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Job Location (Full Address): 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642 Opening: Worker Subtype: Regular Time Type: Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Department: 500029 Division Transition Medicine Work Shift: UR - Rotating (United States of America) Range: UR URCD 211 Compensation Range: $61,983.00 - $80,578.00
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Responsibilities:
• Implements Applied Behavior Analytic services across outpatient and inpatient settings within the medical center. • Delivers outpatient intensive ABA services, as well as inpatient consultation and direct services. • Services delivery for patients across the age span, with the primary population being adolescents and adults. • Trains staff, community-based staff, and caregivers on all interventions. • May supervise field work and practicum placement students.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Performs complex psychosocial assessments, functional behavioral assessments, functional analysis, and skill assessments in collaboration with staff, individuals and their families to achieve positive outcomes and improved quality of life. • Develops function-based behavioral interventions, training models and teaching programs, including but not limited to, instructional strategies and behavior reduction strategies, safety plans, and transitions plans. • Coordinates training with individuals, family and staff (may include peer supervision and consultation) in areas including, but not limited to, milieu, home, foster home, educational, medical, clinic and community settings. • Assesses successful completion of behavior and/or training plans and terminates participation accordingly. • Coordinates with physicians to ensure continuity of care.
Develops, maintains and updates behavior and/or training plans in compliance with program, department and Hospital regulations. Meets minimum target for clinical productivity set by leadership.
Acts as primary contact for behavior and/or teaching plan. Collaborates with referral sources and other professionals, both internal and external, throughout behavior plan.
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with community and health care agencies, as well as professional and administrative staff of the University. May serve on agency and community committees.
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Masters degree in applied behavior analysis, psychology, education or related field and 3 years of experience working with individuals with autism and related disorders or developmental disabilities with comorbid mental health needs across community, school, or other clinical settings required • Or equivalent combination of education and experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Ability to work effectively with key stakeholders across a number of different hospital and community settings preferred • Ability to approach situations with flexibility preferred • Ability to work with individuals with varying levels of need and complexity preferred • Comfortable working with pilot and novel programs to create new opportunities for integrated service models preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION
• NYS Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) licensure or limited permit upon hire required
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