behavior analyst - Louisville, KY, United States - New Vista of the Bluegrass, Inc.

Description

New Vista Bingham Gardens is seeking to hire a full time Board Certified Behavior Analyst. If you are passionate about helping adults with intellectual disabilities live their best lives, we have a spot on our team for you

• Top Tier Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off, (200+ hours) available upon completion of orientation
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 per year
• Retirement savings 401K with up to 5% company match
• Employee Assistance, Free Wellness Clinic, Perks and More

Behavior Analyst

Classification

Exempt

Salary Grade/Range/Family/Department

Reports to

Director of Clinical Services (Behavior and Psychology)

Location

Bingham Gardens- 4407 Louise Underwood Way, Louisville, KY 40216

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participation in Clinical Services On-Call rotation is required. Occasional flex hours, evening and/or weekend work may be required.

Job Description

Summary/Objective

The Clinical Services Department (Behavior and Psychology) provides psychological and behavioral services to individuals at Bingham Gardens. All services are provided at the highest standard of professional practice, complying with standards by both federal and state regulations and facility policies.

Required Education and Experience

1. Doctoral or Master's Degree in Psychology, Behavior Analysis, or related discipline.
2. Must possess Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification and be licensed to practice independently in Kentucky, and be eligible to provide board-approved clinical supervision.
3. Must possess a current driver's license

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Experience with DD/ID individuals is preferred

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Models and trains staff in the principles and practice of Positive Behavior Support methodology.
2. Serves as a member of Interdisciplinary Teams (IDTs) providing expertise re: behavioral issues.
3. Responsible for Behavior Plan assessment, design, training, monitoring, and reporting.
4. Conducts descriptive and systematic (e.g., analogue) behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
5. 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.
6. Participates in on-call rotation for behavior issues.
7. Monitors restraint use and provides training to reduce.
8. Monitors challenging behavior.
9. Participates in Behavior Intervention Committee, Human Rights Committee and other relevant committees, as assigned.
10. 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.
11. Learn and follow all policies and procedures.

Competencies

1. Behavioral Expertise
2. Staff Training
3. Organization
4. Communication
5. Data Entry
6. Initiative
7. Confidentiality
8. Thoroughness
9. Teamwork
10. Ethical Practice
11. Cultural Effectiveness

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

This position may require travel. Amount and frequency of travel varies according to agency needs.

AAP/EEO Statement

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company's policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.