Board Certified Behavior Analyst

We are Expanding Our Talent!

AT O.R.L., our mission is to provide very high quality services to the clients we serve, to contribute to the larger behavior analytic community through our activities as scientist-practitioners, and to act as advocates for the autistic community. 

Clinical Position Open: Consultant (Senior Behavior Analyst, 3 yrs LABA/LBA) 

F.T.E.:  1.0

Salary: $76,000-$95,000 depending on experience

Start Date: Flexible

Benefits: 

• Paid Time Off-  PTO accrual, graduated by years of service (2-5.5 weeks)
• Paid holidays (6 designated, 2 personal flex days)
• Retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Medical Insurance (Major employer contribution)
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)  
• Monthly child care subsidy
• Professional development funding  
• Complimentary CEUs  
• Mileage reimbursement (per federal reimbursement rates) 
• Company issued laptop  
• Company issued cell phone
• Supportive administration for authorizations, appeals, and claim management

Under the direction of ORL’s Clinical Services Supervisors, the Consultant is responsible for designing and supervising the implementation of ORL clients' Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs in line with best practices, applicable regulatory guidelines and funding source guidelines.

The Consultant is responsible for developing the clinical plan for each client.

• Develop comprehensive behavior intervention programs based on complete and accurate data, related, but not limited to the following areas:
• new skill instruction for client
• staff development
• family Intervention
• school intervention
• Design instructional sequences that attend to and account for critical and variable features of instructional stimuli and slice sequences such that each client’s Program Manager can move clients through instructional steps easily  
• Ensure clients reach mastery in all targeted intervention (e.g.,  pass Retention, Endurance, Stability, and Application tests on each skill targeted in intervention where appropriate)
• Measure and chart meta-level assessments (e.g., cumulative mastered targets, cumulative number of new things learned, etc.)
• Apply applicable current research from the areas of Behavior Analysis, Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Precision Teaching, autism interventions
• Remain current with the extant and newly emerging research related to the behavior analytic care of persons with autism
• Develop and update treatment plans that describe the recommended plan of care for each client, compliant with regulations and funder requirements

• Ensure a match between family perception of progress and charted client data
• Ensure that each client’s program addresses client values, and family goals and priorities, in that order

• Communicate with professionals in a form and of a frequency that directly benefits the client (e.g., team meeting notes, phone consults, co-attendance at team meetings, and email correspondence)
• Conduct school or other observations on schedule decided upon by the team and consented to by the parents

• Maintains client medical records in accordance with ORL’s compliance standards in all applicable forms including paper charts and documents, online charts, and online client files
• Design and maintain ABA Session Summary note templates as directed by the Consultant
• Manages uploading of daily session notes and client record activity logs as prescribed, and checks those documents for accuracy or missing information prior to uploading
• Documents and bills for their work in line with funder expectations and ORL expectations 

• Complies with the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts published by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board 
• Maintains active position-appropriate licensure (for example, LABA or LBA) and professional certification (such as, BCBA or BCaBA)
• Completes, tracks, and reports adequate professional development, including CEUs in appropriate categories to maintain professional licenses and certifications
• Completes work in a timely manner 
• Discriminates and advocates for appropriate supervision and support when presented with tasks beyond their level of competence and expertise
• Learns and follows funder guidelines for each case including billing guidelines and treatment planning guidelines
• Understands what is included in their clients’ authorization  
• Monitors & manages authorization usage, ensuring clients receive scheduled dose of treatment
• Actively use community of practice
• Demonstrates strong employment hygiene and contacts their advocate or CSS if barriers arise

• Employ single subject research designs as appropriate to answer questions, which first pertain to the needs of the learner, and second, that would benefit the field of behavior analysis as appropriate 
• Present work to professional community nationally, regionally, and locally on behalf of ORL
• Attend conferences and events demonstrating your affiliation with ORL
• Play an active role in ensuring that Program Managers receive appropriate learning opportunities to advance their clinical skills and knowledge

Education & Certifications:

• Master's degree in behavior analysis or related field with a strong emphasis in behavior analysis.
• BCBA or BCaBA certification (in good standing).
• Licensed Behavior Analyst in Washington state.
• Level B standardized assessment qualification (Pearson).

Experience (3 years of the following):

• Implementing behavior analytic programs for children with ASD
• Staff training and management, with data demonstrating skill acquisition shifts.
• Providing assent-based care, including measuring/shaping assent/withdrawal behaviors and reducing high-impact/unsafe behaviors.
• Designing instruction for social, cognitive, academic, emotional, communication, community, and daily living skills, evidenced by:
• Expanded work products (instructional materials, systems, training programs).
• Robust, socially significant client gains (charted learner performance).
• Culturally aligned intervention strategies and goals (charted learner performance).\
• Formal Training and Experience in Assessment: assessment & analysis skills across cognitive, social, adaptive, academic, or language skills for ASD and similar populations.

Other Requirements:

• Valid Washington State driver’s license.
• Consent to background check.
• Clean driving record.
• Reliable transportation.
• Willingness to drive an average of 30 miles per day.

Clinical Experience:

• Implementing Precision Teaching principles, including:
• Proficiency in charting and analyzing data on the Standard Celeration Chart.
• Measurement Proficiency: expertise in development and utilization of visual analysis to guide instructional decision making  

Technical Proficiency (Specialized Tools):

• Precision X (Standard Celeration Charts, data collection).
• CentralReach (billing, assessments).
• Google Workspace (program materials, clinical documentation, spreadsheets, charts, progress summaries).
• Q-global (assigning assessments, generating reports)

1. Submit Curriculum Vitae
2. Phone interview with a Clinical Service Supervisor
3. Interview with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team
4. Final interview with Clinical Leadership Team

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift/move or assist in moving of clients aged 2 to 50 years old.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must occasionally geographically constrain the movements of clients who weigh up to 200 pounds.

Performance of these job duties presents a risk of physical assault by clients aged 2 to 50 years old.  The employee understands that these risks are minimized through the correct implementation of positive behavior support strategies; however no strategies reduce risk to zero. 

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather and traffic conditions prevalent at the time.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.  Employees work in private homes and community locations and are expected to have use of only the parts of the home or community location that are relevant to the interventions being delivered as well as use of bathroom facilities.