Adult Neuropsychologist III

Role Overview

• Provide services that identify, quantify, and describe changes in cognition and behavior associated with central nervous system dysfunction and mental health disorders.
• Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and provide assessments and treatment plans for patients in a hospital/outpatient clinic setting.
• Responsibilities include performing neuropsychological evaluations and communication of results to patients, family, and patient’s physicians.

Requirements

• Doctorate PhD or PsyD in psychology with specialization in clinical neuropsychology from an APA-accredited institution.
• 5 years recent relevant experience.
• PSY -Psychologist of California
• California Department of Consumer Affairs.
• Knowledge of human development, neuropsychological treatment, and treatment modalities.
• Advanced knowledge of a wide variety of neuropsychological assessment measures.
• Knowledge of and adherence to American Psychological Association (APA) ethical standards.
• Knowledge of cognitive disorders listed in the current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) as well as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Familiarity and skill with a broad selection of psychometric tests and testing activities including administering, scoring, interpreting and reports results, as relevant to population.
• Knowledge of the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on test validity and ability to adjust assessment approach depending on patient background and presenting complaint.
• Ability to work flexibly and effectively with a wide range of patients to accommodate physical disabilities, while ensuing valid test administration and interpretation.
• Excellent report writing skills with ability to communicate results succinctly.
• Comfort with use of an electronic health record (Epic).
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Pre-doctoral internship/training with experience in Neuropsychology.
• Postdoctoral training in neuropsychology.

Benefits

• Yes