Psychometrist Opportunity

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Galveston (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family benefits

Retirement program

Job summary

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX, seeks a Psychometrist (Psychology Technician) for the Adult Neuropsychology Division within Neurology. The role involves administering and scoring a range of psychological, neuropsychological, and behavioral assessments to help determine mental health and cognitive status under supervision.

Requirements include a master’s or bachelor’s degree in psychology and, ideally, Certification through the Board of Certified Psychometrists (BCP).

Qualifications

• Administer and score psychological, neuropsychological, and behavioral assessments under supervision.
• Maintain patient comfort, motivation, and effort during testing.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse patients.

Responsibilities

• Administer and score neuropsychological tests.
• Maintain patient comfort and safety during assessments.
• Assist supervising neuropsychologist with data collection and reporting.

Skills

Test administration

Instrument scoring

Patient engagement

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in psychology

Job description

Psychometrist Opportunity

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Department of Neurology

South Houston and Galveston, TX

Adult Neuropsychology Division at UTMB
The Adult Neuropsychology Division of the Neurology Department offers assessment and consultation to evaluate emotional and cognitive functioning in patients with known or suspected brain dysfunction. Neuropsychological evaluation is clinically indicated and medically necessary when patients show signs or symptoms of global intellectual decline or specific cognitive deficits such as memory problems, language disorders, visuospatial perceptual abnormalities, or decline in problem-solving skills. Neuropsychological evaluation yields information to assist in diagnosis, specify cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and monitor changes following neurosurgical procedures or due to brain trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, HIV, as well as other conditions that can affect emotional and cognitive functioning. Referrals are generally made by a neurologist, surgeon or psychiatrist.

Psychometrist Position
The Department of Neurology, Neuropsychology Division at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is seeking a Psychometrist (Psychology Technician) to join our staff. The duties of this position are varied and require skills in administering and scoring various types of psychological, neuropsychological, and behavioral assessment instruments used by the supervising neuropsychologist in determining the mental health, functional behavior, or personality status of patients. These may range from many different measures and possible combinations. The Psychometrist works to maintain adequate levels of patient interest, motivation and effort while assuring patient comfort and safety. Precise data on these complex procedures can only be produced by maintaining patient performance under what are often difficult and stressful conditions.

Position Requirements: A master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in psychology, clinical psychology or counseling psychology. Certification through the Board of Certified Psychometrists (BCP), Clinical and/or research experience is strongly preferred.

Income Package: Wage will be competitive and commensurate with training and experience. The position offers excellent opportunities. Additional benefits for full time employees include a superior family benefits program and an unsurpassed retirement program.

Living in communities served by UTMB Health: Go to http://www.utmb.edu/utmbliving/ to find out more about Galveston and the surrounding communities.

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.