Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Job Description
Job Title: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Department: BISTÅ Center
Reports to: Director of The BISTÅ Center
Census Code:                                ( 2013) Mental Health Social Workers
Position Details: Full-time, Monday-Friday, Salary, Exempt
Job Summary:
Provides evidence-based ABA services and supervision for assigned clients. This may include, but is not limited to, behavior or skills assessments, implementation of ABA programming, parent training and consultation, school consultation services, staff trainings or consultations. Billing requirements must average 25 hours per week; approximately 15 hours per week will be non-billable, but essential case related activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Oversee, develop, and implement skill acquisition programs and functional behavior assessments, functional assessments, behavior intervention plans, and skills assessments.
• Oversees, provides training and feedback, and contributes to annual evaluations for Registered Behavior Technicians and Interns.
• Consults with and maintains a professional relationship with families, client, staff, and professionals.
• Recommends solutions to problems with program development and implementation.
• Provides direction in establishment of program goals, protocols, and procedures.
• Provides supervision, training, and consultation services in-clinic, in-home, in-community, and in-school settings as directed.
• May provide direct services for client if needed to maintain consistent ABA schedule, or when designated staff are out and no fill-in is available.
• Analyzes client outcome data to make recommendations in program implementation.
• Can implement a variety of programs and demonstrates flexibility with the variety of individualized intervention cases
• Responds to and checks emails every 24 hours; Provides updates on goals, questions and concerns.
• Submits reports in a timely manner to parents, funding sources (insurance/state) or BISTÅ Administration.
• Maintain an accurate record keeping system in accordance with state and local laws; all data uploaded to client CentralReach profiles.
• Ability to manage stress of job responsibilities in adaptive and productive ways; demonstrates flexibility in responding to changes in cases, driving, meetings, etc.
• Receives and implements corrective feedback from coworkers and administrators.
• Knowledgeable of Applied Behavior Analysis and positive behavior support strategies, and able to model the application of empirically valid procedures in applied settings.
• Consults with other professionals to provide effective coordination of care for all clients.
• Performs related duties, special assignments and projects as required by the Director of The BISTÅ Center.
• Displays appropriate time management skills and effectively communicates caseload needs to BISTÅ Administration.
• On time for scheduled meetings/appointments; notifies in advance if going to be late; follows company cancellation policy.
• Communicates with RBT teams at least weekly for all cases.
• Provides at least monthly parent training/consultation for all parents/caregivers on caseload.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Assists in the supervision of direct service staff.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
• Oversees the Registered Behavior Technician and equivalent positions.
• Provides supervision for BACB certification process.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Demonstrates flexibility with managing assigned workload and ensuring the needs of cases are addressed.
• Familiar with the BACB requirements for Behavior Analysts, regularly reviews the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts, 5 th Edition Task List from the BACB.
• Ability to complete various skills assessments, functional assessments, functional behavior assessments, client observations, and parent trainings.
• Maintains certification and licensure as a behavior analyst (BACB and State).
• Participates in or provides staff trainings.
• Evaluates client progress through review of behavior data, FA/FBA, and BIPs.
• Is familiar with and proficient with using CentralReach for all client documentation and billing purposes.
• Assumes direct responsibility for the safety, well-being, and goal progress of clients.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret educational and behavioral documents and assessments. Ability to respond to common inquiries or concerns from parents/caregivers and other individuals authorized to obtain such information.
Reasoning Abilities:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
During the workday, the employee is frequently walking and standing while performing the duties of this job. The employee may frequently bend or twist at the neck and back; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl while performing the duties of this job. The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision, close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear the spoken word at a normal volume and at 20 feet with back turned.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasional lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. At times employee may, with assistance, lift and/or move up to an individual student’s/client’s body weight.
Work Environment:
The work environment is representative of what an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Sessions are conducted in various locations including in-home, in-clinic, in-community, and in-school. Staff will need to be prepared and flexible as we look to provide ABA services in any location that will benefit the client and their progress.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Clients may exhibit inappropriate physical behavior that may include hitting, biting, kicking, etc.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification Requirements:
• Active BCBA Certification.
• Active AZ BEH license from Board of Psychologist Examiners.
• Safety Care (QBS) Trained and Certified (Training provided by The BISTÅ Center).
• Obtain and maintain Fingerprint Clearance Card (Provided by The BISTÅ Center).
• Have and maintain valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Able and willing to drive personal vehicle to sessions and clinic locations (includes mileage reimbursement). Proof of liability insurance required.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The candidate must be able to work directly with students/clients who display intense aggressive and self-injurious behaviors. Further, the candidate must possess significant knowledge of best practices in instruction and applied behavioral analysis. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
All personnel hired by ACCEL shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment, except for certified personnel who, as a condition of certification are required to have a valid fingerprint clearance card. All other personnel shall obtain a state level fingerprint background check.
Education and Experience:
• Master’s degree in a related field required
• BCBA Certification and AZ State Licensure required
• Ability to demonstrate independent completion on all client related activities listed on BACB task list required
Medical Practices
Health Care Provider
Full-time