General Summary The BY YOUR SIDE Clinical Supervisor is responsible for helping lead the ABA Therapy Department at their assigned center.
The Clinical Supervisor is responsible to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The Clinical Supervisor should have the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions, have the ability to read, analyze and responds to inquiries or complaints from clients and effectively present information to top management.
The Clinical Supervisor operates in a professional and clinical environment and is a combination of both clinical and supervisory responsibilities. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This is a full-time position and hours of work and days vary based on the needs of clients/business. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required, as needed.
Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities Core duties and responsibilities include the following:
Responsible for enforcing standards for ABA Therapy to maintain BY YOUR SIDE's high quality of care for clients and families.
- Provide supervision and mentorship of BCBAs and ABA interns within their assigned center, including regular mentorship meetings, completion of individual tracking logs, providing feedback as needed, and monitoring progress towards performance objectives.
- Support and assist BCBAs with clinical tasks such as assessments, designing intervention, writing reports, and conducting caregiver education to ensure quality intervention services and advancement of skills within the BCBA team.
- Educate ABA staff to practice effective, professional, and ethical behavioral analysis in adherence to the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
- Assist HR and Marketing departments with creation of resources related to clinical processes (e.g., informational handouts explaining use of therapy rooms within center) to be used for family onboarding, parent education, outreach networking, and conferences.
- Responsible for confirming accurate details included on expense reimbursement forms (in accordance with master mileage list coordinating with Operations Dept.)
- Responsible for confirming completed soap notes and accurate scheduling records for submitted billable service hours.
- Will act as clinical liaison by participating in staff, family, and/or management meetings as needed.
- In collaboration with BY YOUR SIDE University and the Senior Clinical Leadership Team, oversee onboarding and orientation for new BCBAs and Behavior Technicians.
- In collaboration with Talent Acquisition and the Senior Clinical Leadership Team, review resumes and conduct interviews of potential BCBA candidates and assist as needed in the Behavior Technician hiring process.
- Assist BYSU Team with RBT training including competency assessments and coordinating pairings between RBTs and BCBAs
- Work with the Operations Team to complete consults, make initial service recommendations, and schedule initial assessments as needed.
- Work in conjunction with Behavior Technician, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Operations team to ensure collaboration between disciplines.
- 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.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities - Oversee assigned targeted caseload hours per week and provide protocol modification, treatment planning, direct therapy, caregiver education, assessments, and authorization reports as needed for each client on assigned caseload.
- Ensure completion and quality of documentation for all pre-authorizations, initial evaluations, assessments, insurance reports, progress reports and SOAP notes.
- Supervise center ABA Therapy Team in collaboration with Senior Clinical Leadership.
- Work jointly with Operations and Senior Clinical Leadership to make decisions regarding hiring, promotions, salary adjustments, discipline, and any other changes of employee status.
- Uphold and maintain BYS core principles, policies and procedures.
Skills Required Include demonstrated competencies and physical, mental, & interpersonal skills.
- Master's Degree required in relevant field from an accredited University.
- National Certification by Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).
- Must be a BACB Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, with a minimum of two (2) year's experience as a BCBA (preferred).
- Completion of eight (8) hour online, competency-based training module on BACB experience standards and completion of Professional Crisis Management (PCM) training.
- Ability to lead a team and supervise therapists.
- CPR/First Aid Certified preferred or will train on site.
- Safety Care Certified preferred or will train on site.
- 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.
- Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with changing priorities and deadlines, 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 and Outlook.
- Uphold and maintain BYS core principles, policies and procedures
- 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.
