Psychometrist I- 8 hours weekly - No Experience Required, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Children's National Hospital -
Washington, DC,
US
Psychometrist I- 8 hours weekly - No Experience Required
Date Posted: 2024-06-15
Job description
Assists fully-licensed neuropsychologists on the medical staff in providing neuropsychological assessments for children with learning, behavioral, and emotional disorders. Helps organize neuropsychological test materials. Assists with writing test reports.
8 hours weekly
Qualifications:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Psychology from a regionally accredited college or university. (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
0 years No experience required. (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Familiarity and training with assessment of children
Functional Accountabilities
Performs neuropsychological assessments for children with neurological, learning, behavioral and emotional disorders
Report writing and Communication
8 hours weekly
Qualifications:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Psychology from a regionally accredited college or university. (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
0 years No experience required. (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Familiarity and training with assessment of children
Functional Accountabilities
Performs neuropsychological assessments for children with neurological, learning, behavioral and emotional disorders
- Prepare test materials and room for testing prior to appointment.
- Collect history from child's family , when appropriate.
- Perform neuropsychological testing batteries under supervision of licensed staff neuropsychologist.
- Score tests and record scores on Test Summary form.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels of testing materials.
- Organize testing materials.
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Report writing and Communication
- Assist in writing clear and coherent test reports.
- Along with the supervising staff neuropsychologists, communicate test results and recommendations to the child's family and referring physician.
- Perform follow-up communications with family, when appropriate.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others' ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things