Assistant Clinical Director - ABA - Hybrid - Good Pay

Hiring ACD position that will lead into a Clinical Director position!

Job Summary:

The Assistant Clinical Director provides clinical oversight to all staff in the center under the direction of the Clinical Director. This individual will serve as a mentor and leader, providing high-level clinical case support to clients and their supervising BCBAs/BCaBAs, while assisting in aligning local clinical practices and operating procedures to organization-wide expectations.

Qualifications:

Staff must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply for an Assistant Clinical Director position:

1. Holds a master’s degree and is BCBA certified

2. Staff must be in good standing with the company (i.e., not on a current action plan) and/or be able to provide at least two professional references

3. SafetyCare certified or able to become certified

4. Completed 8-hour supervision training

5. Staff must have strong leadership skills and communicate effectively both orally and written

6. Experience with a variety of skills assessments, curricula, and behavioral assessments (i.e., VB-MAPP, AFLS, Early Denver Model, PEAK, QABF, MAS, etc.)

7. Has strong interpersonal skills: can remain calm and objective in situations where staff or parents are showing high emotions, is able to maintain professional boundaries with supervisees and other clinical staff, is comfortable delivering constructive feedback while being open to opposing perspectives, can mediate day-to-day disagreements or conflicts between staff members, etc. 

Additional preferred, but not mandatory, criteria include:

1. Have been BCBA (or in combination with BCaBA certification) certified for a minimum of two years

2. CPR/First Aid certification

Reports to: Clinical Director

Job Responsibilities: 

Assist the Clinical Director with the following tasks:

• BCBA Oversight

• Provide clinical oversight through monthly BCBA evaluations to ensure quality of services

• Reviews treatment plans, provides feedback to BCBA for edits, and submits authorizations. Ensures deadlines are met for submissions. 

• Provide support and guidance for authorization utilization modifications and denials; sits in/conduct peer reviews with BCBAs

• Attend first parent meeting with BCBA for new client or as needed

• Is the main point of contact for escalated parent concerns

• Coordinates additional supports with Regional Director as needed for challenging cases

• Provide ongoing training to BCBAs and BCaBAs in weekly clinical meetings

• Provide mentorship by conducting one-on-one check-ins with BCBAs/BCaBAs to create goals and review progress of goals

• Conduct bi-monthly co-consultation with each BCBA (can complete consultation evaluation during this co-consultation)

• RBT Oversight

• Oversees that all RBT supervision hours are met monthly 

• Ensures all RBT renewal competency as