Psychometrician - Neurology (Sugar Land)
Company: Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group
Location: Sugar Land
Posted on: April 16, 2025
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 turnover/retention/employee 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 presentations/lectures as required by section head.
- Contributes towards improving department scores for patient
satisfaction on scorecard through peer-to-peer accountability.
QUALITY/SAFETY 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.
GROWTH/INNOVATION 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 business/job
duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise
job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Six months supervised experience in psychological or
neuropsychological test administration LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- REQUIRED
- N/A
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) NoON-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 NoTRAVEL
Travel specifications may vary by department
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area NoCompany
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.
Keywords: Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group, Houston , Psychometrician - Neurology (Sugar Land), Healthcare , Sugar Land, Texas
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