Paraprofessional Technician Somerset, NJ

Paraprofessional Technician - Full Time - Somerset, NJ

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Pay Range: $20.75 - $26.89 per hour

Location:

888 Easton Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873

Shift: Day

Department: RU Cares

Paraprofessional Technicians provide applied-behavior-analytic services for patients diagnosed with developmental disabilities, pediatric feeding disorders, or other behavioral diagnoses under the direction of a professional behavior analyst (e.g., board certified behavior analyst, licensed psychologist). The Paraprofessional Technician assists with patient assessments and program implementation. They assist with organizing and maintaining data-collection and statistical-analysis systems, research activities, and staff training.

• High-school degree/GED
• American Heart Association BLS Provider

• Completion of RBT Competency Assessment of the BACB prior to or within 1 month of start date
• Must pass RBT exam within 3 months of start date
• Experience working with patients or individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities, pediatric feeding disorders, or other behavioral diagnoses in an educational, instructional, or therapeutic setting

• American Heart Association BLS Provider

• Monday – Friday
• Full Time – 40 hours/week

Applied-Behavior-Analytic Services

• Conduct sessions with patients using standard procedures under the direction of a professional behavior analyst
• Provide suggestions of possible procedures and methods to a professional behavior analyst
• Assist professional behavior analyst in implementing intake, assessment, treatment, and discharge procedures
• Prepare initial drafts of session materials, session descriptions, and progress notes
• Enter assessment and treatment data into spreadsheets and graph the data
• Report the behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms to a professional behavior analyst and provide goal updates
• Perform initial analysis of findings and present recommendations to a professional behavior analyst
• Assist in the creation of data-collection protocols and systems
• Assist with the development of skill-acquisition programs (e.g., increasing acceptance and consumption of healthy food and liquid, developmental feeding skills such as self-feeding or chewing, social and communication skills, curriculum-based developmental, social skills)
• Assist with the development of behavior-reduction programs (e.g., extinction protocols to reduce inappropriate mealtime behavior, non-contingent reinforcement to reduce crying, functional communication training)
• Assist in the training of caregivers (e.g., parents, school personnel)

Auxiliary Program Support

• Assist in organization, cleanliness, and maintenance of department location, materials, and equipment
• Assist clinical faculty and professional behavior analysts with various research activities

• Must be able to move, lift, and carry patients and objects
• Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients may involve independently lifting of up to fifty (50) pounds, as well as assisting with weights of more than one-hundred (100) pounds
• Use of abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue
• Frequent movement, use of limbs, and good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina
• Extended periods of standing or sitting

• Paraprofessional Technicians may work with patients who vomit, or who engage in other forms of challenging behavior, such as aggression, self-injury, elopement, expulsion (spitting out food or liquid during treatment), or property destruction
• 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.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

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