UNIV - Student Psychometrist - Pediatrics: Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

Job Description Summary

The Department of Pediatrics is currently recruiting for a Psychometrist in their Developmental Pediatric Division. This individual will be responsible for administration and scoring of standardized tests for psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments conducted by faculty psychologists, including such measures as the WISC-IV, DAS-II, WJ-III, and others.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Temporary

Cost Center

CC004433 COM PEDS DEVP Psychology CC

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Work Shift

Job Description

FLSA: Hourly
Job Summary: The Department of Pediatrics is currently recruiting for a Psychometrist in their Developmental Pediatric Division. This individual will be responsible for administration and scoring of standardized tests for psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments conducted by faculty psychologists, including such measures as the WISC-IV, DAS-II, WJ-III, and others. Training and ongoing supervision in test administration and scoring will be provided. The position also will involve administration of psychometric tests according to various research protocols, assistance with training incoming interns and part-time psychometrists, and administrative support related to faculty psychologists’ clinical and research activities. The psychometrist position will provide exposure to a wide variety of pediatric populations, and supervision by licensed psychologists.

Job Duties:
20% - Administers psychometric tests according to standardized procedures for psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations. Scores psychometric test results according to national norms. - (Essential)
20% - Establishes rapport with patients during psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations and elicits patients’ best performance. Makes clinical observations of behavior while testing patients. - (Essential)
20% - Enters test results/scores in report templates of faculty psychologists. Enters score description ranges in report templates of faculty psychologists. - (Essential)
20% - Manages incoming patient packets. Scores behavior rating scales for faculty physicians and psychologists. - (Essential)
20% - Assists with the training of psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and part-time psychometrists in the standardized administration of psychometric tests. Assists with the training of psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and part-time psychometrists in the scoring of psychometric test results according to national norms. - (Essential)

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: A high school diploma and two years relevant program experience. A bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required program experience.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15# , unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects from floor level to height of 36 inches, to 15#, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, to 15 #, from height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects to 15 #, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to work in dusty areas (Infrequent)

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