Neuropsychology Technician

Boston Children's Hospital
dental insurance, 403(b)
United States, Massachusetts, Brookline
Oct 09, 2025
Position Summary: Under the supervision of a licensed psychologist with specialized training in clinical neuropsychology, the Neuropsychology Technician provides direct patient care by administering and scoring psychological tests. This role supports the psychological testing process, assists with the prior-authorization process, and manages the neuropsychology clinical database. Additional responsibilities include preparing patient folders and data sheets, maintaining test supplies, and scanning neuropsychology charts for electronic storage. Schedule: Monday-Friday (40 hours, day shift) Key Responsibilities: Administer psychological tests to patients aged 1-25 according to standardized procedures, including making behavioral observations related to motor, language, speech, social, emotional, and physical behavior, as well as problem-solving style and attention regulation. Score psychological tests in accordance with standardized procedures for psychologist review; prepare tables with results for written reports. Prepare paperwork for prior insurance authorization, including clinical data important for establishing medical necessity for neuropsychological assessment. Manage web-based questionnaires/rating scales for scheduled patients, obtaining parent, patient, and teacher surveys, and uploading rating scale reports. Enter clinical neuropsychological data into the clinic database, ensure accurate data entry, and note anomalies or unexpected results for psychologist review. Maintain scans of neuropsychology charts for secure electronic storage. Maintain inventory and organization of assessment material supply cabinets, prepare order requests, and maintain par supply levels. Maintain inventory of digital web-based assessment tools, prepare order requests, and maintain par supply levels. Participate in clinical research as needed, including retrospective chart review, data compilation, data summaries, and drafting analyses. May assist neuropsychology staff with manuscript preparation. Prepare paperwork for prior insurance authorization, including clinical data important for establishing medical necessity for neuropsychological assessment. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Required: Bachelor's Degree Preferred: Bachelor's degree in psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field Experience: Required: None Preferred: Prior experience working with pediatric patients in a clinical setting Licensure / Certifications: None required The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.