Lead Registered Behavior Technician - Oklahoma City, United States - Peak Behavioral Health

Description

Job Description

Peak Behavioral Health is seeking a Lead Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) to join our team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We are looking for someone that is positive, personable, has excellent time management skills, and enjoys working with children.

Peak Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary team that offers Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), speech therapy, and occupational therapy in Norman, Oklahoma City, Lawton, and Tulsa. You'll be a part of a collaborative team that provides a unified approach in helping children with autism and other disabilities.

We are an Oklahoma company and pride ourselves on supporting this community. We provide personalized treatment programs and the highest care possible.

Essential Functions

The Lead RBT shall be responsible for:

• Attending and occasionally leading team meetings
• Thoroughly and effectively documenting all sessions
• Creating the weekly schedule for RBTs and clients and/or working alongside the ABA Scheduler
• Recruiting, interviewing and hiring BTs and RBTs to maintain adequate staffing levels
• Executing an onboarding plan and coordinating training/shadowing for new BTs and RBTs
• Managing a staff of BTs and RBTs, from coaching to performance improvement plans
• Tracking RBT requirements for credentialing and maintaining credentialed status of staff with the BACB
• Ensuring that Slack channels are accessible to appropriate team members
• Regularly auditing RBT SOAP notes for accuracy and completeness
• Performing monthly Fidelity checklists on RBTs
• Verifying RBT hours for payroll purposes on a bi-weekly basis
• Ensuring that RBTs are following client treatment plans
• Assisting Clinical Director and BCBAs to maintain program continuity
• Providing direct therapy coverage, as needed (see RBT Job Description)
• Aiding in parent meetings
• Assisting with the client intake process
• Maintaining all clinical records in accordance with HIPAA
• Maintaining professionalism with parents and/or caregivers
• Communicating effectively with everyone on the client's treatment team
• Other duties, as assigned

Required Education and Experience

• High school graduate over the age of 18 who is passionate about helping children and their families
• 1+ year of experience working as an RBT, and Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, education, child development, or a related field, OR a combination of experience and education is preferred
• RBT certification in good standing
• Excellent communication skills with other providers and families
• Must have great problem-solving skills
• Must be highly organized and have a great eye for details
• Proficient in using technology
• Ability to communicate effectively to large and small groups
• A valid driver's license
• Central Reach experience
• Leadership experience
• A reliable vehicle and up-to-date vehicle insurance
• A Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) without recent or significant driving infractions. An MVR is required within the first 30 days of employment.

Competencies

• Collaboration Skills
• Communication Proficiency
• Professional Writing Skills
• Customer/Service Recipient Focus
• Ethical Conduct
• Flexibility
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Teamwork Orientation
• Thoroughness/Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Technology- Electronic data system

Reporting

The Lead RBT reports to the Clinic Director at their assigned location.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position is responsible for supervising the RBTs at their assigned location.

Work Environment

CLINIC

This position works primarily in the clinic, but may require driving and visiting service recipients and other clinicians. This position may cause exposure to infectious diseases, blood, and bodily fluids.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Lead RBT to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Lead RBT is regularly required to speak and hear sufficiently to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes. The Lead RBT's vision must be adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. The position requires good manual dexterity. The Lead RBT is frequently required to stand; walk; lift and move up to 50 pounds; play on the floor with service recipients for long periods of time (crawl, kneel, sit, bend) and reach with hands and arms. The position requires the ability to operate an automobile and a computer. The Lead RBT must be able to climb stairs and provide services in the service recipient's residential and/or vocational environment.

Travel

This position requires travel, but varies based on caseload. While performing the duties of this position, the Lead RBT travels by their own automobile and is exposed to changing weather conditions. The Lead RBT must maintain personal insurance of the vehicle that they utilize during work hours. Current Vehicle Insurance Verification must be uploaded to the electronic employee file at the beginning of employment and updated each time the current term expires.

Classification and Compensation

The Lead RBT is a salaried position. Payroll is processed bi-weekly, constituting 26 annual pay periods.

Benefits:

• Competitive Starting Annual Salary
• Field experience hours available after the first 60 days for those pursuing their BCBA certification
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance (Peak will pay 50% of these insurance premiums for the employee). Dependents can be added as needed, but the employee is responsible for 100% of those costs.
• Short-Term Disability (100% paid by Peak)
• Paid Time Off (accrue up to 3 weeks annually)
• Paid Holidays, as outlined in Peak's Policy Manual
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Paid Expenses (Google Voice number, pre-approved supplies, etc.)
• Company laptop

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer, Peak Behavioral Group has a legal right to direct and assign the workforce as needed. The Lead RBT also needs to be aware that under federal and state wage and hour law, there is no obligation for an employer to allow time off as Compensatory Time or to provide Flexible Scheduling for employees. When a valid, genuine request is made for a temporary flexible schedule, Peak will do

its best to accommodate time off requests and or temporary schedule changes, but only on a case-by-case method with no guarantee of accommodation. Requests should be submitted in writing to the Lead RBT's direct supervisor.