Psychologist

Community Options, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 12 states.

We are now hiring a Full-Time or Part-Time Psychologist in Rockville, MD. The Psychologist uses best practices and technology within a community-based setting to assist, train, and supervise individuals with developmental disabilities in the activities of daily living and socialization skills.

$90,000/ annually based on experience

Responsibilities

Write behavior support plans (BSPs) including synthesizing information from numerous sources, visiting/observing individuals as necessary, graphing, and interpreting behavioral data

Conduct preference and functional assessments to evaluate the maintaining function of behaviors and incorporating psychiatric, medical, and health-related issues into the analysis

• Orally present BSPs to appropriate review committees
• Provide competency-based training to staff on the BSP and other topics as necessary
• Monitor BSP implementation, assessing lack of progress, formulating recommendations, and retrain staff as necessary
• Provide individual counseling, mentoring, and participate in committee meetings
• Work with an interdisciplinary team including, and consult with other team members to assess issues and functions of behavior

Participate in Psychiatric Consultations and Medical Reviews

Formulate Individual Service Plan (ISP) reports and attend ISP meetings, Behavior Management Committee (BMC) meetings, and attend psychologist professional development and staff meetings

Provide agency in-service training as requested, and consultation to agencies requesting such services as assigned

• Employee must cooperate with the license and department staff in any inspection, inquiry, or investigation
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• BCBA degree preferred
• Certifications required: 407, 921

Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities who have significant challenging behaviors and co-occurrence of mental health issues

Knowledge of human behavior and performance in various contexts, mental processes, or the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

Experience producing written behavioral development plans in specified formats Experience analyzing data for trends and behavioral function

• Experience with administering or assisting in administering psychological or psychiatric assessments
• Experience communicating with clients, parents, guardians, and staff

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of checks of criminal background, central registry, child abuse registry, and drug testing

Why Community Options?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays—Including a birthday holiday
• 403b retirement plan with employer match
• Exceptional career growth opportunities
• Continuing education reimbursement
• University partnerships that include tuition reduction
• Opportunities to expand your scope of practice
• Innovative ABA software to decrease paperwork and administrative tasks
• Create your own schedule/no micromanaging
• Support and mentorship from highly experienced clinicians
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee incentive & discount programs
• Community Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V