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Health First Psychometrician in Melbourne, Florida
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: completing neuropsychological testing with the adult/geriatric patient in order to determine cognitive function. A psychometrician is responsible for the administration and scoring of neuropsychological assessments under the supervision of a licensed psychologist/ neuropsychologist.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Quality/No Harm:
- Responsible for administration of neurological assessments specified by psychologist/neuropsychologist.
- Able to accurately score the assessments with appropriate norms and provide detailed behavioral observation of patient during appointment to assist the psychologist/neuropsychologist with test interpretation.
- Provide a written summary of the patient’s behavior during testing, including any interactions with the patient’s family / caretaker that may be observed incidentally.
- Will abide by State of Florida Standards of Practice, Ethical Codes and Health First Medical Group policies and procedures.
Customer Experience:
- Adapt the administration of neurological testing to the specific needs of each patient while staying within the standardized procedures set forth for each specific test.
- Able to relate to patient in a sensitive manner and establish/maintain patient engagement to optimize patient’s performance during testing.
- Exhibit strong interpersonal skills and capable of positive interactions with patient and interdisciplinary team.
Stewardship:
- Ensure timeliness, accuracy, completeness and security of patient assessment.
- Knowledgeable about electronic medical records and able to complete assessment/evaluation, reporting in an electronic format.
- Knowledgeable regarding CPT codes, Medicare, insurance billing, and documentation requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Bachelor of Science/Arts, preferably in Psychology or related field.
- Psychometrician certification or at least one year neuropsychology experience.
- Experience working with adult/geriatric population.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team setting and collaborate with staff of all levels.
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize workload
- Demonstrated ability in verbal and written communication.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Able to sit for long periods of time
- Must be able to speak with a clear voice to provide verbal instructions.
- Significant amount of handwriting, typing and computer utilization.
MENTAL DEMANDS:
- Requires attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and multi-task.
- Ability to quickly and accurately score complex test protocols and make behavior decisions based on interactions with patients
- Able to learn quickly and be flexible.
- Computer literacy for scoring programs, word processing, knowledge of data management and storage.
Job: *Clinical Professional
Organization: *Health First Medical Group LLC
Title: *Psychometrician *
Location: Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne
Requisition ID: 072692