Clinical Assistant-NBU (Full Time-Evening Shift) $2,500 Hiring Incentive
Company: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
FULL TIME HOURS : 3pm-11:30pm, weekend shifts required Saturday AND
Sunday (7am-3:30pm or 3pm-11:30pm)
**Exciting opportunity for college students-Flexible work schedules
that can accommodate student classes
The Clinical Assistant will provide direct care and supervision of
patients admitted to the Inpatient Neurobehavioral Unit, implement
written behavioral and educational protocols, and collect data on
patient-specific target behaviors.
The Clinical Assistants work with individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities admitted to the inpatient NBU for
treatment of severe problem behavior.
The Neurobehavioral Unit primarily serves children, adolescents,
and young adults up to age 21; however, we periodically admit
individuals over the age of 21. Patients have a variety of
diagnoses, including: autism spectrum disorder, developmental
delay, intellectual disability, sleep disorders, feeding disorders,
stereotypic movement disorder with self-injurious behavior, and
various genetic, metabolic and chromosomal disorders. Patients are
admitted for the assessment and treatment of severe behavioral
problems.
Common types of behavioral problems treated on the NBU
include:
Self-injurious behavior (SIB)
Aggression
Destructive or disruptive behavior
Keyword: Applied Behavioral Analysis, Applied Behavioral Analysis,
Clinical, Pediatric, Psychology
Responsibilities
Review and implement a variety of patient-specific and general NBU
written behavioral and educational protocols.
Accurately collect and clearly report data on specified patient
behaviors; provide daily record of patient care activities.
Follow unit safety procedures using safe handling techniques and
approved physical management procedures (including physical
restraint, patient transport, and self-protection from
staff-directed aggressive behavior).
Provide physical care (washing/bathing, toileting, personal
hygiene, dressing, feeding, etc.) appropriate to patient level of
adaptive skills and needs.
Implement patient's daily schedule of unit activities and engage
patient even during times of unscheduled specific activity; adhere
to general unit schedule.
Utilize appropriate prompting sequence, as minimally as needed, to
assist the patient to participate in task or activity at the
highest level of independence; modify tasks to ensure maximum
patient participation and engagement; assist in developing and
implementing activities designed to increase target appropriate
skills.
Maintain unit cleanliness and organization by replacing materials
after use, returning supplies and materials to proper storage
locations, ensuring safe, clean and well-supplied programming
areas, cleaning up after self and patients and keeping areas free
of extraneous materials.
Assist in training activities for newly hired clinical assistants,
as needed.
Assist in the assessment of adaptive, leisure and self-help skills,
potential reinforcers and problem behaviors, as needed.
Qualifications
Education :
High School Diploma or GED required, Bachelor's Degree
preferred.
This position is a great fit for job seekers with the following
background:
Nursing
Medical Assistant
Registered Behavior Technicians
Mental Health/Behavioral Health
Human Services
Psychology
Research Assistants
Medical Students
Experience:
Six months of previous experience working with the developmentally
disabled and/or individuals with severe behavior problems is
preferred.
Applicants with knowledge of applied behavioral analysis is
preferred.
TRAINING:
Physical Requirements:
Must have the ability to move about and work with children with
severe behavioral disorders, including the ability to assume a
variety of physical postures sufficient to interact with and manage
patient behavior such as standing, walking, squatting, reaching,
pushing, pulling, lifting of materials, objects, and/or
patients.
Must be able to lift and carry child, adolescent and adult patients
and provide physical restraint according to protocol.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Ability to maintain composure in an unpredictable, high stress
environment.
Must be able to accept constructive feedback.
Must be able to organize and manage time and manage multiple
tasks.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to develop and maintain effective communications and
working relationships with other employees, patients, and their
families as well as the general public, across all age groups,
including but not limited to neonate, pediatric, adolescent, and
adult populations.
Benefits
Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including
medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement,
free parking and child care subsidies! In addition, we offer rich
professional development opportunities.
We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical
and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are
a---healthcare---institution committed to putting health and safety
first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we
serve.
EOE/M/F/D/V
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Vacancy ID 8881
Pos. Category Behavioral Health/Neurobehavioral Unit
Job Location : Street 707 N Broadway
# of Hours 40.00
Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore
Pos. Type Regular Full Time
Department : Name Behav Psych - Neurobehavioral Unit Inpatient
Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer
M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet
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