Neuropsychologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Licensure in Maryland as a psychologist is required.
• Credentialed as a Licensed Psychologist by the Kennedy Krieger Institute Medical Staff, with specialty privilege in Clinical Neuropsychology.
• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an APA/CPA-accredited college or university is required.
• Completion of APA/CPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship, with supervised experience in clinical neuropsychology, is required.
• Two-year postdoctoral residency is in clinical neuropsychology is required
• Minimum of 2 years experience in working with a population of children with intellectual/developmental disabilities is required. This experience may be satisfied through postdoctoral residency training in clinical neuropsychology.

Responsibilities

• Select, administer, and score psychological and neuropsychological tests to assess intellectual functioning, neuropsychological status, personality structure, interest, aptitudes, adaptive function, and academic achievement.
• Interpret assessment results with regard to understanding brain-behavior relationships, using findings based on current research in neuropsychological assessment and available evidence-based approaches.
• Write comprehensive neuropsychological assessment reports including diagnostic interpretations and next step management/strategy plans.
• Participate in weekly case conferences or interdisciplinary staff meetings as needed to discuss and evaluate the diagnoses and treatment/management of patients and formulate rehabilitation plans.
• Provide interpretative information to parents and/or primary caregivers (including teachers, therapists); may provide short-term counseling to parents for effecting changes in child management.
• Conduct intake interviews to ascertain the needs of clients and document the results of this interview.
• Assist the Department Director and Clinical Director in the development of clinical initiatives.
• Enter results from all assessments into the Neuropsychology Department and/or database.
• Enter reports into the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Maintain productivity standards.
• Maintain documentation and reporting standards.