Contract Psychologist (Neurocognitive Screening Interpretation)

Job description

Key Responsibilities: - Review neurocognitive screening results (e.g., domain scores, validity indicators, pattern analysis) and integrate findings with available clinical information. - Perform targeted record review of patient history, including medical comorbidities, neuro/vascular risk factors, psychiatric history, sleep history, substance use, developmental/learning history, and functional status. - Evaluate medication lists and other iatrogenic factors that could contribute to cognitive symptoms (e.g., anticholinergic burden, sedatives, polypharmacy), and flag items for prescriber follow-up when appropriate. - Identify potential alternative or contributing causes of cognitive change beyond dementia (e.g., depression/anxiety, sleep disorders, delirium risk, metabolic/endocrine issues, nutritional deficiencies, medication effects, pain, sensory impairment, neurologic conditions, stress/trauma, low baseline education/learning disorder considerations). - Document a clear clinical impression that addresses whether screening results are most consistent with neurodegenerative change, non-neurodegenerative factors, mixed etiologies, or indeterminate findings. - Provide concise recomm...