Behavior Intervention Specialist Level 2

7 days ago

Rochester, United States Heritage Christian Services Full time

Oversee mental health/mental illness, emotional, and behavioral needs of individuals assigned to caseload.

To be supportive of Heritage Christian Services, Inc. mission, vision and values.

 

 

Pay rate for this position: $49462 / Year

 

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above range represents the organization's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting

 

Responsibilities
  1. Write behavior support plans, behavior guidelines, and monitoring plans to outline the use of proactive approaches, SCIP-R/PROMOTE personal interventions, restrictions, and/or psychotropic medications used to address behavioral concerns.
  2. Act as a liaison between psychiatrists, counselors, or other mental health professionals and residential/work or day hab team.
  3. Provide staff with behavior documentation tools, monitor data, and address concerns as needed.
  4. Update all assigned paperwork as needed; obtain necessary signatures for approval, including parent/guardian and human rights committee when applicable.
  5. Teach SCIP-R/PROMOTE class as assigned.
  6. Attend psychiatry appointments with individuals assigned to caseload as needed.
  7. Prepare and bring behavior data and relevant information to psychiatry appointments.
  8. Maintain contact with mental health counselors for individuals assigned to caseload through regular emails and/or phone calls.
  9. Write a behavioral summary of behavior documentation and relevant information for individuals assigned to caseload.
  10. Review all behavior support plans and document no less frequently than semi-annually. Include a review and analysis of the frequency, duration, and/or intensity of use of restrictive/intrusive interventions and/or limitations on a person’s rights included in the behavior support plan.
  11. Write medication approval forms and medication reduction plans, and provide psychotropic medication information for individuals, parents/guardians, residential and day hab, and Human Rights Committee.
  12. Compile behavior data, medication forms, and other required forms to submit to Human Rights Committee as necessary for individuals assigned to caseload.
  13. Serve on Human Rights Committee, Incident Review Committee as assigned.
  14. Attend Life plan meetings, IDT, and staff meetings as needed.
  15. Attend monthly behavior team meetings.
  16. Attend admission and pre-admission meetings as assigned.
  17. In-service behavior support plans as needed at staff meetings.
  18. Complete residential and day hab visits/observations as needed to gather information for behavior support plans and to provide recommendations for staff.
  19. Provide consultations for individuals not fully supported on a caseload, in order to give recommendations to residential/day hab teams regarding staff supports, individual supports, referrals, or other suggestions.
  20. Maintain communication and collaboration with individuals, parents/guardians, residential and work/day hab teams, care coordinators, nurses, and other relevant clinicians and supports.
  21. Provide on-call support to direct support staff.
  22. Administer assessments/evaluations of mental health status or behavioral concerns; for example, Vineland Behavior Scale, Motivation Assessment Scale, Credibility Assessment, Functional Behavioral Assessment, etc. as needed.
  23. Develop and maintain professional competency through attending conferences, seminars, and/or continuing education.
  24. As Level 2, provide all behavior support plans and services that do not include restrictive/intrusive interventions for review by Behavioral Intervention Specialists, Level 1.
  25. Provide all behavior support plans which incorporate a restrictive/intrusive intervention and/or limitation on a person’s rights for review by supervising licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker.
Qualifications
  • Have national board certification in behavioral analysis (BCBA) or a New York state license as a Behavior Analyst ( LBA),  or
  • Have a Master’s degree in a clinical or treatment field in psychology, social work, school psychology, applied psychology as it relates to human development and clinical intervention, or a related human services field; or
  • a New York State license in Mental Health Counseling;

AND

  • have or obtain OPWDD-approved specialized training or experience in functional assessment techniques and behavioral support plan development;

OR

  • Have a Bachelor’s degree in a human services field; and have provided behavioral services for an agency in the OPWDD system as of , and continuously since 12/31/2012; and is either actively working toward a Master’s degree in an applied are of psychology, social work, or special education; or completes at least one graduate-level course in an applied health service area of applied psychology, social work, or special education each year.

 

  • Valid driver’s license that is in compliance with Heritage Christian Services’ motor vehicle record standards.

 

Our Commitment to Equity and Justice

 

We believe that people are entitled to dignity, respect, equity and justice. We champion a society that removes barriers. We reject racism and discrimination of any kind. We protest systemic and political inequities that marginalize people, recognizing that there is a history of structural racism in the United States. We will continue to learn and change to achieve justice. We know that strength comes from unity.

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