Associate Director, Adult Program

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.

Compensation

$78,000 - $98,000 USD

We know job description scan be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!

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