Senior Psychometrician-Neurology ( The Woodlands)

Come lead with us at Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group

At Houston Methodist, the Sr Psychometrician position is responsible for providing high-quality services in administering and scoring neuropsychological and psychological tests, performing neuropsychological evaluations, and writing reports when directed, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. This position also participates in divisional activities where appropriate and department initiatives, identifying and assisting with opportunities for performance improvement activities for programs. The Sr Psychometrician position serves as a mentor and resource to team members and clinical students, utilizing skills and knowledge to help train and develop others and achieve optimum performance levels for clinic assigned.

People Essential Functions

• Provides guidance and training for clinical students, acting as a resource and mentor. Develops skills of team members and continually assists with improving skills, performance, and outcomes. Role models interprofessional communication. Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment, and to include the patient and family as a part of the team regarding their plan of care.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team members to provide clinical expertise, providing appropriate clinical judgment and support interprofessional healthcare team.
• Identifies levels of conflict and applies tools to effectively resolve concerns, complaints or conflict with coworkers, patients, families, physicians and other interprofessional healthcare team members. Drives initiatives towards improvement of department scores for turnover/retention/employee engagement.
  
  

Service Essential Functions

• Administers neuropsychological evaluations under the direction of the licensed psychologist. Assists in report formatting and writing when directed by licensed psychologist.
• Completes assignments that include data collection and entry, and basic analysis when directed by section head.
• Conducts presentations/lectures as required by section head.
• Contributes towards improving department scores for patient satisfaction on scorecard through peer-to-peer accountability.
  
  

Quality/Safety Essential Functions

• Administers and scores all paper-and-pencil and computerized neuropsychological and psychological test instruments as directed by senior staff member within the generally designated time limitations set forth in Neuropsychology.
• Maintains records as directed by division guidelines.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement providing recommendations impacting quality and safety targets, collaborating with the interprofessional team. Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety.
  
  

Finance Essential Functions

• Works in conjunction with department to reduce any waste of resources and materials and perpetuate financial stewardship and growth.
  
  

Growth/Innovation Essential Functions

• Participates in specified division clinical education programs, division meetings and psychometrics meetings. Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement hospital projects and department activities.
• Maintains personal professional development through professional organization membership. Completes and updates the My Development Plan (MDP) on an ongoing basis. Seeks opportunities to expand learning to further their education for growth with a focus on continual development.
  
  

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree
  
  

Work Experience

• Three years' experience in psychological or neuropsychological test administration
  
  

Licenses And Certifications - Required

• CSP - Certified Specialist in Psychometry (BCP)
  
  

Licenses And Certifications - Preferred

• LPA - Licensed Psychologist Associate - State Licensure
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Demonstrates ability to work with patients of all age levels
• Demonstrates ability to handle situations that might arise in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Maintain skills necessary to perform these duties including mastery of new assessment measures and scoring procedures when indicated
• Ability for self-direction, flexibility
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel (training available)
  
  

Supplemental Requirements

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No
  
  

ON-CALL*

• Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
• On Call* No
  
  

TRAVEL**

• Travel specifications may vary by department**
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
  
  

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.