Psychometrist

Trinity Health•Mason City, IA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychometrist works with Clinical Psychologists to administer and score psychological and neuropsychological tests for a wide range of patient populations. The position primarily serves outpatients and may also conduct testing on the inpatient psychiatric unit and in other acute-care areas as needed. The Psychometrist reviews charts and gathers clinical information relevant to psychological assessments, conducts brief structured patient interviews, and observes motivation, behavior, attention, frustration tolerance, and reflectivity during assessments. In collaboration with Clinical Psychologists, the role supports the psychological evaluation process by gathering medical information, preauthorizing testing, administering and scoring tests, and assessing skill level and motivation. The role also manages the department’s testing inventory and purchases, including testing materials. Additional duties may include supporting process-improvement efforts and projects that enhance patient care and department efficiency, purchasing supplies, safety activities, grant projects, clinician documentation audits, tracking educational requirements and continuing-education funds, and serving as a Kronos Super User who edits time and attendance and creates schedules as needed. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Services, Social Work, or Nursing, with coursework in statistics, tests and measurements, abnormal behavior, and lifespan development. One year of demonstrated competence in a health care setting, preferably with behavioral health patients, and psychometrist certification are preferred. The Psychometrist must interact appropriately with staff and diverse clientele under psychologically stressful conditions, maintain strict patient confidentiality, stay organized amid changing clinical and clerical demands, and follow applicable personnel, safety, and department policies. The role maintains competencies through training and education and provides appropriate, age-sensitive patient care in accordance with testing procedures and applicable confidentiality requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Human Services, Social Work, or Nursing.
Coursework in statistics, tests and measurements, abnormal behavior, and development through the lifespan.
Ability to interact appropriately with staff and a wide range of clientele under psychologically stressful conditions.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of patient and treatment information.
Ability to stay organized while handling rapidly changing clinical and clerical demands.
Ability to adhere to personnel policies described in the Employee Handbook.
Ability to follow test-administration instructions and maintain reliability and validity of testing measures.

Nice To Haves

One year of demonstrated competence in a health care setting, preferably with behavioral health patients.
Certification as a psychometrist.

Responsibilities

Administer and score psychological and neuropsychological assessments, including intellectual, memory, executive-functioning, academic, adaptive-behavior, and personality tests.
Assess patients’ reading level, motivation, and test-taking behaviors and report relevant findings to psychologists to help customize testing.
Conduct brief, structured interviews with patients being tested.
Review charts and gather clinical information relevant to psychological assessments.
Explain testing procedures to patients and family members and communicate with family members about future appointments and remaining test time.
Research test revisions and assist with in-service training for psychologists and psychology assistants on new procedures and normative data.
Assist in training staff in the Behavioral Health Department and other hospital areas.
Participate in process-improvement activities.
Monitor payment issues affecting assessments; contact managed-care companies and other third-party payors as needed to obtain benefit information and authorization for services.
Provide billing and coding information for insurance payments.
Maintain competencies by attending in-service and other training programs.
Provide competent, age-appropriate patient care by collecting and interpreting data, making appropriate decisions, and adapting procedures and treatments.
Follow test-administration instructions to maintain the reliability and validity of testing measures.
Maintain departmental confidentiality and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Pursue personal and professional development and participate in medical center or departmental education programs.
Perform duties in accordance with the medical center’s philosophy, mission, values, and guiding behaviors.
Follow medical center, departmental, and safety policies and procedures and proactively identify safety concerns.
Perform other duties as requested by a supervisor, manager, or department head.
Purchase department supplies and testing materials and maintain the testing inventory.
Assist with maintaining the departmental safety manual and serve as safety ambassador.
Assist with grant projects and auditing clinician documentation.
Help track educational requirements and continuing-education funds.
Serve as Kronos Super User by editing time and attendance and creating schedules as needed.