About Centria Healthcare:

Centria Autism is the largest provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) across the state of Michigan, with services in 12 other states. Our mission is to help every child living with autism to develop, pursue and achieve their own goals and dreams through high-quality ABA Therapy and support. 

Position Summary

Centria’s Licensed Clinical Psychologist should have a specialization in early identification, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders from birth through 21 years. The Licensed Psychologist will be well-trained, possess a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology, school psychology, or a related field, and have completed an APA-accredited internship and postdoctoral fellowship. This role should have clinical training/background in early intervention programs, the administration of multiple standardized assessments, including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2).

Success Measures

Success measures include adherence to Centria policies and quality standards, performing 5-6 assessments per week, compliance with company and payor requirements, and meeting or exceeding personal qualitative and/or quantitative key performance indicator (KPI) metrics.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for individuals suspected of having ASD. Activities will include conducting, scoring, interpreting, assessment measures as well as providing oral and written feedback of their results.
   
   • Expectation is 5-6 assessments per week, with final evaluation write-ups completed within 21 days of assessment completion.
2. Utilize experience in administering autism-specific assessments such as the ADOS-2 and the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R). As well as experience with administration and interpretation of tools that assess:
   
   • Developmental, intellectual, or cognitive functioning; and
   • Adaptive functioning; and
   • Social functioning; and
   • Speech, language, and communicative functioning; and
   • Medical and neurological functioning.
3. ​​Provide sensitive, thoughtful, and supportive feedback to parents as well as the ability to work well with team members, parents, young children, and colleagues in the community. The Licensed Psychologist may also be involved in consultation and program development with community providers, schools, and interdisciplinary clinical and research teams.
4. Highly motivated to increase both professional skills and knowledge in providing evidence-based and family centered care, and interacting successfully with those from diverse cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Bilingual and all other qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
5. Assist in developing corporate structure and in the creation of policies and procedures.
   
   • Participate in team meetings.
   • General help to manage office staff for maximum efficiency.
   • Maintain knowledge of and compliance with different state and payor specific programs and certifications related to practice of psychology and diagnostic.
6. Promote the growth of Centria Healthcare and assist in pursuit of business opportunities.

Qualifications

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology, or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree from an accredited university, with a clinical, counseling, or school psychology specialty area of training.

Licenses/Certificates

Fully licensed in the state(s) of practice as a Licensed Psychologist or under provisions specified by their Board of Psychologist Examiners.

Work Experience

• 2 years of professional experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of children and their families, preferred.
• Experience administering and scoring commonly used standardized assessment tools (e.g., Vineland, WPPSI, WISC-V, EVT, PPVT, ADOS-2, ADI-R, PDDBI, PSI, SRS-2, CBCL).

Equipment and Technology Requirements

• Basic computer skills and working knowledge of tablets/iPads
• Laptop
• G Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Google Meet)
• ABA Platforms, preferred

Other Competency Requirements

• Ability to follow written instructions
• Ability to use computers and computer/software programs
• Ability to communicate expressively and receptively

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to interview, perform psychological evaluations, and provide a treatment plan;
• Expertise in tracking and ensuring clinical outcomes, progress, and maintaining a high level of compliance;
• Proficiency in preparing reports for parents, medical personnel, funding agencies, and medical records;
• Ability to effectively engage in one-to-one communication with parents and clients;
• Proven experience and understanding of customer service;
• Works well in a collaborative environment and builds mutual trust and credibility at all levels of the organization;
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with clients, internal and external stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and self-motivated to achieve business goals.

Working Conditions

• Centria's office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM 6:00 PM.
• The work location will vary by client case and include home, community, or center.
• Available for special support and to provide mentoring during and after regular business hours for consultations on emergency/urgent matters, as needed.
• Additional time or flex schedules may be required to complete the above work or meet company objectives.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, physical requirements such as bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 30 pounds may be required. This role will require sitting most of the day as well as walking and standing periodically. This role may require close visual acuity on computer screens or monitors and the ability to analyze data and figures on a
screen.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, Veteran status, or disability status. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position. Centria reserves the right to amend this job description at any time, with or without written notice.