Sports Neuropsychologist III

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

This position offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the development and sustainability of a comprehensive Sports Neurology and Concussion Care program within a state-of-the-art Sports and Orthopedics Center. The Sports Neuropsychologist will serve a broad and diverse patient population, providing care across a wide age range beginning at age 12, including middle and high school athletes, as well as collegiate and professional sports participants. As an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, this role delivers evidence-based evaluation and management of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), supporting high-quality, coordinated care across Neurology, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation Services, and community partners. The position emphasizes collaborative return-to-play, return-to-learn, and return-to-work decision-making and includes active participation in program development through standardized assessment pathways, clinical workflows, and best-practice guidelines—helping shape a growing, innovative concussion program designed to meet increasing referral demands and advance clinical excellence in sports-related brain health. Will provide services that identify, quantify, and describe changes in cognition and behavior associated with central nervous system dysfunction and mental health disorders. Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and provide assessments and treatment plans for patients in a hospital/outpatient clinic setting. Responsibilities include performing neuropsychological evaluations and communication of results to patients, family, and patient’s physicians. Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) is a not-for-profit organization supporting the quality medical services provided by Sutter Medical Group and Sutter North Medical Group and a clinically integrated network (Sutter Physicians Alliance, also known as SPA), which includes Sutter Independent Physicians. Serving the counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba, physicians are dedicated to delivering exceptional care and services, listening to patients’ needs and ensuring that patients play an important role in their health care. SMF is also committed to delivering quality and convenient care to patients through numerous outpatient services including ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging, urgent care, home health, laboratories and physical therapy.

Requirements

Doctorate PhD or PsyD in psychology with specialization in clinical neuropsychology from an APA-accredited institution.
5 years recent relevant experience.
PSY -Psychologist of California - California Department of Consumer Affairs.
Knowledge of human development, neuropsychological treatment, and treatment modalities
Advanced knowledge of a wide variety of neuropsychological assessment measures.
Knowledge of and adherence to American Psychological Association (APA) ethical standards.
Knowledge of cognitive disorders listed in the current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) as well as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Familiarity and skill with a broad selection of psychometric tests and testing activities including administering, scoring, interpreting and reports results, as relevant to population.
Knowledge of the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on test validity and ability to adjust assessment approach depending on patient background and presenting complaint.
Ability to work flexibly and effectively with a wide range of patients to accommodate physical disabilities, while ensuing valid test administration and interpretation.
Excellent report writing skills with ability to communicate results succinctly.
Comfort with use of an electronic health record (Epic)
Ability to work cooperatively as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team
Leadership and management skills.