VIRTUAL BCBA - BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST

About the role

At SpringHealth, our therapy team executes customized treatment plans that deliver real results and exceed patients' expectations. This position offers the opportunity to provide compassionate, affordable care for our youth clients from the comfort of your own home.

Responsibilities

• Models and trains staff in the principles and practice of Positive Behavior Support methodology.
• Serves as a member of Interdisciplinary Teams (IDTs) providing expertise re: behavioral issues.
• Responsible for Behavior Plan assessment, design, training, monitoring, and reporting.
• Conducts descriptive and systematic (e.g., analogue) behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
• Provides direct behavioral treatment to clients via replacement skills training, social skills training, crisis de-escalation, group behavioral treatment, individual behavioral treatment, and/or skills coaching in all applicable settings.
• Participates in on-call rotation for behavior issues.
• Makes decisions regarding the use of restraint and provides training to reduce its use.
• Makes observations of challenging behavior and reports findings.
• Participates in Behavior Intervention Committee, Human Rights Committee and other relevant committees, as assigned.
• Provides individualized services to meet the treatment needs of each of the specialty intermediate care (IC) clinic patients for services in the field of care.

Qualifications

• Education/Training: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (certified through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board).
• Experience: Specialized training and/or experience in basic applied behavior principles to include understanding of plan implementation, data collection, behavior interventions/replacement behaviors, and risk identification/amelioration.
• Two years’ experience with the identified population, individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
• Continuing Education Training: Documented completion of 10 hours of annual training related to behavior supports offered through courses, seminars, or conferences and/or training provided by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

Physical Demands

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 employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Our Line of Business

SpringHealth Behavioral Health and Integrated Care, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, offers a holistic approach and integrated care for people with cognitive, developmental, or intellectual disabilities who often need additional resources. The behavior analysts, therapists, social workers, counselors, and psychologists at SpringHealth combine their expertise to deliver high-quality behavioral services for clients to live more positive, active, and social lives.

Additional Job Information

Must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and licensed in Missouri. Salary Range USD $50.00 - $60.00 / Hour.