Psychometrist (Casual) - Department of Psychology

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada SickKids Full time

**About SickKids**:
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

**Position Description**:
SickKids serves a diverse population of patients and families by offering holistic comprehensive services across a wide range of clinical specialties. The Department of Psychology at the Hospital for Sick Children is currently recruiting for a Psychometrist who, under the direction and supervision of a registered psychologist, will carry out the administration and scoring, of all psychometric testing and research assessments of infants, toddlers and children (ages 0-4). Specifically, the Psychometrist should have specialized knowledge of test administration of functioning and social-emotional well-being the context of the child's developmental and medical history and family functioning. The psychometrist will primarily work with very young children a variety of complex physical and mental health conditions within a research protocol in the departments of neurology/genetics.

**Here's What You'll Get To Do**
- Work within a fast-paced environment; efficiently manage, triage, and assess a varied caseload under specific required timelines within a child and family centred approach to care
- Under the direction of the Clinical Psychologist, carry out developmental assessments to understand a child¿s cognitive functioning and learning while considering his/her/their physical health histories.
- Administering and scoring developmental, assessments for patients and families
- Observing and reporting on relevant patient behaviour during test sessions and adapts interactions as necessary to work successfully with patient
- Scoring, norming and summarizing psychological test data based on accurate and efficient scoring procedures as delineated in test manuals
- Keeping up to date with new tests or versions of tests as they become available
- Ensuring that hospital administrative policy and privacy requirements are adhered to

**Here's What You'll Need**
- Master Degree in Psychology (Bachelor in Psychology with experience will be considered)
- Previous psychometric testing and assessment experience with young children
- Superior critical thinking, organizational and time management skills, and highly attentive to detail
- Ability to use observational skills to identify issues beyond test scores
- Demonstrated competency in written and verbal communications
- Exercising sound judgement, diplomacy, and tact, in interacting with a diverse population.
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve, work independently and collaboratively with members of a large interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in culturally competent practice, and extensive understanding of the importance of health equity, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of healthcare services
- Excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills
- Social sensitivity, diplomacy and relationship-building / management
- Ability to multi-task, be flexible and adaptable to changing programme demands

**Employment Type**

Casual

**Our Commitment to Diversity**:
The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation.

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