Testing Psychologist

Position: Testing Psychologist
Location: Rockville, MD 100% On-Site - FT (PT is an option)
Clearance: N/A

The Testing Psychologist has two main responsibilities:
(1) Conducting diagnostic evaluations for individuals ages 1 to 21, evaluating results, and delivering treatment recommendations to families.
(2) Providing clinically excellent supervision to postdoctoral fellows, masters level psychometricians, and doctoral externs.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Selects, administers, scores, and interprets psychological tests and complete psychological assessments.
• Conduct diagnostic evaluations using standardized assessments (e.g. ADOS-2, ADI-R, MIGDAS-2) for autism and differential diagnosis.
• Develop and deliver appropriate, individualized treatment recommendations to families.
• Provide high quality and efficient clinical services and reports.
• Participate in continuity of care for children evaluated and diagnosed.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary clinical team.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Doctorate in clinical psychology with experience in Autism Assessment and Diagnosis
• State license or eligibility. Will consider those on track to licensure in Maryland.
• 3 years clinical experience required, which may include internships, externships, or fellowships
• Experience with diverse population preferred
• Certification in good standing and appropriate State licensure.
• Knowledge of the behavioral health industry and terms.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement best practices related to training.
• Proficient knowledge of computer systems including Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of industry regulations.
• Experience administering Autism specific assessment screeners and diagnostic tools (ADOS-2, ADI-R, MIDGAS-2, CARS-2, Vineland, SRS, etc.). Client is willing to train candidates in using the above tools.

EEO
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