Senior Registered Behavior Technician

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As Senior Registered Behavior Technician at our Cleveland Clinic Children’s Center for Autism in Rocky River, you will work under the clinical supervision of the Behavior Analyst to provide behavior-analytic services to multiple patients with autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities in an outpatient setting. Serve as a mentor for new staff by assisting in onboarding and training as directed by BCBA.

A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role, will: 

• Acquire baseline data and implement approved treatment plan using applied behavior analysis neutrally and consistently; fluently implement discrete trial teaching procedures across a variety of patients and functioning levels; follow the prompting hierarchy; apply reinforcement procedures effectively, utilize SDs that are clear, concise and consistent; utilize prompt fading, shaping, and chaining procedures.
• Assist in creating patient treatment plans; programming patient data sheets; review patient data sheets.
• Select appropriate task analyses and teaching targets based on patient's goals/objectives; monitor, analyze and troubleshoot programs; create and update graphs for each treatment session; choose appropriate antecedent manipulation(s); select appropriate alternative behavior and teaching strategies.
• Assist Outpatient Behavior Analyst in conducting functional behavior assessments to include conducting a record review and Functional Assessment Interview, define behavior and choose appropriate method of data collection, summarize environment, setting events, and medical information.
• Communicate effectively with parents regarding progress, troubleshoot, generalization strategies for home, and other elements of parent training as designated by Outpatient Behavior Analyst.
• Participate in required supervision with Outpatient Behavior Analyst.
• Serve as a mentor for new staff by assisting in onboarding and training as directed by BCBA.
• Actively participate in new staff RBT certification training/competency fulfillment.
• Participate in outpatient team planning.
• Assist in acquiring insurance approval.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include: 

• Associate’s degree or six months ABA experience

• Registered Behavior Technician Certification (RBT)

• Two years’ experience as RBT or one year as outpatient RBT at CCF

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include: 

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience working with children

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting students, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Physically able to manage patients of varying weight and sizes.
• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

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