Brain Health Technician

Location: Silver Spring, MD / DC Metro area (Hybrid)
Practice: Insight Functional Health

About the Role
We are seeking a thoughtful, motivated Brain Health Technician to join our functional medicine practice focused on cognitive health, long COVID, and complex chronic illness.

This role is ideal for individuals taking a gap year before applying to medical school, nursing school, PA school, or other health professions training, or for those with a strong interest in neurodegenerative disease, brain health, and rehabilitation.

You will work directly with patients to help them engage with cognitive training programs and neurofeedback, while gaining meaningful, hands-on clinical experience in a personalized functional medicine model.  This incorporates an approach to medicine focused on optimizing the body’s innate ability to heal by addressing underlying factors that can create a complex array of symptoms.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Direct, one-on-one patient interaction in a relationship-based care model
• Exposure to functional and precision medicine approaches to brain health
• Hands-on experience with cognitive training and neurofeedback
• Opportunity to develop both clinical awareness and patient communication skills
• Mentorship in a practice that values curiosity, initiative, and thoughtful care

Responsibilities

• Guide patients in using a cognitive training platform (e.g., BrainHQ and Brain Guage)
• Conduct in-office neurofeedback sessions (training provided)
• Ensure proper setup and signal quality of neurofeedback equipment
• Support patient follow-through and engagement with their care plans
• Maintain a calm, organized, and welcoming clinical environment
• Notice and communicate meaningful changes or concerns in patient progress
• Help patients navigate basic technology (patient portal, websites, apps)

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree (or completing one soon), preferably in:
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Biology / Pre-med
  • Health sciences or related field
• Planning a gap year before applying to a health professional program, OR
• Strong interest in brain health, cognitive decline, or rehabilitation

You Might Be a Great Fit If You:

• Naturally attune to others and pick up on subtle cues in how people are feeling
• Prefer to take ownership of your role rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Are patient, calm, and able to meet people where they are
• Take pride in following through and doing things thoroughly, not just quickly
• Are comfortable figuring things out and troubleshooting when something isn’t working
• Are organized, reliable, and detail-oriented
• Are curious and enjoy learning how and why things work

Training & Experience

• No prior neurofeedback experience required—we will train you
• Prior experience in healthcare, coaching, tutoring, or caregiving is helpful but not required
• Comfort with basic technology (or willingness to learn quickly) is important

Schedule & Commitment

• Full-time preferred (30-40 hours/week)
• Minimum 1-year commitment strongly preferred (ideal for gap year candidates)
• Start/End date is negotiable