Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, IDD Clinic - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Corewell Health is seeking a compassionate, innovative, and highly skilled Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to help launch and support a new outpatient clinic serving individuals aged 16 years and older with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing multidisciplinary program focused on improving access, safety, and quality care for a historically underserved population. The BCBA will play a critical role in behavioral assessment, individualized treatment planning, staff education, crisis prevention, and program development.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• 1 year of relevant experience
• 1 to 3 years’ experience working as Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Nice To Haves

• CRT-Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) - Behavior Analyst Certification Board
• Behavior Analyst Certification Board

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral assessments for adult patients with IDD.
• Develop individualized behavior intervention plans with measurable goals and outcomes.
• Perform Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and related evaluations.
• Collaborate with providers, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to support successful patient care.
• Participate in pre-visit planning and behavioral risk assessments.
• Develop proactive safety and de-escalation strategies.
• Support guardianship and care coordination processes.
• Educate and train staff on behavior management and de-escalation techniques.
• Assist with workflow development, program design, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a behavioral health resource and safety champion for the clinic.
• Work collaboratively with staff, patients and patients’ families in order to provide behavior analytic services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders or other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Conduct behavioral assessments and perform functional analyses as needed to identify function(s) of problem behavior.
• Utilize trauma-informed and behavior analytic principles to develop effective interventions to decrease problem behavior, minimize distress, reduce avoidable appointment cancellations, and improve healthcare access; provide instruction in and supervision of their implementation to staff and families of patients.
• Supervise the collection of data necessary to determine effectiveness of interventions to decrease problem behavior; utilize data to refine/revise interventions as needed.
• Develop and maintain individualized behavioral, sensory, and communication support profiles to guide patient centered care, and inform care team accommodations.
• Identify skill deficits appropriate to target in a (focused or comprehensive) behavior analytic instruction program; develop evidence-based program to teach these deficit skills; provide instruction and supervision of (focused or comprehensive) program to staff and families of patients.
• Supervise the collection of skill acquisition data necessary to determine effectiveness of intervention programming.
• Providing consultation and real-time support before and during patient encounters to facilitate successful patient participation in healthcare services.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of assessment and treatment to meet hospital and insurance billing guidelines.
• Adhere to all ethical guidelines outlined by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level