Neuropsychologist

Children's National Medical Center • Rockville, MD, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Job Description

Description

The Neuropsychologist is responsible for the care of patients in the hospital and clinics, as well as research, educational and advocacy initiatives as determined by the Division Chief and/or Executive Director.

Qualifications

Minimum Education
Doctorate in Psychology (PsyD) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from an APA/CPA-accredited college or university. Completion of APA/CPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship, with supervised experience in clinical neuropsychology. Postdoctoral fellowship. (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
2 years Clinical care focus on pediatric and adolescent populations. This experience may be satisfied through postdoctoral residency training in clinical neuropsychology. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in the area of expertise.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Ability to function independently in evaluating patient problems and developing a plan for patient care.
Ability to incorporate ethical concepts into patient care and discuss these with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team.
Ability to supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to Continuing Medical Education and remains current on the developments and progress in his/her subspecialty.
Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Psychologist Fully licensed and credentialed attending staff category physician on the medical staff of Children’s National Hospital Upon Hire (Required)

Functional Accountabilities

Commitment to World Class Care

Provide clinical services for patients at Children’s Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical, professional and timely manner.
Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care, customer service and partnerships with community physicians through timely completion of records and communication.
Provide on-call services as determined by the Division Chief.
Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate.
Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.
Respond to team members and outside physicians in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to trainees expectations regarding patient updates and notifications of significant clinical changes, and encourage questions from trainees.

Commitment to Advocacy

Participate in CNMC’s advocacy initiatives.
Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy to promote population-based pediatric health and well being.
Teach patients and families about treatment, prevention, and care enhancement techniques.
Participate in specific health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.

Commitment to Research

Conduct research of significant scientific value in the clinical and translational science area(s) relevant to his/her practice specialty.
Participate in reviewing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
Publish in peer-reviewed, scientific, quality and management journals.
Submit applications for grants or contracts for funding of research projects.
Participate in research committees, workshop special interest groups, etc.

Commitment to Education

Participate in CNMC's medical education programs through learning activities with colleagues and trainees.
Participate as appropriate in hospital/university –wide educational programs.
Provide timely feedback to trainees.
Ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.
Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively.

Commitment to Quality & Compliance

Follow established bylaws, policies and procedures, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO, other regulatory bodies and/or the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures include complete clinical charge documentation.
Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement.
Cooperate and participate in the development, implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice, judgment and quality of care; Participate as a member of special care teams, Medical Staff and hospital committees.

Specialty Duties

Select, administer, and score psychological and neuropsychological tests to assess intellectual functioning, neuropsychological status, personality structure, interest, aptitudes, adaptive function, and academic achievement.
Interpret assessment results with regard to understanding brain-behavior relationships, using findings based on current research in neuropsychological assessment and available evidence-based approaches.
Write comprehensive neuropsychological assessment reports including diagnostic interpretations and next step management/strategy plans.
Participate in weekly case conferences and team meetings to discuss and evaluate the diagnoses and treatment/management of patients and formulate rehabilitation plans.
Provide interpretative information to parents and/or primary caregivers (including teachers, therapists); may provide short-term counseling and psychoeducational consultation to help parents better understand their child's neuropsychological condition and to offer strategies to manage these concerns.

Organizational Accountabilities

Organizational Commitment/Identification