NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST -

UNM Hospital; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

UNM Hospital in Albuquerque seeks a PhD-level clinical neuropsychologist to provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, feedback, and report preparation across age groups. The role requires adherence to department policies and collaboration with multiple staff and committees.

Essential qualifications include a Doctorate in Psychology, NM licensure, and CPR/BLS certification. The position emphasizes patient safety, training, and interdepartmental liaison within a daytime full-time

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in psychology or a related field.
• Licensed Psychologist in New Mexico.
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide neuropsychological consultation and evaluation with testing and report preparation.
• Ensure psychological services comply with quality standards and policies.
• Liaise with assigned area and coordinate with staff, divisions and committees.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of reports and present information to professionals and organizations.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings and stay current with trends.
• Coordinate and conduct personnel training sessions; may supervise staff.
• Follow patient safety policies, procedures and protocols including reporting concerns.
• Encourage patients to participate in their own care by asking questions.

Skills

Clinical interviewing

Test administration

Test scoring

Test interpretation

Feedback delivery

Education

Doctorate Degree

APA accredited prog in Psychology, Neuropsychology,Related

Job description

Compensation Disclaimer
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Neuropsychology
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:

Provide neuropsychological consultation and evaluations to include clinical interviewing, administering, scoring and interpreting test results, providing feedback and test report preparation. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• PATIENT CARE - Provide neuropsychological consultation and evaluation to include clinical interviewing, administering, scoring and interpreting test results, providing feedback and test report preparation
• PATIENT CARE - Ensure psychological services are in accordance with quality standards, regulations and policy guidelines
• LIAISON - Serve as a liaison for assigned area; coordinate activities in collaboration with other staff professionals, divisions, departments and organizations; may chair steering committees
• REPORTS - Prepare and maintain a variety of reports; analyze and interpret reports as required; prepare, present and disseminate information to professional individuals, groups and organizations
• MEETINGS - Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations
• TRAINING - Coordinate and conduct personnel training sessions as required; may supervise lower level staff
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications:

Education:

Essential:

• Doctorate Degree

Essential:

Education specialization:

• APA accredited prog in Psychology, Neuropsychology,Related

Experience:

Essential:
Documented experience in age appropriate environment

Nonessential:
No preferred experience

Credentials:

Essential:

• Licensed Psychologist in State of New Mexico
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

Physical Conditions:

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Essential:

Working conditions:

• No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment
• Sub to credential.failure obtain/maintain may result in term
• 60 days written notice required to be eligible for rehire
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

• Sign-On Bonus Available
• Relocation Assistance Available