ABA Optimized Program Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

At Kyo we exist to help create a life that’s more fulfilling, for our clients, for ourselves and for each other. We thrive on big, extraordinary challenges where super ideas originate and believe that scientific discovery needs empathy in order to be effective and influential.

Kyo is for the driven, open, and ambitious looking to make an impact in their community. We believe in making every minute count when we’re together, and will help you do the same while we’re apart. Together, we will change what’s possible for those with autism.

Our ABA Optimized team is looking for an experienced BCBA to join!

Pay Range: $87,000 - $97,000 DOE

Kyo’s ABA Optimized program is designed to deliver the most effective, efficient care possible to our patients. The model is based on the premise that more hours does not always equal more progress, and that there are other important clinical levers that can yield greater clinical outcomes to a patient than simply more direct therapy. BCBAs in the ABA Optimized program will spend more time with patients than BCBAs in Kyo’s standard treatment model. Therapy hours are tailored to the needs of each individual patient and are optimized around increased supervision, parent training, and coordination of care, with direct therapy playing an important role but with fewer hours than conventional ABA therapy programs.  

The ideal BCBA working within the ABA Optimized program will have a demonstrated history of strong interpersonal skills and top-notch clinical skills. With client progress and satisfaction in mind, BCBAs will have the flexibility to make individualized treatment recommendations, inclusive of dosage and ratio of Supervision, Caregiver Collaboration and Direct Treatment. In lieu of a traditional monthly allocation, BCBA success will be assessed via client progress and satisfaction.

Read about Kyo's unique partnership with Magellan Healthcare here.

A few key differences between this job and traditional BCBA jobs:

• There is no allocation or billable hours requirement
• You will be free to employ techniques that are often barred/discouraged due to insurance rules
• eg team meetings as often as you see fit, no limits on indirect work 
• There will be no minimum direct therapy availability requirement for a patient to enroll in this program. We will be seeking to maximize our clinical impact while minimizing our footprint on families.
• You will have a dedicated Program Supervisor (BCBA Trainee) who will report to you, who will assist with supervision and parent training across your clients. 
• Your clients will receive a greater percentage of their care from experienced clinicians. 

RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to:

• Delight the families that you serve by making their experience with Kyo as convenient, effective and responsive as possible. 
• Ensure swift resolution of caregiver concerns, working cross-departmentally to problem-solve and see through  to resolution.
• Provide compassionate, person-centered care in a manner that honors each patient’s unique interests, goals, and challenges.
• Meet clinical outcomes targets established by client progress on the Vineland-3 Comprehensive Interview, and Client Satisfaction via the annual Client Satisfaction Survey (Net Promoter Score)
• Design and continuously assess individualized client programs. Recommend appropriate dosage and duration of treatment, and regularly communicate progress and barriers with caregivers 
• Collaborate with a Program Supervisor to provide clinical supervision, parent training and coordination of care, including modeling program implementation to caregivers and staff
• Confidence navigating conversations with caregivers around dosage recommendations, discharge planning, the importance of caregiver involvement, and session attendance. 
• Provide direct therapy to clients when clinically appropriate. 
• Attend and facilitate client and staff meetings, as needed.
• Make all reasonable attempts to ensure efficacious development of programs for our clients. This may include job related tasks and duties not listed above.
• Ability to work in home-based, community-based or center-based environments

MENTORING RESPONSIBILITIES

Kyo recognizes the critical role that effective mentorship plays in promoting staff retention and development. Within our mentorship model, BCBAs/CDs will: 

• Provide clinical supervision and clinical/operational mentorship to dedicated Program Supervisor(s) who support your BTs and clients
• Serve as Behavior Therapist’s (BT) “Pod BCBA” by mentoring the Mentor to the BT Pod.  
• Includes  regular mentor meetings with BT Pod Mentor 
• Deliver Quarterly Performance Review for BT Pod’s Mentor. 
• Act as the Responsible Supervisor for any BTs in their Pod that are enrolled in BACB coursework, maintaining responsible supervision duties. 
• Be available for the BT Pod mentor by responding to and coaching them through their mentoring duties. 

KYO OFFERS YOU:

• A collaborative, supportive and cutting-edge work environment with weekly individually tailored mentorship and monthly trainings.
• An annual stipend for professional development, including educational stipends.
• The opportunity to make an amplified impact on your clients’ lives by delivering comprehensive, effective, and individualized treatment.
• Reasonable workloads with seasonal billable targets and quarterly bonuses.
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and monthly wellness events.
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays.
• Matching 401K.
• Company provided laptop, cell phone, and mileage reimbursements.
• Wide spread administrative support systems allowing BCBAs to focus on their clients.
• Relocation assistance for select areas.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). 
• MA degree in Psychology, Special Education, or related field.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Outstanding responsiveness and operational skills.
• Ability and willingness to drive from client to client and to leadership and various business meetings.
• Ability and willingness to occasionally work longer than 8 hours/day (only applies to full-time roles).
• Reliable transportation, a valid state driver's license from state of residence and automobile insurance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Have the ability to regularly walk, kneel, crawl, bend, crouch, stand up from the ground, and sit on the floor or in child-sized chairs for extended periods of time. Must also have the ability to lift and carry or otherwise move a pediatric population (up to 50 pounds). Occasionally may require running or otherwise moving quickly.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to regularly use and enter data into a computer/tablet/phone.
• Specific vision abilities/visual acuity required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Be able to read and comprehend written communication through computer, electronic devices, and paper means.
• Specific auditory abilities required include perceiving the nature of sounds at normal to below normal speaking levels with or without correction, ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discrimination in sound, spatial awareness of sounds and speech at a variety of volume levels, often in background noise.
• Be able to speak in a manner easily understood and receive detailed information through oral communication.
• If required by a Behavior Intervention Plan, must be willing and able to utilize safe & appropriate procedures, including quick body movements. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

Work is performed in a parent's / caregivers home, a school or community location or in a “center” office and clinical environment. Work may be stressful at times due to client behavior, or a busy office/center environment with patients, where interaction with others is constant and interruptive.

* The above statements reflect general functions of this job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements inherent in this job. Management may elaborate on or add to the above list if the duties come within the employee’s realm of responsibility.