Clinical Director, Mission Autism Clinics, Silver Spring, MD
Mission Autism Clinics -
Silver Spring, MD,
US
Clinical Director
Date Posted: 2024-06-07
Job description
Job Summary:
As a Clinical Director you will be responsible for providing guidance and mentorship for other BCBAs, MAC Scholars, and practicum students working in your clinic as well as overseeing day to day clinic operations.
Essential Functions:
Clinical Director
Education, Experience and Skills:
As a Clinical Director you will be responsible for providing guidance and mentorship for other BCBAs, MAC Scholars, and practicum students working in your clinic as well as overseeing day to day clinic operations.
Essential Functions:
Clinical Director
- Provides supervision and mentorship to the BCBAs and LBS' within the clinic in accordance with IBHS regulations and clinical best practice
- Directly supervise all direct care staff including; Senior RBTs, MAC Scholars, practicum students
- Facilitates new staff orientation and Behavior Technician training
- Develop, schedule, and provide training and support to new BCBAs that join MAC
- Oversees completion of RBT course and ensures certifications are obtained in accordance with guidelines
- Ensures programs and services provided are in compliance with IBHS requirements
- Involved in hiring of Behavior Technicians
- Conducts treatment plan audits for each initial and ongoing assessment and
- Ensures direct care staff have access to a clinical supervisor during all work hours
- Complete and document a clinical record review for quality of services provided
- Conduct performance reviews for each supervisee
- Ensures timely conversion of all scheduled appointments
- Promotes, models, and encourages MAC values within the clinic
- Manage clinical productivity to maximize clinical treatment hours
- Monitor inventory of supplies in clinic and replenish as needed
- Oversees day to day clinic operations
- Coordinate the needs of the facility
- Complete and document a clinical record review for quality of the IBHS provided and compliance and documenting the outcomes of the review quarterly.
- Create quality improvement plan for those items that were out of compliance
- Supervise BCBA students
- Ensure clients receive consistent treatment including providing direct services as appropriate
- Caseload of 60-70 client hours per week
- Oversee all aspects of clinical programming for a small caseload in a clinic setting
- Complete new client intakes
- Conduct initial and on-going assessments based on individual needs of client
- Design, implement, and monitor all components of a client's individualized treatment plan
- Conduct functional assessments of problem behavior and develop behavior intervention plans
- Supervise and train clinical staff to implement client's treatment plan with integrity
- Perform fidelity checks and provide feedback to Behavior Technicians
- Provide training and instruction to parents on behavioral strategies and implementing ABA teaching methods in the home and community settings
- Complete accurate and timely reports
- Manage a team of Registered Behavior Technicians
- Attend organization meetings and trainings
Education, Experience and Skills:
- Credentialed with Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
- Minimum of Master's degree in a related field
- Behavior Specialist License or working towards licensure
- 3 years with BCBA Certification
- 1 year experience of supervising master level clinicians preferred
- Meets BACB's requirements to provide supervised fieldwork experience to trainees pursuing BCBA credential
- Experience supervising and training other BCBAs
- Familiarity with a variety of assessment types including the ABLLS-R and VB-MAPP
- Experience creating individualized treatment plans with an emphasis on skill acquisition
- Experience analyzing problem behavior and creating individualized intervention plans to reduce problem behavior
- Excellent oral, listening, communication and self-awareness skills
- Analytical minded and solutions-driven thinking
- Self-motivated with the willingness and accountability to exceed client expectations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude
- Excellent organization, planning, prioritization and time-management skills
- Works well with others in a supportive manner
- Passion and drive for working with children and their families
- Excellent interpersonal skills and have experience facilitating positive interactions
- Must be computer proficient, especially with Microsoft Office
- Must be able to pass a MD state and FBI background check and MD child abuse clearance
- First Aid/CPR certification is required and must be maintained during your employment
- Ability to stand and move for 75% of the day
- Ability to push, pull, lift and carry up to 30 pounds occasionally during the workday
- Office environment - may be exposed to loud noises when children are present
- Stamina and ability to work all assigned hours