Virtual Adolescent Program Therapist

Compass Health Center; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

401k with company matching

Generous PTO including parental leave

CEU seminars and volunteering

Job summary

Compass Health Center is seeking an experienced clinician to deliver evidence-based virtual therapy to adolescents with mental illness. The role centers on facilitating group therapy, while also providing individual therapy and developing personalized treatment plans.

You will collaborate with outpatient teams and other providers to ensure comprehensive, compassionate care. Qualified candidates hold IL licensure (LCSW/LCPC/LMFT/PsyD/PhD) with 2+ years of experience and can competently conduct

Qualifications

• Licensed in Illinois with 2+ years of clinical experience conducting individual and/or group therapy.
• Experience delivering evidence-based virtual therapy to adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Lead group therapy sessions and primary therapy.
• Utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP and other evidence-based therapies.
• Meet with patients individually to assess progress and guide treatment planning.
• Coordinate care with patients’ outpatient teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Assess progress and determine need for higher level of care or discharge.
• Conduct intake evaluations to determine diagnosis and program fit.
• Chart in EMR and maintain accurate documentation.
• Engage in crisis management as part of a treatment team.
• Create and update individualized treatment plans.
• Lead group sessions teaching DBT, CBT, and ACT skills.

Skills

Virtual therapy

Group therapy

Treatment planning

CBT/DBT/ACT/ERP

Education

Illinois licensure or eligible (LCSW/LCPC/LMFT/PsyD/PhD)

Tools

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

EMR systems

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

We are seeking an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering evidence-based virtual therapy to adolescents struggling with mental illness. If you are passionate about working with patients to communicate, develop and carry out appropriate treatment plans and compassionate care, you would be an ideal addition to our team.

As a Program Therapist, you will engage with Compass patients as the facilitator of group therapy sessions, and serve as the individual therapist for your own caseload. You’ll work thoughtfully with our patients to develop and implement their individualized treatment plans. This role will consist of conducting individual therapy sessions, collaborating with patients’ outpatient teams, leading groups and guiding patients through their overall treatment program. You’ll partner closely with the entirety of our treatment teams, including Group Therapists, Family Therapists, and Prescribers to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care.

Compass is proud to be a trailblazer within the future of behavioral health, offering fully virtual PHP/IOP programs to patients across the entire state of Illinois. Our virtual programs meet the needs of modern healthcare, providing flexibility for both patients and clinicians while increasing access to fundamental care.

What You’ll Do

• Majority of role function will be dedicated to Group Therapy while also flexing into Primary Therapy.
• Utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as well as other evidence-based therapies
• Meet with patients individually to assess progress and guide treatment planning
• Coordinate care with patients’ individual providers to ensure continuity of care
• Assess patients’ progress and need for higher level of care or discharge
• Conducts assessments and consults with intake clinicians to aid in determining appropriateness of fit for patients
• Communicate with patients’ family members or support system when indicated
• Complete initial intake evaluations to determine diagnosis and appropriateness for program as needed
• Chart in our electronic medical records system
• Engage in crisis management as part of a treatment team
• Create and update treatment plans
• Lead group therapy sessions teaching DBT, CBT, and ACT skills

Who You Are

• Hold the following licenses or certifications in the state of Illinois: LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, PsyD, or PhD with 2 + years of clinical experience conducting individual and/or group therapy
• The ability to assist families and patients in talking about difficult topics is a necessity.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Skilled at providing therapy via virtual platforms: Zoom, Microsoft Teams
• Values communication and teamwork
• Align with the mission and values of Compass Health Center

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.

Compensation

$55,000 - $90,000 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.

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.