Behavior Intervention Specialist

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as part of the Clinical Team for Person Centered Services.
• Provide case review or audit of individuals with significant behavior issues.
• Review Behavior Service Plans and offer relevant input.
• Serve as a consultant in situations where behavioral intervention expertise is required.
• Review and analyze data and trends.
• Design, implement, and present trainings as needed.
• Provide case review or audit of individuals with significant behavior issues.
• Participate in mandatory staff meetings.
• Any other duties as deemed relevant by supervisor/organization

Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of developmental disabilities, mental health, and social determinants of health.
• Ability to teach and lead others while providing medical expertise.
• Knowledge of person-centered planning regulations.
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills.
• Demonstrates cultural competence.
• Demonstrates ethical and professional responsibilities and boundaries.
• Demonstrates capacity to use Health Information Technology to facilitate communication.
• Knowledge of confidentiality regulations/HIPPA.
• Ability to prioritize and complete work in timely manner.
• Proactively approaches professional responsibilities.
• Demonstrate a comfort level of engaging with people with behavioral health needs.

Experience:

• Master’s Degree in the field of psychology, social work, or a related field with at least 2 years of experience working with Intellectually and/or Developmentally Disabled individuals.
• Knowledge about OPWDD services and regulations
• Strong computer knowledge.
• Familiarity with person-first, person-centered planning concepts.

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist will work with our Care Management team to advise on how to best provide support to members with behavioral needs. This is a remote position but may require occasional visits to local offices.

Candidates should live in New York State, or in NJ/CT close to the New York border.