Autism Resource Clinician II-2

nationwidechildrens; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital seeks a care coordination specialist to support children, adolescents, and families dealing with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disabilities. You will conduct assessments, plan individualized treatments, and connect families to community resources.

The role emphasizes collaboration with pediatric teams, data-driven care management, and engagement in outreach events to educate partners and providers about ASD/IDD services.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, MFT, ABA, Special Education, Psychology, or related field.
• Appropriate independent licensure required in Ohio.
• Certification/licensure in the relevant field required.
• Crisis Prevention Program safety certification within 60 days of employment.
• Experience working with ASD/IDD populations.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals with ASD/IDD and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide intake support, care coordination, scheduling, and data entry.
• Process referrals, triage for services, and arrange diagnostic appointments with follow-ups.
• Attend and conduct training/outreach events with community partners and hospital departments.
• Complete clinical documentation and maintain care management data.

Skills

ASD/IDD care coordination

Communication with families

Data entry & scheduling

EMR systems

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Job Description Summary

Provides care coordination, diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, direct clinical care, individual and group parent training, and psychoeducational/supportive services to children, adolescents, and their families. Provides ASD and IDD outreach, support and education to NCH providers and the community.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Conduct assessments to evaluate the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual and development disabilities (IDD). Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to address the unique needs of each client based on area of clinical focus, in accordance with knowledge, training and supervision.
• Implement intake support and care coordination activities including scheduling, data entry, communication with family and providers, resource connection and coordinating services.
• Process referrals including implementing phone screenings, triaging for appropriate program and services, scheduling families for a diagnostic appointment, and providing a variety of follow-up supports after the diagnostic appointment.
• Attend and conduct training and outreach events for community partners and other departments of NCH.
• Completes necessary clinical documentation and maintains patient care management data.

Education Requirement

Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, Psychology, or related field, required.

Licensure Requirement

Appropriate Independent Ohio licensure, required.

Certifications

• Certification or licensure in the relevant field, required.
• Certification in Marcus Crisis Prevention Program safety training and other safety protocols within 60 days of employment, required.

Skills

• Ability to provide and manage behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent, and families specifically with ASD and IDD.
• Ability to connect children and families to community resources available for children with disabilities, specifically ASD and IDD.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.
• Ability to work with the hospital's electronic medical records system and other data and scheduling systems.
• Keyboarding/typing, data entry skills; and computerized scheduling experience, preferred.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and data tracking.
• Ability to work and problem-solve with minimal supervision; ability to adapt to change positively in workflow and process.

Experience

One year of experience specializing in the care and management of autism spectrum disorders and intellectual developmental disability, required.

Physical Requirements

• OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Squat/kneel
• FREQUENTLY: Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Standing, Walking
• CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing - Far/near, Sitting

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"