Temporary Psychometrist

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

44d•$25 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU-Anschutz) are hiring a part-time temporary Psychometrist to conduct studies examining executive function, cognition, language, and adaptive functioning for individuals with Down syndrome. The Psychometrist’s position will be supervised by a licensed psychologist and will include the following responsibilities:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any field.
A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
One (1) year experience administering cognitive or neuropsychological assessments in a research or clinical setting.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
Outstanding customer service skills.
Team coordination and management.
Interpersonal skills.
Familiarity with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a statistical software package.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in science or health related field.
One (1) to four (4) years of clinical research or related experience.
Experience with electronic data capture systems (e.g. EMR or EHR and data management systems).
Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Prior experience and training with IRB-regulated human subjects research studies.
Experience in observational research, surveys, and questionnaires.
Research experience with data collection and analysis.
Prior experience in the day-to-day organization of research projects, including recruitment of and contact with study participants, coordination of data collection activities, and data management.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Knowledge and understanding of federal regulations and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

Responsibilities

Assisting with data collection through administration and scoring of cognitive measures and questionnaires.
Extracting medical information from electronic medical records.
Documenting procedures for testing, decision rules for scoring, and maintaining clinical manuals for procedures for all cognitive testing.
Coding for qualitative aspects of cognitive testing.