What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neuropsychologist (Senior Psychologist, Specialist)- CPAS position at California Department of State Hospitals?
Job Description and Duties
This advertisement is posted "Until Filled". Application review dates are as follows:
- August 5, 2026
- August 19, 2026
- September 5, 2026
Under the direction of the Chief Psychologist and Senior Psychologist- Supervisor, the Senior Psychologist Specialist, Neuropsychologist provides support and consultation to unit-based psychologists and other clinicians in the Department of State Hospitals system at the Department of State Hospitals - Atascadero (ASH). Neuropsychologists also have the opportunity to contribute to the pre-doctoral internship program and other departments or programs in the hospital.
The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties, but not limited to:
- Provide centralized, hospital-wide neuropsychological assessment of patients by referral from treatment teams and unit psychologists.
- Medical chart reviews, clinical neuropsychological patient interviews.
- Diagnose neuropsychological impairment, develop and recommend patient-specific clinical management interventions.
- Communicate neuropsychological evaluation results via written and, as needed, via oral reports.
- Continually assess neuropsychological instruments.
- Consultation regarding neuropsychological evaluations and/or rehabilitation.
- Provide assessment support and consultation.
- Provide consultation to Psychology Department, hospital administration, and other staff regarding the functioning of the Neuropsychology Service.
- Provide cognitive remediation treatment / training for patients either in one-on-one or group setting.
- The Senior Psychologist Specialist in Neuropsychology will provide advanced training in the selection, administration and interpretation of neuropsychological assessment procedures and other neuropsychological issues as requested.
- Assist with development of aggregate databases for neuropsychological assessment and cognitive screening data.
Eligibility: To be considered for this career opportunity, applicants must have eligibility by way of one of the following: reachable on a certification list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications specified in the examination bulletin/classification specifications.
If you do not have eligibility, you must take the exam. The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy.
Click here to take the Senior Psychologist- Specialist Examination
Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey: DSH Recruitment Survey
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .