages patient behavior and controls testing environment to ensure accuracy of performance.
• Consults with staff regarding unusual aspects of patient's condition or behavior which might indicate a change in tests ordered.
• Consents patients for participation in research.
• Scores psychological and neuropsychological tests according to normative standards and judgment by using test manuals and computer scoring programs.
• Records and compiles a summary of data and of patient's test results.
• Provides thorough documentation of observation of patient's behavior during testing; assists with quality control.
• Attends to routine administrative details relating to operation of a psychological clinic/laboratory.
• Assists in teaching trainees the proper methods of administration and scoring and how to record observations and respond to patients' behavior during testing sessions.
• Assists with research projects.
• Participates in consultations with other psychometrists and in statistical processing of research data and/or constructing or setting up psychological instrumentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level