The BCBA oversees a caseload of patients with a primary diagnosis of autism, up through the age of 18. This oversight includes programmatic oversight of the patient and family, as well as clinical oversight of RBTs, RBT Fellows, and Trainers.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and other duties.
- Provides program oversight for patients
- Conducts behavioral and skills assessments as required by funding sources, and as needed, based on data analyses
- Develops behavior intervention plans and individual treatment plans/programming; revises as required by funding sources, and as needed based on data analyses
- Completes initial evaluations for potential patients
- Maintains appropriate caseload
- Provides training and supervision to RBTs, RBT Fellows and Trainers
- Completes RBT competency assessments and reassessments
- Responsible for continued competence and professional growth of RBTs, RBT Fellows, and Trainers during weekly consultations comprised of observation and BST, providing written feedback, supervision meetings, and additional trainings as needed.
- Ensures supervision hours of RBTs, meet the requirements of the BACB.
- Builds and maintains positive family/caregiver relationships throughout the course of treatment of the patient
- Completes regularly scheduled parent trainings
- Identifies touchpoints throughout the patient's experience at Able Autism Therapy Services to meet with the parents/caregivers to review progress and collaborate on development of individualized treatment plans and behavior intervention plans (i.e., at start of services, prior to authorization request)
Competencies
- Clinical expertise in the areas of ABA, autism, child development, and training
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and demonstrate excellent time management skills
- Demonstrated leadership skills and relationship management
- Culturally aware
- Self-development
Requirements:
- Minimum of a master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Certified and maintain credentialing with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a BCBA in good standing.
- Holds necessary payor credentialing requirements (Example: NPI#, CAQH) in the State of Georgia.
- Holds and maintains applicable state-level credentialing for practicing BCBAs in good standing
- Meets BACB (Behavior Analyst Certification Board) supervision requirements
- Must have experience performing or assisting in the following BCBA responsibilities: conducting skills assessment (i.e., VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, AFLS, PEAK), conducting functional behavior assessments and/or functional analyses, program writing, data analysis, and creating behavior intervention plans
Other Job Requirements
- Obtain and possess and maintain current CPR/First Aid certification and re-certification every 2 years
Physical Demands
- Must have full physical dexterity/agility or be able to independently position self and perform all movements required (bending, kneeling, computer typing, standing, fetching documents from file cabinets).
- Must have sufficient corrected or uncorrected vision to carry out all duties and responsibilities.
- Need to be able to lift and carry pediatric population (up to 50 lbs).
Flexible work from home options available.
Able Autism Therapy Services is your reliable provider of ABA Theraphy in Alpharetta, Georgia, for children diagnosed with Autism aged 18 years and below. With our quarters based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and Knoxville, TN, we started rendering out therapies in 2021. The combined more than 10 years of experience of our staff is what made us exceptional at what we do and the most trusted provider of parents in our service areas.
We provide our therapy services in Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Cumming, Suwanee, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Norcross, and Buford areas in Georgia and in Knoxville, TN.
We are passionate about our kids and their parents. We will always aim for the best interest of our clients. We are in this to help your child reach their full potential.