Board Certified Behavioral Analyst / BCBA

Location: CHA Somerville Campus 

Work Days: Mon.-Fri., 8 hour day shifts  

Category: Professional and Management  

Department: Psych SH 5 East Neuro Provider  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Day 

Hours/Week: 40.00 

Union: No 

Union Name: Non Union

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With almost 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health.

CHA recently opened a new inpatient center for youth with acute behavioral health needs. Located in Somerville, the beautiful new facility offers care for children and adolescents with neuro-developmental disorders. The new Center for Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient and family-centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs.

Position Description:

The Inpatient Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to pediatric patients with a range of developmental conditions and behavioral disorders, including developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other mental health challenges. 

In addition to ABA, CHA’s neurodevelopmental inpatient services utilize a multidisciplinary approach including psychotherapy services, psychopharmacology, speech and language services, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation services.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Behavioral Psychologist, your responsibilities will include the following: 

• Direct ABA services to children with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders and their families. 

• Developing, writing, and evaluating behavior treatment plans; selecting and running of assessments; and selecting and implementing functionally-based interventions. 

• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and training to Behavioral Techs/Milieu Counselors and maintain model fidelity. 

• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team; conduct assessments, complete reports; and assist the Behavioral Psychologist in implementation of PBIS and trauma-sensitive frameworks.

 Requirements:

• Master’s degree in ABA, Education, Psychology or related field preferred

• BCBA certification; must be a BACB approved supervisor

• Licensed as LABA with a minimum of 1 year of post-licensure experience

• Three (3) years of experience with children/adolescents who have developmental disabilities and other related disorders, including psychiatric and mental health diagnoses

• Applied experience with preference assessments, functional behavior assessments/analyses and other forms of data analysis required

• Must be flexible with strong interpersonal skills

• Be able to effectively work with a multidisciplinary team and have excellent organization and time management skills

• Physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs

 
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.