Psychological Specialist

Job description

Overview Shift: 8a-4:30p: Description: - Coordinates and conducts clinical or research activities related to the psychological evaluation and treatment of patients or research participants. - Provides psychological, physiological and/or behavioral assessments of patients. - Administers a variety of neuropsychological tests which require advanced formal education to assess areas such as cognitive functioning, academic skills, personality and emotional development, and behavior. - Develops ideas to facilitate research studies and proposes ideas for new research studies. - Recruits, screens, and conducts clinical evaluations of potential participants. - Assists in determining their eligibility to participate in clinical trials. - Collects, compiles and analyzes data related to various psychological or behavioral studies. Extracts statistical data and prepares reports. - Conducts interviews and schedules regular visits with study participants and their caregivers. - Writes psychological reports and interprets results. - Provides consultation and advice concerning post-study therapy, interventions, and behavior management. - Educates patients concerning research procedures, investigatio...