Director, Eating Disorders Program

Knowledge/experience of Eating Disorder Treatment utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) clinical models

Expertise in Eating Disorder treatment with evidence-based models

Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist or a master’s Level Clinician

Minimum 7 years clinical behavioral health experience with children, adolescents or adults

Minimum 5 years clinical supervisory/leadership experience in mental health settings

Experience with patients in crisis

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!

The Director, Eating Disorders Program serves as the organizational leader for Compass's Eating Disorder specialty, providing strategic direction, clinical oversight, and operational partnership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across all locations.

This role is instrumental in shaping the future of the service line, driving its growth, innovation, quality, and long-term sustainability through clinical excellence, workforce development, business planning, and expansion into new markets.

Program Design & Development

Serve as the clinical owner for the Eating Disorder service line, providing strategic direction and partnering with executive, operational, and physician leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across all locations.

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of the Eating Disorder clinical model, including evidence-based therapies, assessments, curriculum, clinical workflows, and role expectations to ensure consistency and fidelity across programs.

Collaborate with program leaders to establish, standardize, and continuously improve clinical processes, daily program operations, documentation standards, and Electronic Medical Record content that support effective program delivery.

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.