Clinical Manager - BCBA - Hybrid

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in psychology, child development, special education, applied behavior analysis, or a related field
• Must be BCBA-certified (based on state regulations)
• Communication skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Commitment to upholding the company’s mission and vision to the community

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working directly with autistic individuals
• Minimum of 2 years developing behavior reduction goals and behavior-analytic skill acquisition plans

The Clinical Manager is required to have relevant supervision experience and meet all of POSS’ program competencies. The Clinical Manager reports directly to the Clinical Director and develops, monitors, and oversees ABA treatment plans, and provides oversight and direction of assigned cases and behavior technicians. On a monthly basis, the Clinical Manager meets individually with each supervisor to provide supervision and consultation regarding shared cases, review client programs and data, discuss staff issues, review supervisor management of their clinical team, and to follow up on any case-related and/or funding source issues.

Outstanding communication and leadership skills are necessary for this role. Please note that all content of this job description is subject to change at the company’s discretion.

• Trains new ABA staff members
• Ensures timely staffing of all ABA cases with qualified BCBAs/RBTs/BTs
• Ensures clinical service delivery by meeting all minimum supervisory requirements and parent training hours (requirements vary per funder)
• Maintains an average of 3-5 hours per day of billable clinical time
• Provides monthly supervision to all behavior technicians on their team (maintaining 5% supervision for any Registered Behavior Technicians)
• Develops, monitors, analyzes, and updates client programming on a monthly basis
• Conducts Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) as assigned (separate from case assignments)
• Provides guidance and direction to assigned behavior technicians on treatment plan and behavior plan implementation
• Provides establishment of program goals, agendas, protocols, measurement systems, and procedures
• Develops and monitors treatment plan protocols as needed
• Conducts supervision, parent education, adaptive behavior treatment protocol modification based on assigned cases’ authorized treatment hours
• Responds to family/client issues in a timely manner; escalates when necessary
• Responds to critical staff issues in a timely manner; escalates when necessary
• Develops and writes progress reports and submits on time to funding source
• Renders clinical time on data collection system at the end of each session, including completing session notes to POSS in accordance with health plan standards and collecting parent signatures.
• Ensures clinical documentation (both theirs and their Behavior Technicians) meet POSS standards and requirements
• Facilitate and lead monthly staff trainings
• Provide support that promotes retention on BT/RBTs
• Maintains communication with all staff within agency; responds to staff concerns in a timely manner
• Maintains appropriate relationships with supervisors (e.g., supportive and approachable, but maintains leadership role)
• Monitors insurance authorization expiry to ensure authorization for services are current
• Keeps current with relevant research around behavior-analytic intervention practices, upholds best practice standards, and communicates new research to staff and how best to implement new knowledge

• Ensures quality clinical service delivery by meeting all minimum oversight and management requirements
• Provides, at a minimum required support per month per client (minimum requirements may vary by funding source requirement)
• Ensures clinical service delivery by ensuring all minimum supervisory requirements and parent training are provided
• Provides management, guidance and direction to Behavior Technicians and supervisors
• Provides guidance in identifying solutions to problems with program development and implementation
• Provides guidance to supervisors…