Professional - Clinical

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Houston, TX, US

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Position: Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Talent Area: Professional - Clinical

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: Psychology Administration

Shift: Monday - Friday

Job ID: 418837

We are searching for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst – The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) will provide behavioral stabilization services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities in the inpatient setting. Duties will include conducting functional behavioral assessments, providing behavior analytic interventions, writing behavior plans for use by RBTs and medical team members, implementing caregiver training, and consulting with multi-disciplinary medical teams. The BCBA will work in a fast-paced environment in conjunction with a Licensed Psychologist/BCBA and provide clinical supervision for RBTs in accordance with BACB supervision standards.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services for patients with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members in the inpatient setting.
• Conducts functional behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, of severe problem behavior
• Develops preliminary behavioral intervention and safety plans
• Monitors the individual’s behavior data and provides descriptive progress notes
• Collects and analyzes data from the medical record to coordinate care and discharge planning
• Delivers parent/caregiver training on behavior intervention plans
• Conducts treatment fidelity assessments to ensure proper implementation of the behavior support plan
• Co-facilitates clinical, motivational, and crisis intervention counseling with a licensed clinical psychologist as needed/
• Works collaboratively as part of multi-disciplinary hospital teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients in the hospital setting.
• Provides clinical supervision for RBTs in accordance with BACB supervision standards.
• Demonstrates commitment to professionalism, ethical practice, teamwork, flexibility, and continued professional development.
  
  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

• Master's Degree in behavior analysis, education, or psychology required
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association required
• BCBA - Cert - BC Behavior Analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board required
• BHVAN - Lic - Behavior Analyst by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• 5 years’ experience in assessment and treatment of severe behavior disorder required
  
  

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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