Assessment Specialist - Childrens Hospital of The King's Daughters

• GENERAL SUMMARY
  • Under the direction of the department leadership, and following established policies, procedures and regulations, assists with and performs various technical procedures or non-clinical services, including screening and brief assessment administration and/or scoring for children and families. Work involves the coordination of performance assessment activities including but not limited to conducting face to face assessments with families, coordination of the assessments, and the management of assessment scoring. Duties include workflow analysis, process improvement, and problem solving; particularly related to program evaluation, grant reporting, and dissemination of research findings.
• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Assists with and performs various technical procedures or non-clinical services.
  • Provides supervision for and coordinates the program’s research volunteer program.
  • Completes all documentation in a timely manner and participates in staff meetings.
  • Contributes to ongoing research/program evaluation activities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
• LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
  • Completion of IRB (Institutional Review Board) certification in human subjects’ protection required within 1 month of employment.
• MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related human services field required.
  • Professional knowledge of areas of responsibility to include theory, practice and administration.
  • One to two years’ experience working in direct services with children and caregivers is strongly preferred.
  • Experience working with children/families who have histories of child maltreatment is strongly preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills are needed in order to provide services to families and to collaborate effectively and courteously with a variety of internal and external multidisciplinary professionals.
  • Experience in conducting program evaluation and/or treatment outcome research highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated experience in computer application programs to include but not limited to Microsoft Office and complex statistical analysis software (SPSS) is needed.
  • Requires good organizational, time management, and critical thinking skills.
  • Increased Security Clearance may be Required: Recurring FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, Child Protective Services registry search, and Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender.
  • Increased Security Clearance Required for Job Roles in Medical Tower II: FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, and Child Protective Services registry search.
• WORKING CONDITIONS
  • Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
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