Board Certified Behavior Analyst / BCBA

BrightSpring Health Services•Lawrenceville, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

SpringHealth Behavioral is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Board Certified Behavior Analyst to join our Lawrenceville clinic team full-time in a HYBRID role. Our BCBAs: Model and train staff in the principles and practice of Positive Behavior Support methodology. Serve as members of Interdisciplinary Teams providing expertise regarding behavioral issues. Are responsible for Behavior Plan assessment, design, training, monitoring, and reporting. Conduct descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provide behavior analytic interpretations of the results. Meet billable requirements.

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; Ability to write simple correspondence; Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to individuals and other employees of the organization.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to make independent decisions with good judgment and attention to detail.
Must be able to record/enter data neatly, accurately, and objectively; consistent with Oakwood requirements.
Doctoral or Master’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling, or related discipline.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification is required.
Must be a BCBA to apply.

Nice To Haves

The employee must be able to participate and demonstrate their knowledge of approved crisis management procedures.

Responsibilities

Models and trains staff in the principles and practice of Positive Behavior Support methodology.
Serves as a member of Interdisciplinary Teams (IDTs) providing expertise re: behavioral issues.
Responsible for Behavior Plan assessment, design, training, monitoring, and reporting.
Conducts descriptive and systematic (e.g., analogue) behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
Provides direct behavioral treatment to clients via replacement skills training, social skills training, crisis de-escalation, group behavioral treatment, individual behavioral treatment, and/or skills coaching in all applicable settings.
Monitors restraint use and provides training to reduce.
Monitors challenging behavior.
Participates in Behavior Intervention Committee, Human Rights Committee and other relevant committees, as assigned.
Shall provide individualized services to meet the treatment needs of each of the specialty intermediate care (IC) clinic patients for services in field of care.
Shall meet requirements of 902 KAR 20:410 Specialty Intermediate Care Clinics as warranted.
Learn and follow all policies and procedures.