Clinical Diagnostic Specialist

ABA Centers of America is a vertically integrated behavioral healthcare organization that impacts countless lives, providing industry-leading ABA therapy and Mental Health Services through in-home, in-community, and in-clinic care.

At ABA Centers of America we focus on excellence, we always strive to provide unsurpassed quality care with a staff of over 400 team members that is growing at a rate of 100-150 new team members monthly. We are currently effectuating our hypergrowth strategy that incorporates 50 de novo clinic openings in the next 2-3 years, across the Eastern United States and broader markets to include Texas. This is an opportunity for the right ambitious candidate to join us in revolutionizing the ABA therapy space.

The right candidate will be an integral part of building a Unicorn, that will improve tens of thousands of lives. By leveraging our existing behavioral healthcare infrastructure, ABA Centers of America is the fastest growing provider of best-in-class ABA therapy to individuals with Autism in the United States. Our customers come first and are at the center of everything we do.

Your Position

Job description

As a Clinical Diagnostic Specialist, you’ll be responsible for administering various standardized diagnostic measures, as well as psychological and autism spectrum assessment tools to diagnose and/or rule out autism spectrum disorder. You’ll also work along with the Clinical Diagnostician, providing them with written diagnostics reports of the results for each case.

Responsibilities

· Utilizes tests with families and clients

· Accurate hand scoring of pencil and paper tests

· Writes diagnostic reports

· Works together as part of a multidisciplinary team

Education/Licensure

· Must have a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Analysis, Education, Social work, or related fields.

· Must have Knowledge in ABA or related field with coursework in diagnostics/testing, Autism and related disorders, developmental disabilities.

· Must have experience with the following assessments: ADOS-2, DAYC-2, Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, ABAS-3, Conners-4, PsychProfiler, PPVT-5, CASD, Sensory Profile, BASC BESS, Vineland, and be willing to be trained in additional test administrations as the needs arise.

• Experience in health care settings or behavioral health field preferred
• Excellent report writing skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with families, schools, and ASD service providers in child’s community
• Effective organizational, time management, and prioritization skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team skills

Technology

Technology is an essential part of managing the needs of our business. Team members are expected to use the instruments and systems identified as efficient and effective methods to manage day-to-day operations in their role. We encourage feedback on new and emerging systems and/or instruments that may promote more efficiencies and better performance.

HIPAA

Team members are required to adhere to policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. Team members are permitted to use and/or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to Human Resources.

Environmental Stewardship and Safety

All team members are responsible for preserving the cleanliness of the interior and exterior of the facility. Team members are expected to keep work and common break spaces tidy and to adhere to infection control protocols and policies.

Team members are expected to adhere to facility safety requirements, report unsafe practices or equipment, and, if applicable, use the appropriate protective equipment as ded.

Depending on role, and during the daily course of duties, team members may have to lift, twist, pull or push. Team members must be able to manage these activities up to 60 lbs.

Any accident or incident must be reported immediately to a member of management for proper recording.

Candidates must meet the company’s hiring criteria to include a pre-employment background investigation and drug test. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including a base salary with performance-based incentives; medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k).