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Neuropsychology Technician

Location

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

JobType

full-time

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About the role

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Allied Health and Technical

Job Posting Description


Position Summary: 
Under the supervision of a licensed psychologist with specialized training in clinical neuropsychology, the Neuropsychology Technician provides direct patient care by administering and scoring psychological tests. This role supports the psychological testing process, assists with the prior-authorization process, and manages the neuropsychology clinical database. Additional responsibilities include preparing patient folders and data sheets, maintaining test supplies, and scanning neuropsychology charts for electronic storage.

Schedule: Monday-Friday (40 hours, day shift)

Key Responsibilities:
  • Administer psychological tests to patients aged 1–25 according to standardized procedures, including making behavioral observations related to motor, language, speech, social, emotional, and physical behavior, as well as problem-solving style and attention regulation.
  • Score psychological tests in accordance with standardized procedures for psychologist review; prepare tables with results for written reports.
  • Prepare paperwork for prior insurance authorization, including clinical data important for establishing medical necessity for neuropsychological assessment.
  • Manage web-based questionnaires/rating scales for scheduled patients, obtaining parent, patient, and teacher surveys, and uploading rating scale reports.
  • Enter clinical neuropsychological data into the clinic database, ensure accurate data entry, and note anomalies or unexpected results for psychologist review.
  • Maintain scans of neuropsychology charts for secure electronic storage.
  • Maintain inventory and organization of assessment material supply cabinets, prepare order requests, and maintain par supply levels.
  • Maintain inventory of digital web-based assessment tools, prepare order requests, and maintain par supply levels.
  • Participate in clinical research as needed, including retrospective chart review, data compilation, data summaries, and drafting analyses. May assist neuropsychology staff with manuscript preparation.
  • Prepare paperwork for prior insurance authorization, including clinical data important for establishing medical necessity for neuropsychological assessment.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
  • Required: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field
Experience:
  • Required: None
  • Preferred: Prior experience working with pediatric patients in a clinical setting
Licensure / Certifications:
  • None required

Office/Site Location

Brookline

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Onsite Only

About the company

The Children's Hospital Corporation doing business as Boston Children's Hospital, operates as a non-profit health care organization. The Organization offers neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric transplant, endocrinology gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, newborn medicine, and blood disorder care services in the United States.

Skills

data sheets
database