Assistant Clinical Director

About the Role

The Assistant Clinical Director is responsible for assisting the Clinical Director with providing clinical leadership to staff, maintaining high clinical quality standards for all patients, and demonstrating exceptional supervision and mentorship to BCBAs on their team. This full-time, exempt position is based in New Braunfels, TX, and reports to the Clinical Director. Compensation is $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 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
  • Assist with providing oversight on ongoing patient programming, including clinical quality checks, behavior intervention plan checklists, data collection procedures, treatment integrity data, parent/caregiver trainings, treatment goals, and transition/discharge criteria
  • Assist with behavior calls, peer review calls, and insurance appeals
  • Coordinate RBT ongoing clinical training in conjunction with the BCBA team
  • Assist with maintaining outcome measures spreadsheet for all patients
  • Assist with training staff on Safety Sense physical management techniques
• Managing a Team of BCBAs:
  • Assist with new hire training for BCBAs
  • Assist with ongoing clinical training with the team of BCBAs
  • Collaborate on cases as needed
• Developing Clinical Track RBTs:
  • Implement Flight Path training and supervision with clinical track RBTs
  • Oversee BCBAs implementing Flight Path training and supervision
  • Supervise and manage caseloads for Case Managers
  • Troubleshoot performance issues with clinical track RBTs
• Managing Assigned Caseload (6 FTE cases, 24 hours weekly billable):
  • Conduct ongoing assessments (e.g., VBMAPP, ABLLS, AFLS, EFL)
  • Develop and write initial treatment plans
  • Conduct descriptive and functional analyses
  • Write behavior intervention plans
  • Update patient treatment plans as required
  • Develop and supervise data collection systems
  • Evaluate and report patient progress
  • Develop and oversee transition and discharge plans
  • Evaluate risk and crisis management
  • Conduct individual and group parent/caregiver trainings
  • Provide behavioral support in an interdisciplinary setting

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 and 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
• 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
  • Must be able to respond quickly to manage behaviors
  • Must be able to be seated on the floor and transition quickly to standing
  • Must be able to bend or twist to utilize physical management
  • Must be able to safely implement QBS Safety Care procedures for extended periods