What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavior Specialist (QBHP) position at Judson Center?
Position: Qualified Behavioral Health Professional (QBHP)
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports to: Associate Clinical Manager
Job Summary:
The Qualified Behavioral Health Professional provides behavior analytic services to individuals within Judson Center’s Applied Behavior Analysis program. This includes functional analysis and assessment, development and continuation of initial and reassessment treatment and behavior plans, staff supervision and training, parent training, and clinical supervision for BCBA-candidates.
Competencies and Responsibilities
- Hold a caseload of 200 direct 97153/4 service hours weekly.
- Provide a minimum of 25 billable service hours weekly, including assessments, treatment planning, ongoing reassessment, parent training, and staff supervision.
- Provide parent training from a supportive lens based on quality goals written into treatment plan as frequently as weekly, and as minimally as monthly.
- Attend periodic community outings with families to foster generalization of skills.
- Collaborate with other professionals to ensure consistency and quality of care (with consent).
- Oversees implementation of treatment plans including providing initial and ongoing training and feedback to direct care staff to ensure fidelity of treatment.
- Train and supervise staff.
- Timely and quality documentation of service entries in electronic health record system(s).
- Stay current with research and new methodologies.
- Participate in required training.
- Attend all scheduled team meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Education
- Master’s Degree
- Valid Michigan driver’s license and insurance, use of own vehicle
- Working knowledge of behavior assessments and interventions with individuals with ASD.
- Ability to develop programs for children and teenagers of various developmental levels.
Working Conditions
- Generally, an office environment
- Non-Traditional hours including 24/7 availability to staff, including weekends and holidays.
- May work with children, teens or young adults with challenging behavior including aggression.
- Ability to travel and attend meetings and functions at various hours
- Job travel, utilizing personal vehicle with mileage
Direct Reports
- Registered/Lead/Behavior Technicians
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to react and move quickly to respond to impulsive movement of clients (children and teenagers with autism) and remain alert and energetic during therapy sessions.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds and lift up to 50 pounds infrequently.
- Frequently required to walk, stand and sit.
- May be required to bend, kneel, squat, crawl, pivot, and sit on floor throughout the work day.
- Must be able to run or quickly move short distances (up to100 feet) to catch or block clients (children and teenagers with autism)
- Must be able to use physical management techniques, including single or two-person restraints, to help manage behavior of clients (children and teenagers with autism)
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
