Utilization Management and Behavioral Analyst

Utilization Management and Behavioral Analyst 3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars Ludington, MI 49431 Full-time West Michigan Community Mental Health System 3 reviews Full-time The UMBA, under general direction, provides a variety of specialized services, including both direct clinical work and indirect clinical support. The primary focuses of the position include: 1.

Utilization Management Review Services:

Using BCBA training and behavioral expertise, reviews authorization requests from providers, conducts special case reviews, and consults on clinical cases in the areas of Autism Services, Specialized Residential Placements, Self Directed arrangements, and other identified services or cases that require a higher level of specialized UM review. 2. Behavior Treatment Planning and other

BCBA Treatment Planning Consultation:

Conducts related work and other specialized case reviews where behavioral interventions may be helpful including participation in Behavior Treatment Committee (BTC) meetings, obtaining special consents for behavior treatment, creating and reviewing BTC plans, required in person monitoring as designed through behavior treatment planning, and training others to those plans, as needed and in person whenever possible. This may also include reviewing other cases not in the BTC process, as defined, where specialized behavioral interventions may be of value. This may include high risk cases, highly complex behavioral cases, and/or high service utilization cases. May include assisting with implementing work plans around BTC annual survey data. 3.

Family Support and Training:

This is a direct service provided to open cases of all consumer populations where training of parents/care givers/guardians is beneficial for improved clinical outcomes. 4. Other identified duties where the expertise of an BCBA is needed to assist in clinical services. The UMBA works as part of an interdisciplinary team and is expected to consult with other disciplines and provide BCBA expertise regarding all populations served by CMH, including children and adults with Intellectual/developmental disabilities, children with severe emotional disturbance, and adults with severe mental illness. The UMBA provides ongoing data review and analysis of behavioral support plans and relevant mental health factors and teaches persons responsible for implementing those plans on how to do so and provides information relevant to person's diagnosis and other factors that need to be considered in providing adequate support and performs other work-related duties as required. This position is part of a staff pool that serves to fulfill the agency's Crisis Stabilization Service. This may require on-call hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.