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Location: Rockville, MD, United States
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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 
 
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