Associate Director Child Program
Associate Director Child Program
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$ 78000 - 98000
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Job Description
Weekly outpatient therapy isnt always enough and a trip to the ER isnt the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis every day wehelp people overcome depression anxiety suicidality obsessions/compulsions trauma chronic pain and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.
About This Role
We are seeking an Associate Director of our Child Program in Chicago to lead our team while continuing to participate in 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 you would be a great addition to our team.
Our centrally located Chicago office is nestled in the vibrant neighborhood of North Center not to mention the social events hosted on our fully furnished rooftop!
What Youll Do:
- Assist Program Directors in overseeing quality of care in Child PHP and IOP programs
- Coordinate with the onsite Under 18 programs to ensure alignment of programming and areas of overlap
- Manage clinical team of 510 therapists
- Conduct and document intakes of new patients to the program
- Field calls regarding possible intakes and collaborate with front office staff on scheduling intakes
- Meet with patients individually to assess and chart progress of treatment
- Assess patients progress and need for higher level of care step down or discharge
- Guide discharge planning with treatment team to ensure continuity of care
- Provide coaching to parents and patients
- Engage in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds Aura notes emails and ongoing communication
- Coordinate care with patients outside providers via zoom phone and email to ensure continuity of care
- Provide group individual and family therapy as needed
- Aid in crisis management
- Ensure that all documentation and data are tracked/completed in an accurate and timely manner
- Oversee initial and continuing insurance needs of patients through frequent communication with Utilization Review Team
- Provide clinical supervision for staff working toward licensure as approved by Program Director
- Support Program Director in assessing team needs and facilitating professional development
- Ensure that all program activities are aligned with Compass values and mission statement
- Support team in ensuring that issues related to liability/ethics (e.g. mandated reporting patient complaints) are addressed quickly and appropriately
- Ensure that Under 18 programs adhere to all policies and procedures
- Effectively coordinate with other Compass programs and departments
- Coordinate community outreach (ex: provide trainings cultivate referral sources conduct tours)
- Actively engage in program development and expansion
- Participate in interviews with Program Director as needed
- Meet with Program Director on a regular basis for supervision/consultation
Who You Are:
- Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist or Masters Level Clinician (LCPC or LCSW).
- 2 years of experience following obtainment of independent clinical license preferred
- Prior people management experience
- Clinical experience conducting assessments individual family or group therapy experience
- Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as other empirically supported treatments.
- Experience with patients in crisis
- Program development and implementation experience
- Experience supervising therapists both licensed and seeking licensure
- Excellent time management
- 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
$78000 $98000 USD
We know job descriptionscan be intimidating so if this sounds like an opportunity for you please dont hesitate to apply!
Who We Are
Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisislevel mental health bringing passion connection and patientcentered care to the PartialHospitalizationand 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 twoway 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.
Whats 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 wed be grateful to hear from you!
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
