Associate Director, Adult Program presso Compass Health Center
Compass Health Center · Northbrook, Stati Uniti d'America · Hybrid
- Ufficio in Northbrook
Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.
About This Role
Compass Health is seeking an Associate Director for our Adult Programs. The Associate Director works closely with the Director to oversee the Adult Mood & Anxiety PHP/IOP, Adult Mental Health & Substance Use PHP/IOP, and Mental Health, Chronic Pain, & Illness PHP/IOP, as well as to offer hybrid services. As the Associate Director you’ll lead a designated clinical team, while continuing to participate in direct patient care. If you are passionate about helping other clinicians grow, and concurrently being given the opportunity to remain an expert in your clinical skills, this role may be an ideal fit.
Our location in Northbrook is our first and largest facility, and consists not only of our widest variety of programs, but also serves as a pilot site for many of our new treatment offerings.
What You'll Do:
- Providing direct managerial oversight to a portion of program staff working closely with the program Director to oversee entire program
- Provide direct clinical care within the primary therapist role
- Identifying staffing needs and participating in interviewing and hiring process
- Supporting new hire onboarding and staff development
- Co-leading the day-to-day execution of policies and procedures as well as the mission and objectives of Compass
- Co-managing program paid time off to ensure adequate staffing patterns
- Working with Program Director, Chief Clinical Officer, and leaders across the organization in implementation of Compass wide initiatives, including Access to Care, Optimal Outcomes, Continuity & Excellence, and Patient & Family Engagement
- Responding to clinical crises as needed and coordinating response of others
- Participating in community outreach and coordination
- Supporting cross coverage at other locations when indicated by staffing patterns.
- Taking calls about program eligibility and appropriateness when needed and ensuring referrals are provided when indicated.
- Conducting clinical intakes to identify clinical diagnoses, functional impairment, personal strengths and make treatment recommendations
- Providing group and family therapy, as needed
- Communicating with patient’s family members or support system, as needed
- Coordinating care with patient’s outside providers to ensure continuity of care
Who You Are:
- Psychologist or Master’s level clinician with 3+ years of post-master’s clinical experience conducting intakes, assessments, individual, family, and group therapy
- Internal applicants must have experience successfully implementing organizational initiatives including Optimal Outcomes and Access to Care
- Internal applicants must be Senior-level or above to be qualified
- Hold one of the following licenses: PhD, PsyD, LCSW, or LCPC
- Knowledge and experience utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective and efficacious treatments
- Experience with patients in crisis
- Program development and implementation experience
- Experience supervising mental health workers, both licensed and seeking licensure
- Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment
We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.
This role may also be eligible for an annual bonus which is dependent upon individual and company performance.
We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!
Who We Are
Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.
A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.
Benefits & Perks
We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.
For eligible positions, our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.
What’s Next?
Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft, so whether or not you check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply – we’d be grateful to hear from you!
