Associate Related Services Director Manhattan, NY Brooklyn, NY Senior/Director Full time (M-F);[...] - International Institute for the Brain : Job Details

$95,000 to $105,000 (based on experience)

Location

Manhattan, NY

Brooklyn, NY

This role is a unique dual role in which the candidate is expected to hold both a Related Service provider position and a management role. This position is intended for managers who want to transition out of the clinical role, while receiving on-the-job training from those in senior leadership. Individuals who are successful in this role are strategic planners, adept at compliance monitoring, understands the importance of research and innovation in improving services to students, and successfully implements evidence-based practices and programming in special education.

Please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected]

• Oversee relevant RS department including but not limited to service delivery (ability to provide at least 20 treatment hours), compliance with documentation, supervision and mentoring of staff
• Timely completion of intake evaluations, IEPs, session notes, QPRs, Parent Weekly Reports, bi-weekly forms, etc.
• Provide an oversight on treatment strategies, adherence to plan of care, Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), treatment planning; as well as competent administration and comprehension of assessment tools to create/modify plan of care
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary/inter-disciplinary team including each student's special education teacher and related services team of physical therapists, occupational therapists, teachers of the visually impaired, deaf/heard of hearing, assisti
• Manage and maintain inventory of iBRAIN-Academy and student owned equipment
• Ensure adherence to organizational standards of service, policies and procedures
• Collaborate with parents as necessary and involve them in their child's activities and progress on a regular basis with parent training as needed
• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, communication skills, along with the ability to take initiative, and a highly flexible personality type
• Lead all research and professional presentation efforts, e.g., Grand Rounds, Departmental Presentations
• Assist in needs analysis, development and implementation of educational course modules for staff in-service trainings and accrediting bodies to include but not limited to IACET (International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training) compliant le
• Work as part of management team to fulfill the organization's mission
• Facilitate the implementation of professional development programs of iBRAIN providers to ensure adherence to organizational standards of service, policies, and procedures. Foster a mentoring/training mindset to help identify/fill knowledge gaps.
• Assists Director Related Services in recruiting, hiring and retention of competent, qualified staff
• Audit and review evaluations, IEPs, Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs), session notes, parent weekly reports, assessments for compliance with key performance indicators
• Serve as a member of the Peer Review Committee (PRC) to assist with compliance and quality of all documentation produced by related services
• Assist in ensuring compliance and follow through with directives, policies, and procedures pertaining to related services and related documents
• Support timely reporting of emergent issues or concerns relating to students, policies, procedures or documents to pertinent supervisor
• Other management tasks as assigned
• Has mastery of their disciplines; responsible for competent clinical review of the department's rehabilitation plans for individual students
• Responsible for facilitating competent Common Planning Sessions to integrate their discipline's discussion into the wider iBRAIN organization, when needed
• Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and critiquing colleagues' Grand Rounds preparation and presentation
• Conducts outreach to other institutions (academic, industrial, or governmental) to build affiliations and collaborations; be competent supervisor to interns, fellows and department members alike
• Serve as a high-yielding Principal Investigator by developing novel scientifically rigorous research project(s), which entails establishing interdisciplinary collaborations, collecting/analyzing data, presenting original data at a local/virtual scientific
• Well-familiarized with aspects of protection of human subjects to ensure that data are collected and maintained in accordance with all Institutional Review Board (IRB) guidelines

• Master's or Doctorate level candidate with at least 10 years' experience in Pediatric field
• Valid NYS License/Registration (or eligible to become licensed in NYS)
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Must have the ability to take initiative, and a highly flexible personality type
• Must be capable of lifting a minimum of 50 pounds independently
• Must be detail-oriented, focused, highly motivated, and able to work as part of a team
• MUST HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Transportation Management Account

Your support can help transform lives and advance brain injury research and treatment.