Assistant Clinical Director
Empower Behavioral Health · Spring, TX · 3 wk ago
HybridHealthcare$85k–$90k/yrFull-time
Reports to: Clinical Director • FLSA Status: Exempt/Full-Time • Location: Spring, TX
Compensation
$85,000.00 - $90,000.00/year
Responsibilities
- Training:
- Assist with conducting onboarding training of new BCBAs in conjunction with the Clinical Director
- Assist with RBT training/competency assessments
- Conduct weekly staff meetings and trainings in conjunction with Organizational Support Services (OSS)
- Onboarding Patients:
- Assist with clinic visits for potential patients
- Assist with the new patient intake process including scheduling and completing assessments, insurance paperwork, and patient-family communication
- Ensuring Clinical Quality:
- Maintain rapport and accessibility with patient caregivers
- Assist with addressing caregiver concerns in a timely manner
- Assist with weekly BCBA observations and clinical quality checks (e.g., treatment plan reviews and BIP checks)
- Meet weekly with Clinical Director to discuss clinical updates for the clinic and BCBA team
- Provide oversight on ongoing patient programming to ensure high clinical quality, including:
- Clinical quality checks
- Behavior intervention plan checklists
- Review of data collection procedures
- Review of treatment integrity data
- Observation and assisting BCBAs with parent/caregiver trainings
- Review of treatment goals including behavior reduction, skill acquisition, parent goals, and transition/discharge criteria
- Ongoing treatment plan reviews (initial and progress/concurrent)
- Regular observations of protocol modification sessions across BCBAs and clients
- Assist with behavior calls in the clinic requiring extra behavior support
- Assist with peer review calls and insurance appeals
- Assist with coordination of care for patients as needed
- Coordinate RBT ongoing clinical training in conjunction with BCBA team (e.g., weekly trainings, developing staff in-service day trainings and agenda, data collection/EMR training)
- Assist with maintaining outcome measures spreadsheet for all patients
- Assist with training BCBAs, technicians, and OSS on Safety Sense physical management techniques and maintain a training log to ensure all staff are adequately trained in safety measures
- Managing a Team of BCBAs:
- Assist with new hire training for BCBAs
- Assist with ongoing clinical training with team of BCBAs (e.g., biweekly clinical reviews, data collection, and EMR systems)
- Collaborate on cases as needed (e.g., severe maladaptive behavior, provide mentorship to expand scope of competence)
- Developing Clinical Track RBTs:
- Implement Flight Path training and supervision with clinical track RBTs accepted into the program as needed
- Oversee any BCBAs implementing Flight Path training and supervision with clinical track RBTs as needed
- Supervise and manage caseloads for Case Managers (e.g., billing, mentorship, case oversight) as needed
- Troubleshoot performance issues that arise with clinical track RBTs in conjunction with BCBAs as needed
- Assist with New Hire Technician Training:
- Assist with supervising Qualified Trainers in the implementation of EBH new hire technician training including documentation and regular treatment fidelity
- Assist with conducting initial RBT competency assessments and assist with paperwork for BTs to apply for their RBT exam
- Managing Assigned Caseload (6 full-time equivalent cases, 24 hours weekly billable):
- Conduct ongoing assessments (e.g., VB-MAPP, ABLLS, AFLS, EFL)
- Develop and write initial treatment plans in accordance with best practice and insurance guidelines
- Conduct descriptive and functional analyses as part of functional behavior assessments
- Write behavior intervention plans for behavior reduction targets
- Update patient treatment plans as required by insurance companies and clinical best practice
- Develop and supervise data collection systems and quality of data
- Evaluate and report patient progress toward treatment goals
- Develop and oversee transition and discharge plans
- Evaluate risk and crisis management
- Conduct individual parent/caregiver trainings on a monthly basis at minimum and group trainings as needed
- Provide behavioral support for patients in an interdisciplinary treatment setting
- Assist with peer review calls and insurance appeals
- Assist with coordination of care for patients as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Competencies:
- Planning and Evaluating / Workload Management
- Problem-Solving / Decision Making / Critical Thinking
- Customer Focus - Client/Patient
- Communication
- Coachability
- People management
- Quality/Compliance
- Teamwork
- Education and Experience:
- Master’s degree in behavior analysis or related field
- Certified as a BCBA with the BACB (Behavior Analyst Certification Board) & Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in Texas
- Minimum of 3 years working with children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities
- Minimum of 1 year working as a BCBA
- Knowledge of Catalyst or Central Reach data collection platform and Excel graphing preferred
- Strong technical writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Experience presenting to small and large groups of parents/caregivers, teachers, and other professionals
- Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to move or transport up to 50 lbs.
- Must be able to run or walk throughout 6–8-hour sessions (e.g., patient eloping)
- Must be able to respond quickly to manage behaviors (e.g., block aggression, move furniture)
- Must be able to be seated on the floor when needed for patient
- Must be able to transition from seated on the floor to standing quickly to respond to aggression/severe behavior
- Must be able to bend or twist to utilize physical management
- Must be able to safely implement QBS Safety Care procedures for aggressive patients for extended periods of time when needed