Clinical Director (BCBA)
About The Position
The Clinical Director (BCBA) oversees center management, therapy quality, program development, staff training, and clinical operations at Lighthouse Autism Center in La Porte, Indiana. The role provides clinical oversight and support to clinicians and center staff, monitors learner progress and center metrics, and works to promote positive outcomes for learners and families. The position includes direct service with learners, supervision of clinical staff, coordination of hiring and training, and collaboration with internal and external Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. Lighthouse Autism Center describes its clinical model as emphasizing realistic caseloads based on authorized hours, consistent schedules without nights or weekends, Behavior Treatment Committee collaboration sessions, a strong RBT training program, and centers designed for naturalistic teaching.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in ABA, Psychology, Education, or a related field.
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
- At least 2 years of experience in the ABA field, working with a variety of ages.
- At least 2 years of management or supervision experience.
- Exemplary leadership, mentoring, and organizational skills.
- Independence in ABA programming and implementing evidence-based intervention strategies.
- Ability to communicate expressively and receptively for all responsibilities within the role.
Nice To Haves
- Indiana LBA, or ability to obtain state licensure.
Responsibilities
- Review and edit clinician behavior intervention plans, treatment plan goals, and authorizations, providing feedback as needed.
- Schedule reports for the clinical team using the authorization dashboard and authorization tickets.
- Complete peer reviews with clinicians and oversee clinician caseloads, offering support and clinical recommendations.
- Assist clinicians with parent training on home-environment issues and safety, and train clinicians on written and verbal parent communication.
- Lead weekly clinical team meetings and meet weekly with clinicians to review learner goals, progress, and areas for improvement.
- Train and challenge new Jr PMs and PMs in the building.
- Provide 15 direct service hours per week with learners and ensure the BCBA team meets service expectations, addressing barriers and PIPs when needed.
- Complete and review daily BCBA logs and coordinate review and submission of RBT session notes.
- Ensure RBTs receive at least 5% supervision time and maintain their credentials.
- Supervise the center's LAC apprentice program and oversee BCBA implementation of the program.
- Handle clinician and CA team disciplinary matters, including write-ups, reviews, terminations, and PIPs, and oversee CA enforcement of corrective action with RBTs.
- Support Clinical Admin and RBT TC operations, assist with scheduling decisions, and assign new hires to appropriate pods.
- Understand and schedule new-hire training, check in with new hires during training, and oversee center interviews and coordination.
- Hold one-on-one meetings with the CA and RBT TC teams to monitor new-hire training coordination and center management.
- Collaborate with Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists internally and externally as required.
- Use Power BI to track building metrics, including missed learner hours, BCBA billing hours, overtime, therapy utilization, RBT turnover, authorization utilization, payor information, and credentialing information.
- Directly supervise or pair a Support BCBA with Jr PMs to ensure quality supervision and authorization utilization.
- Monitor and record weekly PM billable hours and submit monthly incentive bonuses to the Regional Director.
- Meet weekly with the Regional Director to review staffing, learner capacity, and center metrics.
- Report to the Regional Director on PM progress or concerns, learner and family concerns, metrics, building maintenance, and staffing concerns.
- Coordinate plans and notify appropriate people when emergency actions or building safety plans need to be implemented.
- Build rapport with learners and families, demonstrate professionalism and creativity, and promote LAC culture and values.
- Create and analyze staff surveys about PM performance and feedback.
- Complete annual performance reviews for RBTs, CAs, and PMs.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance starting on the first day of employment.
- 23 paid days off per year.
- Paid recertification and licensure renewal.
- 401(k) eligibility after 30 days of employment, with up to a 4% employer match.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Professional liability insurance covered.
- Consistent schedules with no nights or weekends.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
