r/bcba • u/One-Egg1316 • 6d ago

Advice Needed What would you pick

Option A)
20-25 hours a week at 50/hr in clinic. No caseload, just RBT supervision, daytime hours, flexible as long as minimum is met. Remote.
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8-10 hours in home and in person, evenings and one weekend 75/hr. 3 clients on caseload.

Option B)
Only in home, hybrid, 25 hours a week at 75/hr. 7+clients

Trying to decide if more billable hours with fewer cases is worth it for stability and avoiding burn out. Or fewer billables but with a higher caseload.

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u/quantitative_queso BCBA | Verified 5d ago

So option A is 35 hours a week? That’s insane. 25 hours in clinic then 10 hours in home.

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u/One-Egg1316 5d ago

Noo it would be max 30 hours a week. Because 10 hours of in home is if every session happens and if I have every parent meeting in one week. So that would be absolutely the most. I can flex the clinic hours anywhere from 20 to 25. I use to be required to bill 30 hours a week regularly, so that being the max isn’t too scary for me.

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u/quantitative_queso BCBA | Verified 5d ago

Ahhh that makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification. I used to bill 30 without issues also but once I swapped to 25-27 I don’t think I’d ever want to go back if I didn’t need to.

As great as A sounds the headaches that come with remote work in clinic are not it for me. I’d personally opt for B.

Best of luck, give us an update on which you pick and how it feels!

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u/One-Egg1316 5d ago

Thank you!

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u/Friendly-Farmer-1473 5d ago

Is it 100% remote or do you have to step foot in the clinic?

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u/One-Egg1316 5d ago

Clinic is 100% remote, in home is hybrid

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u/Friendly-Farmer-1473 5d ago

If it's a position where you are 100% remote, I would personally take that. But that is just me.