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Covenant Health · 1 month ago

Neuropsychologist

Lubbock, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Covenant Health is a comprehensive healthcare organization dedicated to providing high-quality care and services. They are seeking a Neuropsychologist to develop and implement a neuropsychology program, conduct comprehensive evaluations, and collaborate with medical providers to support patients with neurological conditions.

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Responsibilities

Further develop and implement a neuropsychology program and neuropsychological evaluation services based out of an outpatient neurology clinic within a major medical system

Conduct comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations to help clarify cognitive and psychological functioning of patients referred primarily by neurologists within an outpatient neurology practice. Provide diagnostic impressions and recommendations to referring providers, patients, and care partners to help inform treatment and support planning. Please note, referrals are primarily seeking to rule out neurocognitive disorder or clarify severity of neurocognitive disorder. Referrals also include presurgical neuropsychological evaluations for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, or Epilepsy being considered for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) candidacy

Collaborate with and offer consultation for referring medical providers

Provide some psychotherapeutic intervention and support for patients with neurological conditions

Attend monthly neuroscience section meetings and medical staff meetings

Provide professional presentations as part of neuroscience and interdisciplinary education

Provide psychoeducational presentations for clinic staff

Facilitate neuropsychological testing externship

Participate in research

Facilitate support groups patients with neurological conditions and or their care partners

Qualification

Neuropsychological evaluationPost-doctoral fellowshipTexas psychology licenseClinical neuropsychology certificationPre-surgical evaluationWADA testingPsychotherapeutic supportFunctional neurological symptomsBasic Life Skills training

Required

Completion of a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology by start date

Active license to practice psychology in Texas or active psychology license in another state with ability to obtain Texas psychology licensure by start date if offered the position

Experience providing neuropsychological evaluation for adults in medical settings

Basic Life Skills (BLS) training completed by start date

Preferred

Board certification in clinical neuropsychology by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) or by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABN)

Experience providing pre-surgical evaluation for DBS and Temporal Lobectomy candidacy

Ability to conduct WADA testing

Willingness to offer pre- and post- surgical psychotherapeutic support for patients

Experience providing psychotherapy for patient with functional neurological symptoms

Provide professional presentations as part of neuroscience and interdisciplinary education

Provide psychoeducational presentations for clinic staff

Facilitate neuropsychological testing externship

Participate in research

Facilitate support groups patients with neurological conditions and or their care partners