NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations. Department: Neuropsychology Increase your chances of reaching the interview stage by reading the complete job description and applying promptly. FTE: 1.00 Full Time Shift: Days Position Summary: Provide neuropsychological consultation and evaluations to include clinical interviewing, administering, scoring and interpreting test results, providing feedback and test report preparation. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Detailed responsibilities: * PATIENT CARE - Provide neuropsychological consultation and evaluation to include clinical interviewing, administering, scoring and interpreting test results, providing feedback and test report preparation * PATIENT CARE - Ensure psychological services are in accordance with quality standards, regulations and policy guidelines * LIAISON - Serve as a liaison for assigned area; coordinate activities in collaboration with other staff professionals, divisions, departments and organizations; may chair steering committees * REPORTS - Prepare and maintain a variety of reports; analyze and interpret reports as required; prepare, present and disseminate information to professional individuals, groups and organizations * MEETINGS - Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations * TRAINING - Coordinate and conduct personnel training sessions as required; may supervise lower level staff * PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right" Qualifications Education: Essential: * Doctorate Degree Education specialization: Essential: * APA accredited prog in Psychology, Neuropsychology,Related Experience: Essential: Documented experience in age appropriate environment Nonessential: No preferred experience Credentials: Essential: * Licensed Psychologist in State of New Mexico * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days Physical Conditions: Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. xmvmafu Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Working conditions: Essential: * No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment * Sub to credential.failure obtain/maintain may result in term * 60 days written notice required to be eligible for rehire * Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required Sign-On Bonus Available Relocation Assistance Available Department: Behavioral and Mental Health