Clinical Assessment Specialist (Hiring Immediately) Job at Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group, Webster, NY

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  • Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group
  • Webster, NY

Job Description

At Houston Methodist, the Psychometrician position is responsible for
providing high quality services in administering and scoring
neuropsychological and psychological tests, and performing neuropsychological
evaluations, 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.

**PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**

* Establishes and maintains professional relationships, trust and credibility with all on the healthcare team, serving as clinical resource for routine matters with peers and physicians.

* Provides guidance and training for clinical students, acting as a resource and mentor.

* Collaborates with interprofessional team members to provide clinical expertise, providing appropriate clinical judgment and support interprofessional health care team.

* Recommends opportunities for improvement of department score for turnoverretentionemployee 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 presentationslectures as required by section head.

* Contributes towards improving department scores for patient satisfaction on scorecard through peer-to-peer accountability.


**QUALITYSAFETY 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.

* Contributes to identification of corrective action and improvement activities, impacting quality and safety targets, reporting near misses, and 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.

* Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks for self and area(s) of responsibility to meet the labor productivity standards. Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members.


**GROWTHINNOVATION 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 on an on-going 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 businessjob duties as assigned. Houston
Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the
need arises.

**EDUCATION**

* Bachelors degree


**WORK EXPERIENCE**

* Six months supervised experience in psychological or neuropsychological test administration

**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED**

* NA


**LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED**

* CSP - Certified Specialist in Psychometry (BCP) within 3 years ****

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**

* Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going 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

**Company Profile:**

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is an integral part of Houston
Methodist’s overall strategy to become one of the nation’s leading academic
medical centers. Established as a nonprofit corporation certified by the Texas
State Board of Medical Examiners, the Specialty Physician Group enables
physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to clinical practice while
growing their practice within an academic environment.

Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women,
minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

**Equal Employment Opportunity**

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston
Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination
against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with
Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a
protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal
Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.


Job Tags

Full time, For contractors, Work experience placement, Immediate start,

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