PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
To provide psychological services to individuals who reside in IRAs, ICFs, Day Habilitation Centers, Family Care, and to provide supportive services to line staff and management in order to assist in teaching behavioral strategies and interventions to work effectively with the individuals served.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop behavior modification programs and provide ongoing monitoring and updating of individual behavior programs.
Provide ongoing training to support staff on behavior intervention strategies and behavior programming
Model effective behavioral strategies
Participate in program planning meetings to discuss treatment plan goals, strategies and objectives, review assessments and behavioral observations.
Administer assessments reflecting individual’s capabilities in relation to being unsupervised at home, community integration and sexual consent
Complete and present reports to team members reflecting individual’s behavioral progress over the course of a specific time period.
Provide therapeutic consultation to individuals and communicate behavioral progress to family members
Collaborate with management, direct support staff & nursing
Collaborate with day habilitation programs and staff as needed
Prepare psychiatric/psychological consults on an as needed basis to report behavioral progress.
Confer with psychiatric/psychology providers in order to coordinate effective behavioral and psychopharmacological therapy.
Work with families to provide support as needed
Provide support to families and staff in emergency circumstances and on-call as needed
Participate in all treatment meetings, case reviews, and discharge planning meetings.
Participate in Critical Behavior Review Meetings for assigned caseload and as requested for other program reviews.
Present psychotropic medications, behavior support plans, and monitoring plans to Human Rights Committee
Be an active member of the Human Rights Committee
Attend all psychology team meetings.
Maintain case notes and records in accordance with program requirements.
Obtain and maintain SCIP-R certification; obtain and maintain SCIP-R Instructor certification.
Perform all other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree in psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university
Minimum of one-year experience working with the developmentally disabled
population
Must possess well-developed communication skills.
Knowledge of use of computer programs, such as Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Excel.
Flexible with work hours.
Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with team members.
Demonstrates reliability in relation to attendance.
Maintains a high quality of work and productivity.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to Commute:
- Sea Cliff, NY 11579 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Sea Cliff, NY 11579: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
