What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Clinical Director position at Hopebridge?
The Assistant Clinical Director (ACD) provides clinical oversight of ABA services within a center, supports a caseload, and provides ongoing structured mentorship to BCBAs in the center.
The ACD is integral to the mentorship and training of BCBAs at the local, in-center level. The ACD has exemplary clinical, leadership, and mentorship skills. Additionally, the ACD is able to successfully impart those skills – clinical, leadership, and professional growth – in fellow BCBAs.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions and other duties.
- Provides program oversight for a patient caseload
- Conducts behavioral and skills assessments, as required by funding sources, and as needed based on data / clinical judgment
- Develops compassionate and function-based behavior intervention plans and individualized, developmentally-sensitive treatment plans
- Completes initial evaluations for potential patients
- Provides training and supervision to Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and Fieldwork students
- Completes RBT competency assessments and re-assessments
- Responsible for continued competence and professional growth for RBTs, Fieldwork Students, and Trainers during weekly consultation (protocol modification) overlaps by using Behavioral Skills Training
- Holds regular RBT POD meetings
- Ensures supervision hours of RBTs meet the requirements of the BACB
- Builds and maintains positive family / caregiver relationships throughout the lifecycle / course of treatment of the patient
- Completes regularly scheduled family guidance sessions
- Identified touchpoints throughout the patient’s experience at Hopebridge to meet with the parent / caregiver to review progress and collaborate on individualized treatment plans and behavior plans.
- Engages in coordination of care with the patient’s physicians, Hopebridge’s 360 Care team (Occupational and Speech Therapy), and other stakeholders
- Provides regular structured BCBA mentorship sessions and supportive performance guidance
- Provides clinical oversight, consistent with Hopebridge quality standards and evidence-based practices to BCBAs within center by monitoring clinical program progress through defined quality audit processes
- Supports clinical performance of BCBAs within center via procedural integrity documentation, provide feedback and necessary training, and communicate concerns to Regional BCBA, Center Manager, and Regional Center Manager as appropriate
- Implements the Hopebridge BCBA Mentorship and Training curriculum with integrity
- Delivers balanced corrective and development feedback to BCBAs
- Uses Hopebridge reports to drive clinical performance
Competencies
Supervisory Responsibility
Provides supervision, guidance, and mentorship to BCBAs and BCaBAs within assigned center in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Provide feedback and supervision to RBTs and Fieldwork students, ensuring clinical competence and demonstrated performance of
employees.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
Required Education and Experience
Preferred Education and Experience