Location: Odessa, TX
Salary: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00/year
Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide clinic-based ABA services to EBH patients and families
- Supervise implementation of treatment to ensure satisfactory implementation of protocols
- Conduct initial and follow-up assessments and parent questionnaires
- Develop and write individualized behavior acquisition programs for patients
- Conduct descriptive and functional analyses as part of functional assessments
- Write behavior intervention plans for behavior reduction targets for patients
- Develop and write initial treatment plans and update plans in accordance with best practice and insurance guidelines
- Implement and supervise data collection systems
- Provide behavioral support for patients in an interdisciplinary treatment setting
- Evaluate and report patient progress toward treatment goals and oversee transition and discharge plans
- Conduct individual parent/caregiver trainings on a monthly basis at minimum and group trainings as needed
- Attend department meetings and interdisciplinary staff meetings
- Maintain BCBA certification by acquiring continuing education in BACB required categories
- Obtain and maintain state licensure
- Abide by the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts
Requirements Competencies: - Planning and Evaluating (Workload Management)
- Problem-Solving
- Customer Service - Client/Patient
- Decision Making
- Interpersonal Skills
- Time Management
- Written and Oral Communication
Requirements for Education and Experience: Education: - Master's degree in Behavior Analysis or related field
- Board certification and in good standing as a BCBA
- Must obtain and maintain current BCBA licensure in Texas
Experience: - Minimum of 2 years working with children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities
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 (i.e., patient eloping)
- Must be able to respond quickly to manage behaviors (i.e., 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 maintain physical holds for aggressive patients for extended periods of time when needed
