Intake Therapist

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Support patients in crisis through comprehensive intake evaluations and multidisciplinary collaboration, ensuring access to essential behavioral health services in a fully virtual environment.

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 Intake Therapist within our Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs. This role will support both our Over 18 and Under 18 programs. This role is entirely virtual. The schedule for this role will be Monday through Friday 11am-7pmCST. 

We are seeking a Masters or Doctoral level therapist with a passion for assessment, interfacing with families and individual providers during the intake process, and working as part of a multidisciplinary team. 

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:

  • Complete initial intake evaluation to determine diagnosis and appropriateness of program
  • Interface with program directors during intake process regarding patient appropriateness for programming
  • Work with patients and families regarding appropriate referrals if treatment at Compass Health Center is not indicated during intake
  • Screen potential intakes and answer questions from families, providers, and potential patients
  • Chart and communicate with our utilization review department regarding initial insurance authorizations
  • Facilitate group therapy and family therapy, as needed (e.g., when intake census is lower, intake therapist may be requested to assist with proving coverage leading groups or covering family therapy sessions)
  • Participate in professional development activities

Who You Are:

  • Are a Psychologist or Master’s level clinician with 1+ years of clinical experience conducting intake assessments and individual therapy
  • Hold the following licenses or certifications: LPC, LSW, PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT
  • Have knowledge and experience utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as other empirically supported treatments
  • Have previous experience with patients in crisis
  • Have worked in a PHP/IOP, residential, or inpatient setting

 

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
$62,000$75,000 USD

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! 

 

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans
  • Continuous training and volunteering opportunities: continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities
  • Paid Time Off: generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment)
Salary
$62,000 – $75,000 per year
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