Clinical consultant Jobs in Louisville, KY

Job Description

Job Description

The Clinical Director (CD) provides clinical oversight to ABA services within a center, supports a small caseload and provides ongoing structured mentorship to BCBAs in the center. The CD is integral to the Center Leadership Team, delivering effective, and supportive clinical mentorship and training of BCBAs. The CD has exemplary clinical, leadership, interpersonal and mentorship skills. Responsibilities Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and other duties.

• Provides program oversight for a small, patient caseloadConducts behavioral and skills assessments, as required by funding sources, and as needed based on data / clinical judgment
• Develops compassionate and function-based behavior intervention plans and individualized, developmentally-sensitive treatment plans
• Completes initial evaluations for potential patients
• Provides training and supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and Fieldwork students
• Completes RBT competency assessments and re-assessments
• Responsible for continued competence and professional growth for RBTs, Fieldwork Students, and Trainers during weekly consultation (protocol modification) overlaps, by using Behavioral Skills Training
• Holds regular RBT POD meetings
• Ensures supervision hours of RBTs meet the requirements of the BACB
• Builds and maintains positive family / caregiver relationships throughout the lifecycle / course of treatment of the patient
• Completes regularly scheduled family guidance sessions
• Identified touchpoints throughout the patient’s experience at Hopebridge to meet with the parent / caregiver to review progress and collaborate on individualized treatment plans and behavior plans.
• Provides regular structured BCBA mentorship sessions and supportive performance guidance
• Provides clinical oversight, consistent with Hopebridge quality standards and evidence-based practices to BCBAs within center by monitoring clinical program progress through defined quality audit processes
• Supports clinical performance of BCBAs within center via procedural integrity documentation, provide feedback and necessary training, and communicate concerns to Regional BCBA, Center Manager, and Regional Center Manager as appropriate
• Implements the Hopebridge BCBA Mentorship and Training curriculum with integrity
• Act as a liaison to the Regional BCBA for higher level clinical review (i.e., Grand Rounds) and authorization / modifications
• Supervise and ensure completion of effective, evidence-based individualized treatment plans, behavior support plans and assessments for patients
• Evaluate clinical performance of BCBAs within center via procedural integrity documentation, provide feedback and necessary training, and communicate concerns to Regional BCBA, Center Manager, and Regional Center Manager as appropriate
• Provides effective and compassionate center leadership skills
• Communicates with the Center Manager and acts as a liaison with the center leadership team regarding patient onboarding, clinical structure within the center (i.e., group schedules)
• Assist the Center Manager with interviewing and onboarding of new BCBAs
• Ensures that session notes and billing documentation has been submitted through the appropriate systems by specified deadlines
• In collaboration with the Center Manager, assist in the coordination of daily staffing schedule to ensure patient staffing appropriateness
• Responsible for tracking and reporting on clinical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Consults with Regional team on performance, delivers feedback and seeks guidance on next steps (as appropriate)

Competencies

Supervisory Responsibility

Provides supervision, guidance, and mentorship to BCBAs and BCaBAs within assigned center in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Provide feedback and supervision to RBTs and Fieldwork students, ensuring clinical competence and demonstrated performance of employees.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Required Skills Required Education and Experience

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in good standing with the BACB

Preferred Education and Experience

Other Duties and Job Requirements

Physical Demands :

This is a stationary position that requires frequent sitting or standing, repetitive wrist motions, grasping, speaking, listening, close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. It also may require occasional lifting, carrying, walking, climbing, kneeling, bending / stooping, twisting, pulling / pushing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching above the shoulder. Employees in this position must be physically able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position. May need to lift pediatric population at times (up to 50 lbs).

Work Environment :

Work is performed in an office and clinical environment. Work may be stressful at times due to a busy office or center environment with patients. Interaction with others is constant and interrupting.

Disclaimer

The above statements reflect general functions of this job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements inherent in this job. The immediate supervisor may elaborate on or add to the above list if the duties come within the employee’s realm of responsibility.

Hopebridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.