Director, Clinical Services

Compasshealthcenter; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Medical/dental/vision plans

401k with company matching

Generous PTO and parental leave

CEU seminars and volunteering

Job summary

Compass Health Center in Falls Church, VA, is launching a new PHP/IOP program and seeks a Clinical Director to lead adult and adolescent services. You will build a strong culture, coach staff, and ensure high clinical standards.

The role requires licensed independent clinicians with program-building experience and expertise in CBT/ACT/DBT, plus crisis care. Competitive compensation and benefits provided, with potential annual bonus depending on performance.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or Doctorate licensure and independent licensure.
• Experience building and managing clinical programs and teams.
• Experience supervising licensed and/license-seeking therapists.
• Knowledge of CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Experience with patients in crisis.
• Excellent time management in fast‑paced environments.
• Experience with group and individual therapy to meet program targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct managerial oversight to Associate Directors, Primary Therapists, Family Therapists, Group Therapists, and other staff within programs.
• Identify staffing needs and participate in interviewing and hiring process.
• Execute new hire onboarding and staff development.
• Initiate employee performance appraisal and staff improvement programs per accrediting bodies.
• Lead day‑to‑day execution of policies and the mission of Compass.
• Manage program PTO to ensure adequate staffing patterns.
• Oversee program intake scheduling with VP and Site Leader assistance.
• Respond to clinical crises and coordinate response of others.
• Oversee implementation of program materials and curriculum.
• Engage in community outreach when indicated.
• Oversee calls about program eligibility and referrals.
• Conduct clinical intakes and make treatment recommendations; chart progress; provide therapy as needed.
• Coordinate care with outside providers to ensure continuity.
• Assess progress and need for higher level of care or discharge.
• Communicate with families and team via rounds/EMR/emails.
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Provide individual, family or group therapy as needed.
• Provide clinical supervision.

Skills

Program management

Therapist supervision

CBT/ACT/DBT

Crisis care

Time management

Group/Individual therapy

Education

Masters degree or Doctorate licensure

Job description

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't 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

As the largest provider of PHP/IOP programs and psychiatric services in Illinois, Compass Health Center is one of the fastest-growing behavioral health organizations in the country. We are thrilled to expand our exceptionally innovative and highly distinguished programs that redefine our industry and raise the standard for comprehensive care.

Launching in early 2027, our newest location in Falls Church, VA, will be home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers will build our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians and doctors working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

As we prepare to open our Falls Church facility, we are seeking an experienced Clinical Director to lead our Adult and Adolescent Programs. In partnership with the rest of the Falls Church Leadership Team, this role will play a key role in building and shaping a strong culture at the location, while offering direct coaching and development to our team.

What You’ll Do:

• Providing direct managerial oversight to Associate Directors, Primary Therapists, Family Therapists, Group Therapists, and other staff within programs. Lead and assist with other programs as needed
• Identifying hiring/staffing needs and participating in interviewing and hiring process
• Executing new hire onboarding and staff development
• Initiating employee performance appraisal and staff performance improvement program compliance with accrediting bodies
• Leading the day-to-day execution of policies and procedures as well as the mission and objectives of Compass
• Managing program paid time off to ensure adequate staffing patterns
• Managing Program Intake schedule with assistance from VP and Site Leader
• Responding to clinical crises as needed and coordinating response of others
• Oversees the implementation of program material and curriculum
• As indicated, participating in community outreach
• Overseeing calls about program eligibility and appropriateness. Ensures referrals are provided as needed
• Conducting clinical intakes to identify clinical diagnoses, functional impairment, personal strengths and make treatment recommendations; charting progress of patients appropriately; providing group, individual, 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
• Assessing patient’s progress and need for higher level of care or discharge
• Engaging in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds, EMR notes, emails, and face-to-face communication
• Participating in professional development activities
• Providing individual, family or group therapy as needed
• Providing clinical supervision

Who You Are:

• Masters prepared independently licensed clinician or licensed Doctorate level clinician
• Experience developing and managing programs and clinical teams
• Experience supervising therapists, both licensed and seeing licensure
• Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective and efficacious treatments
• Experience with patients in crisis
• Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment
• Experience with program target population in group and individual therapy settings

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

$100,000 — $140,000 USD

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered 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 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.

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