Associate Director OCD and Trauma 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 Center is seeking an Associate Director for our OCD & Trauma Programs at our Northbrook facility. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in group therapy as well as relevant experience working with individuals in recovery from trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, and OCD. This position will work in conjunction with the program Director, as well as Compass' Center of Excellence Team, to ensure appropriate support of these programs.

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:

• Collaborate with Program Director and Center of Excellence Team to support programming

• Collaborate with Program Director to support cohesion and team building between the OCD & Complex Anxiety Program and Trauma Program

• Provide direct managerial oversight to up to ten staff members with focus being management of group therapists.

• Facilitate group therapy multiple times a week.

• Provide individual therapy/case management and/or family therapy to program patients, as needed

• Coordinate care with patients’ outside providers to ensure continuity of care, as needed

• Communicate with patients’ family members or support systems, as needed

• Assess patients’ progress and need for higher level of care or discharge

• Participate in community outreach

• Conduct intake evaluations of new patients and re-intake evaluations, as needed

• Participate in interview and hiring process

• Assist Program Director with monthly team meetings

• Working with Senior Director and Program Director in implementation of Compass wide initiatives, including Access to Care, Optimal Outcomes, Continuity & Excellence, and Patient & Family Engagement

• Engage in frequent communication and collaboration with program team members and multidisciplinary treatment teams via rounds, EMR notes, emails, and face-to-face communication

• Chart progress of patients in EMR

• Participate in professional development activities

• Other duties, as assigned

Who You Are:

• Master’s level clinician with 5+ years of post-master’s clinical experience conducting intakes, assessments, individual, family, and group therapy

• Hold one of the following licenses: Ph.D., Psy.D., LCSW, or LCPC

• Internal applicants must have experience successfully implementing organizational initiatives including Optimal Outcomes and Access to Care.

• Internal applicants must be Senior-level or above.

• Possess knowledge and experience utilizing ERP, ACT, DBT, and CBT- among other effective and efficacious treatments – to facilitate group therapy

• Have experience with patients in crisis

• Possess program development and implementation experience

• Possess experience supervising mental health workers who are licensed and/or seeking licensure)

• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment

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!