If client-centered care is part of your DNA, we want to hear from you! Join our team as a Psychometrist and experience an opportunity with incredible flexibility, unparalleled culture, and endless growth and development potential.

We are currently hiring for our Ames office!

Who are we?

Central Iowa Psychological Services (CIPS) is an outpatient multidisciplinary group practice with office locations in Des Moines, Ames, and Ankeny. We provide general psychotherapy and psychological testing services, medication management services, interventional psychiatric services such as Spravato and TMS, and Substance Abuse/Addiction Services in conjunction with MAT services.

Why join our team?

• You will be instrumental in transforming mental health care within your local community!

• You will join a networked community of passionate professionals that are motivated to support an aligned mission of transforming mental healthcare one community at a time.

• Competitive Compensation

• A monthly office “joy & wellness” budget!

• A generous PTO and holiday package!

• A fully comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, EAP, 401K w/ match, accident, hospital, critical illness, STD, LTD, FSA/DCFSA, and HSA plans available.

What’s your day to day look like?

• Administer and score neuropsychological, psychological, personality and academic tests under the supervision of a psychological evaluator.

• Ensure that patients referred for testing services are seen in a timely manner

• Maintain standardization procedures, and when necessary, “test the limits” as instructed by the supervising psychologist

• Provide a written summary of the patient’s behavior during testing, including any interaction with the patient’s parents, family, or peers that may be observed incidentally

• Administer behavioral and functional protocols for parents, spouse/ partner, or other ancillary informants

• Create data tables as requested by the supervising psychologist

• Interact with the supervising psychologist regularly through various communication channels, communicating questions, concerns, or other issues

• Write progress notes in the medical record to keep personnel informed of the status of the testing process and to help document hours/time for testing log

• As it relates to patient care:

  • Interact in a therapeutic and standardized manner with patients of all ages

  • Maintain good relationships with parents and other caregivers

  • Demonstrate a proven ability to manage difficult or challenging behaviors with calmness, patience and respect

  • Seek out supervision as needed in situations that include active refusal, aggression, anger or other defiant/rebellious behaviors

  • Use active listening techniques to interact with disgruntled patients or family members

  • Protect patients’ rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal information and adhering to HIPAA standards

• Attend training conferences offered by the department as well as by outside organizations

• Review and ensure timeliness, accuracy, availability and security of information

• Assist in training practicum students and graduate psychometrists

• Acclimate new students and psychometrists to the psychometrist position and the collaborative relationship.

• Assist in completing and tracking prior authorizations, as needed, for service for insurance companies

• Perform other duties as assigned

What experience and qualifications we looking for?

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required, Master’s degree preferred

• Training by a Psychologist and proficiency demonstrated in psychological test administration and scoring as determined by a Psychologist, at a minimum, with relevant coursework in Psychological testing preferred but not required

• Understanding of descriptive statistics, including measures of central tendency, and how to select appropriate testing norms

• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and generate new ideas (process improvement, communication, etc) and demonstrate aptitude for self-correction, attention to detail and quality of work