Assistant Clinical Director (ACD)
hace 8 días
Phoenix
Job DescriptionThe Assistant Clinical Director (ACD) provides clinical oversight of ABA services within a center, supports a caseload, and provides ongoing structured mentorship to BCBAs in the center. The ACD is integral to the mentorship and training of BCBAs at the local, in-center level. The ACD has exemplary clinical, leadership, and mentorship skills. Additionally, the ACD is able to successfully impart those skills – clinical, leadership, and professional growth – in fellow BCBAs. ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and other duties. • Provides program oversight for a patient caseload, • Conducts behavioral and skills assessments, as required by funding sources, and as needed based on data/clinical judgment, • Develops compassionate and function-based behavior intervention plans and individualized, developmentally-sensitive treatment plans, • Completes initial evaluations for potential patients, • Provides training and supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and Fieldwork students, • Completes RBT competency assessments and re-assessments, • Responsible for continued competence and professional growth for RBTs, Fieldwork Students, and Trainers during weekly consultation (protocol modification) overlaps by using Behavioral Skills Training, • Holds regular RBT POD meetings, • Ensures supervision hours of RBTs meet the requirements of the BACB, • Builds and maintains positive family/caregiver relationships throughout the lifecycle/course of treatment of the patient, • Completes regularly scheduled family guidance sessions, • Identified touchpoints throughout the patient’s experience at Hopebridge to meet with the parent/caregiver to review progress and collaborate on individualized treatment plans and behavior plans., • Engages in coordination of care with the patient’s physicians, Hopebridge’s 360 Care team (Occupational and Speech Therapy), and other stakeholders, • Provides regular structured BCBA mentorship sessions and supportive performance guidance, • Provides clinical oversight, consistent with Hopebridge quality standards and evidence-based practices to BCBAs within center by monitoring clinical program progress through defined quality audit processes, • Supports clinical performance of BCBAs within center via procedural integrity documentation, provide feedback and necessary training, and communicate concerns to Regional BCBA, Center Manager, and Regional Center Manager as appropriate, • Implements the Hopebridge BCBA Mentorship and Training curriculum with integrity, • Delivers balanced corrective and development feedback to BCBAs, • Uses Hopebridge reports to drive clinical performance Competencies, • Attention to Detail - the ability to see and pay attention to details; the ability to recognize the component parts of a procedure or object, and to verify the correctness or error in an individual part or procedure, • Attitude Toward Others - maintaining a positive, open, and objective attitude toward others, • Emotional Control - the ability to maintain a rational and objective demeanor when faced with stressful or emotional situations; a measure of self-composure in a difficult situation and the ability to act objectively, rather than impulsively or emotionally, • Enjoyment of the Job - the feeling that one's job is both fulfilling and rewarding and that it has a positive and useful benefit., • Flexibility - the ability to readily modify, respond to, and integrate change with minimal personal resistance, • Handling Stress - the ability to balance and defuse inner tensions and stresses; the ability to appropriately separate yourself from stressful situations and maintain your own sense of inner peace., • Developing Others - develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods, • Communication - excellent written and oral communication skills Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.Required SkillsRequired Education and Experience • Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, Psychology or closely related field., • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing with the BACB, • At least two years certification with the BACB as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, • Experience with skills assessments and curricula (e.g., VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, EFL, AFLS, PEAK), required, • Substantial experience with behavioral assessments (e.g., Practical Functional Assessments), • Strong background in behavior reduction program development and oversight, • Meets the BACB qualifications to supervise BCaBAs, those pursuing certification, and RBTs, • Demonstrates ability to supervise, provide leadership coaching and train advance-skilled BCBAs effectively, • Responsibility to manage and communicate with leaders and executive-level staff, • Ability to instruct and coach peers on the principles and ethics of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to professionals and non-professionalsPreferred Education and Experience, • Experience providing supervision to BCBA, • Experience with both Medicaid and private-insurance patients preferred, • Experience with Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-based treatment