- Location
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Source
- Workday
Description
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Job Title
Psychometrist
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
Neuropsychology-Main Campus Hospital
Job Code
D18005
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-4:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
The Psychometrist role is a highly specialized position within neuropsychology that plays an integral part in the evaluation and care of patients with neurological and cognitive concerns. In this role, you will administer and score cognitive and psychological assessments while working closely with providers to support accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. This position is detail-oriented, patient-facing, and clinically focused, offering the opportunity to build meaningful patient interactions while contributing to a structured and collaborative care environment.
A caregiver in this position works full-time| days| 7:30am—4:00pm or 8:00am—4:30pm| no weekends or holidays| on site 5 days.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Administer, score and report results of many age-appropriate neuropsychological tests on patients with a wide range of known or suspected neurological conditions.
Accurately record responses, times and scores and write detailed behavioral observations concerning patient performance during testing.
Remain alert of cognitive deficits demonstrated by each patient.
Encourage the patient to always give their best performance on a given test.
Remain sensitive, alert and resourceful during testing to tailor the approach to patient needs (especially when working with patients who have severe impairments or behavioral issues
Maintain record keeping and data retrieval systems associated with test batteries.
Assist other Psychometrists as necessary
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or a related field
Educational training sufficient to understand neuropsychology clinical terminology
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Experience with neuropsychological behavioral assessments and test batteries
Course work in psychological tests and measurement
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity and eye hand coordination.
- Requires frequent standing and walking
- Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 75 pounds.
- May require moving patients in wheelchairs over short distances.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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