Psychologist

Community Options, Inc.; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 76,500 - 103,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid holidays

403b retirement plan with employer 365

Career growth opportunities

Continuing education reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Community Options, Inc. in Rockville, MD is seeking a psychologist to provide behavioral assessment, planning, and counseling services within a community-based setting.

The role involves writing BSPs, conducting assessments, training staff, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support individuals with developmental disabilities. Flexible scheduling and competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors.
• Knowledge of human behavior and functional assessment.
• Experience producing written behavioral development plans and analyzing data.
• Experience with psychological or psychiatric assessments.
• Ability to communicate with clients, families, and staff.
• Employment contingent on background checks and registries.

Responsibilities

• Write BSPs by synthesizing information, visiting individuals, graphing data.
• Conduct preference and functional assessments and integrate health issues.
• Present BSPs to review committees.
• Provide competency-based staff training on BSPs.
• Monitor BSP implementation and adjust as needed.
• Provide counseling, mentoring, and participate in meetings.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team and consult with others.
• Participate in psychiatric consultations and medical reviews.
• Form ISP reports and attend related meetings.
• Provide in-service training and consultation as assigned.
• Cooperate with licensing staff during inspections.

Skills

Behavior analysis

BSP writing

Data analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical assessment

Client communication

Education

BCBA degree preferred

Certifications 407, 921

Job description

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