Senior Behavior Analyst

Organization for Research and Learning, Inc, (ORL) a small, very well established and stable Seattle-based private practice providing home-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to children with Autism and related disabilities seeks a Behavior Analyst to join our company's team. ORL is the Seattle area's second longest established ABA practice with an outstanding record of local and national leadership.

At ORL, our mid-level and senior behavior analyst position is called a Consultant. The Consultant is responsible for designing and supervising the implementation of ORL clients' Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs in line with best practices, applicable regulatory and funding source guidelines.

The Consultant is responsible for developing the clinical plan for each client.

• Develop comprehensive behavior intervention programs based on complete and accurate data, related, but not limited to the following areas:
  • new skill instruction for client
  • staff development
  • family Intervention
  • school intervention
• Design instructional sequences that attend to and account for critical and variable features of instructional stimuli and slice sequences such that each client’s Program Manager can move clients through instructional steps easily
• Ensure clients reach mastery in all targeted intervention (e.g., pass Retention, Endurance, Stability, and Application tests on each skill targeted in intervention where appropriate)
• Measure and chart meta-level assessments (e.g., cumulative mastered targets, cumulative number of new things learned, etc.)
• Apply applicable current research from the areas of Behavior Analysis, Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Precision Teaching, autism interventions
• Remain current with the extant and newly emerging research related to the behavior analytic care of persons with autism
• Develop and update treatment plans that describe the recommended plan of care for each client, compliant with regulations and funder requirements

• Ensure a match between family perception of progress and charted client data
• Ensure that each client’s program addresses client values, and family goals and priorities, in that order

• Communicate with professionals in a form and of a frequency that directly benefits the client (e.g., team meeting notes, phone consults, co-attendance at team meetings, and email correspondence)
• Conduct school or other observations on schedule decided upon by the team and consented to by the parents

• Maintains client medical records in accordance with ORL’s compliance standards in all applicable forms including paper charts and documents, online charts, and online client files
• Design and maintain ABA Session Summary note templates as directed by the Consultant
• Manages uploading of daily session notes and client record activity logs as prescribed, and checks those documents for accuracy or missing information prior to uploading
• Documents and bills for their work in line with funder expectations and ORL expectations

• Complies with the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts published by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
• Maintains active position-appropriate licensure (for example, LABA or LBA) and professional certification (such as, BCBA or BCaBA)
• Completes, tracks, and reports adequate professional development, including CEUs in appropriate categories to maintain professional licenses and certifications
• Completes work in a timely manner
• Discriminates and advocates for appropriate supervision and support when presented with tasks beyond their level of competence and expertise
• Learns and follows funder guidelines for each case including billing guidelines and treatment planning guidelines
• Understands what is included in their clients’ authorization
• Monitors & manages authorization usage, ensuring clients receive scheduled dose of treatment
• Active…