University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Department of Psychiatry (Marcus Brain Institute for Health)

Job Title: Neuropsychologist

Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant Professor  

Position #00842144 – Requisition #38402

Job Summary:

The Marcus Institute for Brain Health (MIBH) currently seeks a full-time licensed Neuropsychologist who will work within the MIBH interdisciplinary team. The responsibilities of this position focus on direct patient care.

The Neuropsychologist will serve as an independent healthcare provider of clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology with specialized knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with mild to moderate TBI and behavioral health comorbidities. The rehabilitation neuropsychologist will use psychological, neurological, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological principles, techniques, and tests to evaluate patients' cognitive, behavioral, and emotional strengths and weaknesses and their relationship to normal and abnormal central nervous system functioning. These data will be utilized for differential diagnosis, treatment planning, and team consultation and collaboration. In addition, the neuropsychologist will provide interventions to assist the patients with adapting and adjusting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting outpatient neuropsychological evaluations including:

o  Reviewing medical records in preparation for assessment and treatment

o  Providing comprehensive assessment relevant to the patient's presenting concerns and treatment goals.

o  Interpreting neuropsychological and psychological data within the context of complex medical histories

o  Communicating assessment results verbally and in writing to the patient and family and to a multi-disciplinary team of providers

·       Actively consulting with, interacting with, and assisting with or co-treating patients and family members during the rehabilitation process and  implementing treatment plans according to clinical needs of the patient in collaboration with the entire interdisciplinary team.

·       Providing individual education and trauma informed behavioral health treatment addressing a wide range of behavioral and social aspects of brain health.

·       Conducting individual and group therapy, behavioral interventions, and intervention with families as part of an interdisciplinary team treatment approach.

·       Working independently as well as collaboratively to implement a treatment plan appropriately and adjust it according to clinical needs of the patient.

·       Preparing appropriate documentation in a timely manner of evaluations, progress notes, treatment plans, and charges.

·       Assisting with the development of program processes, policies and procedures, best practices and collaborating with team members to develop and manage programmatic evalua