Company Description
Join an incredible team of professionals who love what they do, support each other, and are defining quality ABA services.
Behavioral Health Works, Inc. (BHW) is looking for caring, compassionate, and high-energy individuals who want a rewarding career that makes a difference in the lives of those affected by Autism.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Clinical Manager is required to have a minimum of a masters degree in psychology, child development, special education, applied behavior analysis, or a related field andis required to be BCBA certified and/or a qualified licensed healthcare professional who meets state requirements. The Clinical Manager is also required to have relevant supervision experience and meet all of BHWs program competencies. The Clinical Manager reports directly to the Clinical Director and develops, monitors, and oversees ABA treatment plans, provides direct clinical case supervision to behavior technicians, and provides oversight and direction of assigned cases and behavior technicians. Outstanding communication and leadership skills are necessary for this role.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Minimum of a Masters degree in psychology, child development, special education, applied behavior analysis, or a related field
- Must be BCBA-certified or hold qualified licensed healthcare professional status (based on state regulations)
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organization skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Commitment to upholding the companys mission and vision to the community
Preferred
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working directly with autistic individuals
- Minimum of 2 years developing behavior reduction goals and behavior-analytic skill acquisition plans
- Previous experience as a Behavior Technician implementing ABA treatment plans
POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following statements are intended to describe the major elements and requirements of the position and should not be taken as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals assigned to this job.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
- Ensures quality clinical service delivery by meeting all minimum supervisory requirements and parent training hours (requirements vary per funder)
- Maintains an average of 5 hours per day of billable clinical time across each month
- Provides monthly supervision to all behavior technicians on their team (maintaining 5% supervision for any Registered Behavior Technicians)
- Develops, monitors, analyzes, and updates client programming on a monthly basis
- Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) as assigned
- Provides guidance and direction to assigned behavior technicians on treatment plan and behavior plan implementation
- Provides establishment of program goals, agendas, protocols, measurement systems, and procedures
- Develops and monitors treatment plan protocols
- Conducts supervision, parent education, adaptive behavior treatment protocol modification based on assigned cases authorized treatment hours
- Responds to family/client issues in a timely manner; escalates when necessary
- Responds to critical staff issues in a timely manner; escalates when necessary
- Develops and writes progress reports and submits on time to Clinical Director
- Renders clinical time on CentralReach at the end of each session, including completing session notes to BHW and health plan standards and collecting parent signatures.
- Ensures clinical documentation (both theirs and their Behavior Technicians) meet BHW standards and requirements
- Facilitate and lead monthly PODS (BT mentorship program)
- Support that promotes retention on BT
- Maintains communication with all staff within agency; responds to staff concerns in a timely manner
- Maintains appropriate relationships with supervisors (e.g., supportive and approachable, but maintains leadership role)
- Keeps current with relevant research around behavior-analytic intervention practices, upholds best practice standards, and communicates new research to staff and how best to implement new knowledge
In addition to the above duties the following duties and responsibilities also apply:
- Ensures quality clinical service delivery by meeting all minimum oversight and management requirements
- Provides, at a minimum, 1 visit per month per client (minimum requirements may vary by funding source requirement)
- Ensures quality clinical service delivery by ensuring all minimum supervisory requirements and parent training requirements are provided
- Provides management and direction to supervisors on shared cases
- Provides guidance and direction to Behavior Technicians
- Provides guidance in identifying solutions to problems with program development and implementation
- Provides guidance to supervisors in analyzing client outcome data to make recommendations in program implementation
- Approves all program changes
- Provides education and guidance to supervisors and staff regarding the Implementation and the development of intervention goals
- Provides education to supervisors and behavior technicians regarding funding source requirements
- Provides guidance to supervisors regarding how to respond to client issues, funding source issues, or other problems as they arise
- Meets with supervisor(s) at a minimum of once per month to review cases
- Develops and assists in the development of progress reports.
- Develops and edits supervisor report submissions in a timely manner, provides effective feedback, and ensures they are written in a professional manner
- Signs off on all progress reports on caseload
PROFESSIONALISM, ORGANIZATION, & COMMUNICATION
- Demonstrates a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail at all times
- Understands, respects, and displays sensitivity to culture, age, and persons with disabilities
- Independently recognizes and performs duties which need to be done without being directly assigned
- Maintains and abides by all BHW policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs and safety standards
- Uses effective collaborative strategies as evidenced by recognizing and understanding that as a member of an interdependent group, collaboration and compromise is required in order to maintain the effectiveness of the group as a whole to effectively resolve problems
- Displaying teamwork ability to promote cooperation and collaboration; gaining support for programs and goals; establishes rapport with families, clients and professional staff
- Establishes priorities; organizes work and time to meet them
- Maintains appropriate boundaries with staff, families and other professionals
- Uses time effectively and constructively; does not abuse supplies, equipment, and services
- Accepts constructive criticism in a positive manner
- Complies with company dress code
- Responds to emails within 24 hours
PROBLEM-SOLVING & KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Recommends solutions to problems with program development and implementation
- Demonstrates ability to resolve issues at the lowest level possible by proposing workable solutions
- Follows through until issue is resolved: continues to attend to and assume responsibility for an issue until it is successfully resolved
- Expresses needs to fellow staff in a clear and respectful manner
- Continues to attend to and assume responsibility for an issue until it is resolved
- Demonstrates ability to bring the concerns of program staff to the director to resolve
- Keeps Clinical Director apprised of case related issues and outcomes
- Effectively listens to the needs of staff and families using empathy and active listening strategies; able to provide supportive feedback
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate difficult or sensitive information to family and/or staff
- Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills and does not avoid conflicts
- Demonstrates effective knowledge of typical development, atypical development, and developmental milestones
- Demonstrates effective knowledge regarding program protocols, team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, session notes, data collection
UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE & PHILOSOPHY
- Understands and clearly articulates Behavioral Health Works mission and values
- Conversant with program policies and procedures; familiar with and abides by the organizations Employee handbook and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts
- Understands and can articulate BHWs treatment approach and emphasizes the client-first model in all aspects of the position
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