Psychometrist

Heritage Health - Idaho; Coeur d'Alene (ID); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Health - Idaho seeks a Psychometrist to administer and score neuropsychological and psychological tests under a licensed psychologist. The role includes collecting behavioral data, providing detailed observations, and adhering to APA ethical guidelines.

Responsibilities include writing progress notes, ensuring data accuracy and security, observing patients, scoring evaluations, inventory checks, and assisting with administrative tasks and pre-testing screening.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or related field.
• 1 year of work experience in a mental health clinic or similar.
• CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Writes progress notes to inform clinical personnel about patient behavior.
• Ensures accuracy, security, and availability of information.
• Observes patient behavioral conditions during testing.
• Provides observation summaries for each patient.
• Scores evaluations in a standardized manner.
• Performs inventory checks on forms and tools before testing.
• Assists with administrative tasks in the testing department.
• Assist with pre-testing screening process.
• Assist with assimilating collateral contacts.
• Regular and predictable attendance is essential.

Skills

Observation skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology

Job description

Description

Psychometrist administer and score neuropsychological and psychological tests. They also may gather behavioral data during the test administration process. They work under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. They assist psychologists providing test results in an organized table. Psychometrist must administer tests according to standard procedures. They also provide detailed behavioral observations to aid in the interpretation of psychological tests. They adhere to American Psychological Association ethical guidelines.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or other related fields
• 1 year of work experience in a mental health clinic or similar institution
• CPR certification or must obtain within 90 days of hire.

Key Success Factors:

• Excellent observation and communication skills
• Strong critical-thinking and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Essential Functions:

• Writes progress notes to keep other clinical personnel informed of patient behavior
• Ensures accuracy, security, and availability of information
• Observes each patient’s behavioral conditions throughout the testing processes
• Provides observation summaries for each patient
• Scores evaluations in a standardized manner
• Performs inventory checks on forms and tools needed prior to conducting tests
• Assists with administrative tasks within the testing department
• Assist with pre-testing screening process
• Assist with assimilating collateral contacts
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Safety

Heritage Health enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements, participating in emergency response tasks as requested, and serving on safety committees and teams as requested. In addition, employees must accept the responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves and others by adhering to all written and verbal instructions, promptly reporting and/or correcting all hazards or unsafe conditions and providing feedback to supervisors and management on all safety issues.

Physical/Mental Requirements

Required to stand, sit, and be mobile one-third to two-thirds of the time. They are required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time; while reaching with hands and arms occurs one-third of the day. Climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occur less than one-third of the time. Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 pounds and less than one-third of the time up to 25 – 40 pounds. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 41 pounds. Must be able to manage efficient keyboard use, hear, see, speak and read. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to solve complex practical problems
• Positive interpersonal, communication & persuasion skills over the phone, computer & in person
• Must be able to simultaneously manage several objectives and assign priorities
• Deal with a wide variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines with a strong organization skill set for easy retrieval of information and to ensure competent closure of issues
• Ability to work overtime as needed, maintain alertness & meet the controlled substance policy.
• Good judgment and sound decision making and conflict management skills to inspire confidence from the customer
• Manage complex analysis and use deductive reasoning

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment in a clinic. Work may be demanding and chaotic at times. Exposed to patient population that will present a variety of contagious diseases, physical injuries, and emotional states of mind