Psychometrist - Developmental Pediatrics
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Charleston, South Carolina
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Administrative, Operations, Program, & Project Management
Job Description Summary
A psychometrist is responsible for the administration and scoring of psychological and neuropsychological tests under the supervision of licensed psychologists.
Psychometrists are an important part of the evaluation process and work closely with faculty psychologists who provide training and ongoing supervision in test administration and scoring. The psychometrist position will provide exposure to a wide variety of pediatric populations, and supervision by licensed psychologists.
Entity
University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC004433 COM PEDS DEVP Psychology CC
Pay Rate Type
Hourly
Pay Grade
Health-21
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
Required Education / Experience:
High School degree or Equivalent work experience: 1 year
Job Duties:
35% - (Essential): Establish an appropriate testing environment. Establish rapport with patients during psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations. Use behavior management strategies to elicit patients’ best performance. Accurate administration of psychometric tests according to standardized procedures as selected by faculty psychologists for psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations.
25% (Essential): Accurate scoring of psychometric test results according to national norms. Accurate entry of data (test results and scores) and qualitative descriptions in report templates of faculty psychologists.
20% (Essential): Documentation of detailed behavioral observations of the examinee during testing to aid in test interpretation.
20% - (Essential): Assist administrative staff with duties related to patient triage. Score behavior rating scales and other tests
Additional Job Description
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