Board Certified Behavioral Analyst, IDD Clinic - Grand Rapids, Michigan

About the role

Corewell Health is seeking a compassionate, innovative, and highly skilled Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to help launch and support a new outpatient clinic serving individuals aged 16 years old through adulthood with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing multidisciplinary program focused on improving access, safety, and quality care for a historically underserved population. The BCBA will play a critical role in behavioral assessment, individualized treatment planning, staff education, crisis prevention, and program development.

The ideal candidate has experience working with adults in a multidisciplinary medical setting and is experienced with both medical-tolerance and problem-behavior interventions.

Select Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral assessments for adult patients with IDD.
• Develop individualized behavior intervention plans with measurable goals and outcomes.
• Perform Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and related evaluations.
• Collaborate with providers, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to support successful patient care
• Participate in pre-visit planning and behavioral risk assessments.
• Develop proactive safety and de-escalation strategies.
• Support guardianship and care coordination processes.
• Educate and train staff on behavior management and de-escalation techniques.
• Assist with workflow development, program design, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a behavioral health resource and safety champion for the clinic.

Position Highlights

• Full-time, benefit eligible position in an outpatient clinical setting
• Opportunity to help build a new specialty program
• Collaborative work with physicians, nurse navigators, behavioral health professionals, caregivers, and community partners
• Meaningful impact on patient safety, access, and quality of care

Essential Functions

• Work collaboratively with staff, patients and patients' families in order to provide behavior analytic services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders or other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Conduct behavioral assessments and perform functional analyses as needed to identify function(s) of problem behavior.
• Utilize trauma-informed and behavior analytic principles to develop effective interventions to decrease problem behavior, minimize distress, reduce avoidable appointment cancellations, and improve healthcare access; provide instruction in and supervision of their implementation to staff and families of patients.
• Supervise the collection of data necessary to determine effectiveness of interventions to decrease problem behavior; utilize data to refine/revise interventions as needed. Develop and maintain individualized behavioral, sensory, and communication support profiles to guide patient centered care, and inform care team accommodations.
• Identify skill deficits appropriate to target in a (focused or comprehensive) behavior analytic instruction program; develop evidence-based program to teach these deficit skills; provide instruction and supervision of (focused or comprehensive) program to staff and families of patients.
• Supervise the collection of skill acquisition data necessary to determine effectiveness of intervention programming. Providing consultation and real-time support before and during patient encounters to facilitate successful patient participation in healthcare services.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of assessment and treatment to meet hospital and insurance billing guidelines.
• Adhere to all ethical guidelines outlined by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board.

Qualifications

• Required Master's Degree
• 1 year of relevant experience with 1 to 3 years' experience working as Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Preferred
• CRT-Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) - Behavior Analyst Certification Board Behavior Analyst Certification Board Upon Hire required

Physical Demands

• Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Frequently
• Walking: Frequently
• Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
• Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
• Squat: Seldom
• Stair Climbing: Seldom
• Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
• Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
• Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
• Handling: Occasionally
• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
• Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

Site

• Care Center Beltline - 2750 East Beltline NE - Grand Rapids
• Department Name
• Neurology Outpatient - Medical Group West
• Employment Type
• Full time
• Shift
• Day (United States of America)
• Weekly Scheduled Hours
• 40
• Hours of Work
• 8am - 5pm
• Days Worked
• Monday - Friday
• Weekend Frequency
• N/A

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