Psychometrist

Job Title

This position will individually interview and administer tasks to patients (adult, adolescent, and child) with a wide range of known or suspected psychiatric and neurological conditions using standardized testing procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree.
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.

Experience:

• One (1) year of experience in a mental health center, medical center, psychological service, an internship in psychological test administration or general customer service.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• Specific training in administration of psychometric and personality assessment devices.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Interviews and administers tests to patients with a wide range of known or suspected psychiatric and neurological conditions.
• Alters approach according to the special needs of each patient in order to ensure that the patient's test results represent the best performances of which that patient is capable.
• Administers and scores a large number of individual tests and batteries of tests.
• Maintains awareness of deficits demonstrated by each patient and ensures that, whenever possible, tests of other abilities are presented in such a way that "irrelevant" deficits do not interfere with the patient's performance.
• Uses manuals to score many of the results.
• Converts raw scores into standard scores for certain tests.
• Computes a summary index of the number of impaired performances for the neuropsychological test battery using an algebraic formula.
• Reviews all test materials for errors in administering, recording and scoring and makes corrections if necessary.
• Compiles test data and scores test for interpretation in a timely manner.
• Assumes responsibility for the day-to-day operations.
• Performs billing and maintains a record-keeping and complex data retrieval system.
• Maintains inventory of all testing materials and supplies.
• Works with department secretary to schedule incoming referrals from all inpatient and outpatient referral sources.
• Maintains psychological testing files as necessary.
• Responds to correspondence requesting reprints, research and copies of psychological reports according to hospital confidentiality requirements.
• Coordinates collection and collation of data for research projects when necessary.
• Learns to administer and score new tests when necessary.
• Establishes an effective learning environment for psychology interns during their rotation with the assessment service, which includes appropriate training and supervision as deemed necessary by the director of the service. This also includes Psychiatry residents and Social Work interns.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times, during work hours and outside the work environment.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping are necessary body movements utilized in performing duties through the work shift.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• When working on inpatient units, must be able and willing to participate in physical restraint of patient if needed.
• Ability to cope with high levels of stress that come with dealing with impaired patient populations.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The work environment includes time in the office at Chestnut Ridge Center as well as walking around interacting with patients and staff of Chestnut Ridge Center.
• The examiner may be on a one-to-one basis in a closed testing environment where patients may become hostile or uncooperative and may even attempt to leave the testing situation.
• The Psychometrist may be exposed to high levels of stress due to working with psychologically impaired patients.

Skills and Abilities

This position requires a high degree of interpersonal and communication skills with patients, faculty, staff, and outside referral sources and contacts.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Non-Exempt

Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center: 8026 WVUH Neuro Behavioral Medicine Clinic RNI RNI

Address: 33 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.