Psychometrist (Traumatic Brain Injury studies)

Job description

**Req ID:** RQ209043
**Type of Requisition:** Regular
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None
**Public Trust/Other Required:** NACLC (T3)
**Job Family:** Science and Research
**Skills:**
Clinical Research,Neuropsychological Assessment,Neuropsychological Testing,Psychological Health
**Experience:**
2 + years of related experience

**Job Description:**

**GDIT's Military Health Team is hiring a Psychometrist to support clinical investigations for the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) located at the Naval Medical Center (NMCSD) in San Diego, California.**

**_TBICoE unifies a system of TBI health care, reliably advancing the science for the warfighter and ready to meet future brain health challenges_**

**Learn More About the TBICoE Mission here --> Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence | Health.mil (https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Center-of-Excellence)**

**Psychometrist will support the current Traumatic Brain Injury Research Staff with their clinical investigations.

S/he will administer and score objective psychological and neuropsychological tests incorporating pertinent behavioral observations.**
**HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:**


+ Administers and scores neuropsychological and psychological tests for screening, clinical and/or medical- board related evaluations on patients with traumatic brain injury.
+ Documents behavioral observations and testing notes for incorporation into neuropsychological reports.
+ Employs alternate or modified assessment instruments and/or strategies as necessary.
+ Prepares for testing by reviewing pertinent patient medical records and consulting with clinical staff in advance of patient testing.
+ Actively participates in clinical assessments with staff neuropsychologist(s).
+ Assists with interpreting test results and writing reports of patient assessments.
+ Reports results that warrant prompt action to the research physicians.
+ Schedules patients for testing and other appointments, escorting subjects as necessary.
+ Create and maintain paper and/or electronic systems that may be necessary in order to accomplish these tasks (e.g. spreadsheets with contact information) as needed.
+ Maintains a close liaison with neuropsychology staff.
+ Maintain research project records in compliance with study and IRB requirements, as needed.
+ Assists in research activities, following all regulatory requirements as appropriate.
+ Works collaboratively with clinical and research staff on issues and patient concerns and demonstrates appropriate judgment in responding to emergent patient situations.
+ Maintains testing supplies/files and equipment in an organized manner.
+ Maintains neuropsychological testing database to track all patients tested on a weekly basis.

Serves as the primary point of contact to respond to requests for neuropsychological data from the VA and MTFs. Participates in feedback for patients and participates/facilitates psycho-education support group(s) as requested.
+ Maintain and update assessment testing skills as appropriate e.g. current version of measures, new measures.

**WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED (required)**


+ Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field
+ Training in standard psychological/neuropsychological test administration.
+ 2+ years of clinical experience in psychological and cognitive test administration required with meticulous attention to detail for accurate instrument completion, scoring, and data entry.
+ Excellent communication skills to impart complex test results to other professionals.
+ Excellent interpersonal and computer skills; ability to communicate effectively and to work with individuals of all levels.
+ Knowledge of basic counseling skills is preferred for eliciting cooperation from difficult subjects and ability to adapt to change in evaluating subjects of different disability during complex testing modalities.
+ Current certification in Basic Life Support and Human Subjects training.
+ Must maintain Continuing Education credit sufficient to maintain both their certification and to meet medical facility specific Quality Assurance standards for credentialing – as applicable.
+ Current certification in Basic Life Support and Human Subjects training.

Must complete CITI/ HIPAA training.
+ The incumbent must be able to work comfortably with computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
+ Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable T3 security investigation.




**WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER (preferred):**


+ Knowledge of procedures and techniques necessary for performing research tasks is preferred
+ Prior experience assessing traumatic brain injury and/or acquired brain injury strongly preferred.
+ Experience working with the military population highly desirable.

**WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:**


+ Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you
+ Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
+ 401K with company match
+ Diverse, highly collaborative teams
+ Professional development, education assistance, certification and training opportunities


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The likely salary range for this position is $69,264 - $79,654.

This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.

To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

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