General Summary The BY YOUR SIDE Home-Based Services Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is responsible for evaluation, creation, and implementation of ABA Therapy plans, accurate and reliable data collection, consultation, and training with family and staff for ABA services provided in a client's home environment. The Home-Based Services BCBA will create and maintain therapy plans that address all behavioral and skill acquisition needs of the clients. This position may provide telehealth or remote client supervision and parent consultation and training for up to 50% of the total services provided. 50% or more of services will be provided directly in the client's home environment. Initial and ongoing training will be provided through a combination of virtual training and live training in a designated BY YOUR SIDE center.
The Home-Based Services BCBA is responsible for defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions. They should have the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions, read, analyze and respond to inquiries or complaints from clients and effectively presents information to top management. Travel to in-home locations in Covington, Porterdale, Conyers is required.
Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities Core duties and responsibilities include the following: - Responsible for enforcing standards to maintain BY YOUR SIDE's high quality of care for clients and families.
- Ensure that ethical standards and HIPAA compliance are being enforced.
- Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine appropriate clinical recommendations and therapy plans.
- Maintain a comprehensive therapy plan for each client; long range goals, short range objectives, activities related to these objectives and an evaluation of progress toward these objectives.
- Collaborate and communicate with relevant BY YOUR SIDE staff to ensure effective and efficient implementation plans.
- Consult and plan with the client's family concerning ongoing progress and program development.
- Evaluate and prepare required reports as dictated by best practices and insurance payors.
- Arrange parent meetings to maintain communication and training with the family.
- Attend recommended professional meetings and seminars to meet continuing education requirements as approved by the BY YOUR SIDE executive staff.
- Represent BY YOUR SIDE to local, state, and national organizations in a positive manner when attending professional seminars.
Required skills and competencies: - Previous experience delivering telehealth ABA supervision, programming, and parent training preferred.
- Ability to lead a team and supervise therapists.
- Familiarity with relevant diagnostic tools and procedures.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety and infection control standards.
- Knowledge of sensory and behavioral strategies.
- Must possess strong communications and analytical problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with changing priorities and deadlines, including from remote location(s).
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, execute on deadlines and produce high quality deliverables with attention to details.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
- Uphold and maintain BYS core principles, policies and procedures.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Clinical Supervisory Responsibilities - Provide assigned targeted caseload hours per week of direct therapy, while maintaining timely professional documentation of clinical notes for direct client care provided.
- Ensure completion and quality of documentation for all pre-authorizations, initial assessments, ongoing assessments and insurance reports.
- Provide training and supervision for R/BTs, evaluate and track performance and quality of therapy sessions, and deliver performance reviews.
- Provide supervision for RBTs and meet the BACB supervision requirements and required documentation.
Education and certification: - National Certification by Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
- Georgia state BCBA license
- Master's Degree required in relevant field from an accredited University.
- Completion of eight (8) hour online Supervisor Training and complete required CEUs.
Environmental conditions/ physical requirements (with or without accommodations):
This role functions in both professional and clinical environments - Reliable transportation is required for travel to and from work and between therapy environments for in-person sessions as needed or as assigned.
- May regularly lift, pull, push, and /or move 10-25 pounds, and may occasionally lift pull, push, and /or move up to 50 pounds.
- Physical ability to move quickly, kneel, bend, squat, crouch, twist, walk, sit, stand and reach for prolonged periods.
- Must be able to respond quickly, which may include transitioning from a seated position to standing in case of client elopement or emergency.
- Must be able to assess and navigate factors that may impact safety and security.
- This position's hours of work and days vary based on the needs of clients/business. Evening, weekend work and/or overtime may be required, as needed.
- This position requires prolonged periods of computer use, keyboard/finger and hand dexterity and extended screen time throughout the workday.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, comprehend or hear and perform in an environment with elevated noise levels.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
This list may not be all inclusive of this job description. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
