|
Job Description
|
Associate Director - Neuropsychology
Orlando Health Medical Group is seeking an Associate Director, Neuropsychology for Orlando Health's Neuroscience Institute in sunny Central Florida!
Position Summary
The Neuropsychology Group provides comprehensive outpatient neuropsychological assessments of adult patients suspected of having cognitive impairment associated with neurological conditions. Our neuropsychologists are licensed psychologists with specialized education and extensive training in the clinical neurosciences, including the relationship between behavioral functioning, neuroanatomy, neurology and neurophysiology. An integral part of Orlando Health's Department of Neurology, Neuropsychology Group also shares a close collaborative relationship with other departments to provide our patients with the highest quality of care.
Essential Functions
- Provides professional operational leadership of the outpatient Neuropsychology department.
- Collaborates with Orlando Health Medical Group Administration to ensure departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
- Demonstrates a high degree of leadership, initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making to achieve Orlando Heath and OHMG
specific goals.
- Ability to identify clinical care gaps and develop, evaluate or update clinic policies and standard operating procedures in the
ambulatory clinic setting.
- Plans and coordinates quality and service activities in the outpatient clinic and is responsible for the overall culture of safety within
all service line clinical areas (clinic, treatment areas, inpatient/outpatient transitions).
- Actively participates in OHMG ambulatory wide clinical strategy with the Assistant Vice President and OHMG operational leaders to
ensure alignment to these strategies in their ambulatory clinics.
- Efficiently manages, directs, and coordinates clinic processes provide cost-effective, quality patient care service.
- Provides neuropsychological/neurobehavioral assessment of patients with an emphasis on how their current status impacts their
daily function and rehabilitation.
- Interacts effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Develops neurobehavioral treatment plans and works within the team model to implement them as appropriate.
Education/Training
- Requirements for licensure in psychology include Ph.D. or Psy. D., Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship.
- Advanced training in Rehabilitation Psychology or Neuropsychology (Internship or Fellowship Level)
Licensure/Certification
- Licensed psychologist in the state of Florida by the Florida Department of Health - renewed bi-annually.
- Must meet the guidelines specified in Division 40 APA for practice in neuropsychology.
- American Board of Professional Psychology certification.
Experience
-Three (3) to five (5) years of experience working within medical settings and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
For more information regarding Orlando Health's Physician career opportunities, please visit the following website:
www.orlandohealth.com/medicalgroup
|