Internship - BCBA

Cost Center

Lotus

Scheduled Weekly Hours

30

Work Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Shift & Status

Who Are We?

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country, our 220-acre main campus, and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

Each day, we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research, testing, programs, and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center, outpatient, inpatient, partial hospitalization (day programs), assessment and testing, residential, addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response, employee assistance programs, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses, psychologists, advanced practice providers, psychiatrists, and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

What Will you Do?

As an Intern - Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. You’ll be responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of behavioral assessments and programming.  As an Intern - Board Certified Behavior Analyst you will train residential and hospital care providers on evidence-based behavioral interventions and parents/caregivers on general behavior management. Intern - Board Certified Behavior Analyst are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Our Interns - Board Certified Behavior Analyst are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides consultation and intervention regarding behavior management, effective education and assessment of behavioral needs of clients.

• Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the hospital and residential programs.

• Administers, conducts, evaluates and supervises the implementation of functional behavioral assessments.

• Develops individualized goals and objectives for home, community, and residential-based programs and designs behavior support plans based on functional assessment data.

• Ensures appropriate behavioral data systems are implemented such that quantifiable behavioral data is collected at regular intervals to allow for the continual evaluation of behavior plans and the achievement of individual goals and objectives

• Teaches hospital and residential staff on the proper implementation of educational and clinical behavior programs and plans, data collection systems and all necessary monitoring and reporting systems

• Designs, implements, and monitors behavior programs for patients and residents and oversees the implementation of behavior programs by others.

• Conducts regular caregiver and/or teacher training and consultation

What Does the Role Require?

Education/Experience:

• Must be working towards or already obtained a master’s degree in behavior analysis or other natural science, education, human services, medicine, or field related to behavior analysis.

• Must be collecting hours to become a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) according to the standards laid out by the BACB.

Notice:

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college tra