compasshealthcenter

Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Programs

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At a Glance

Location
Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Experience
6+ years
Posted
2026-06-09T19:42:30-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

PHP

Domain Knowledge

  • Healthcare
  • Medical

Requirements

MD or DO with BE or BC in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Valid Illinois physician license and completion of an AMA-approved psychiatry residency.

6+ years post-residency or fellowship experience; prior medical or executive management experience strongly preferred (e.g., Chief Resident/Fellow, faculty role, medical society leadership, or group practice management).

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.

We look at that investment as a two-way street.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership and strategic direction for U18 services in partnership with the IL Regional Medical Director and site leadership.

Mentor and coach U18 psychiatry providers at Northbrook through regular supervision, case consultation, and skills-based feedback.

Serve as a clinical consultation resource for U18 providers across the broader Illinois footprint.

Lead recruitment, onboarding, and clinical orientation of new U18 providers with site leadership and talent acquisition.

Partner with site leadership on

provider productivity monitoring and support, capacity and cross coverage management,