Lead Psychologist and Director of Training - Trauma Recover Center
Quick Summary
1) Management of Psychology Residency and Graduate Student Training. Directs and manages the outpatient clinic training program.
Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, changing environment with multiple tasks, time constraints and in difficult situations. Demonstrated problem-solving ability.
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Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, Wednesday 10am-6:30pm. (Option to have Mon, Tues, or Wed be the later day).
The TRC is across 2 locations, one in Northern Illinois (Gurnee, IL - 1445 N Hunt Club Rd), and one on the south side of Chicago (Evergreen Park, IL - 9730 S Western Ave). There is flexibility between both offices, but at minimum once a week at our south site.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Licensed Clinical Psychologist with the State of Illinois.
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
- Doctoral degree in Psychology.
- Five years prior experience working in behavioral healthcare with multiple programs and funding sources.
- Proven leadership skills in the delivery of public and commercial behavioral health services.
- Good communication, and team building skills; effective professional relationships with public and private funders; strong clinical skills.
- Demonstrated competence in administration of alcohol, substance abuse and mental health services to children, adolescents and adults.
- Competence in delivering behavioral health care in a commercial, managed care environment.
- Knowledge of current models of clinical care and evidence based practice
- Clinical Competence – ability to integrate psychological theory, research and practice.
- Ability to analyze, conceptualize, implement, monitor and evaluate program/administrative activities.
- Strong knowledge and skills for behavioral health assessments of all ages. Strong PC skills Ability to deliver presentations to diverse audiences on behavioral healthcare topics.
Requirements
~1 min read- Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, changing environment with multiple tasks, time constraints and in difficult situations.
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability.
- Ability to travel to other Advocate facilities, government offices, other DMH and provider sites in Chicago in order to attend meetings.
- Ability to form excellent working relationships with clinical staff, clinical supervisors of trainees, support staff and managers.
- May be exposed to bodily fluids or life threatening diseases. May be exposed to patients who potentially could be violent; has knowledge of techniques to de-escalate verbal and physically aggressive behavior.
- Ability to work under time constraints, in clinically complex situations. Familiarity with the roles and functioning of other providers in the network of child, adult and family behavioral health services, the network of primary care and in the substance abuse treatment (city, state, federal) network
- Ability to flex hours and provide emergency coverage in order to meet patient care needs.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case by case basis.
What We Offer
~1 min readAdvocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
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Listing Details
- First seen
- September 29, 2026
- Last seen
- September 29, 2026
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- September 29, 2026
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