Outpatient C&A Psychiatrist - Evergreen Park, IL
Posted Aug 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had to coordinate care with a school, a therapist or a pediatrician. What made it work or fall apart?
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate beyond the visit, which matters a lot for kids whose care spans many adults.
Tell me about a young patient who was not getting better on your plan. What did you change, and how did you know it was time?
What they are checking: Whether they review their own treatment honestly and adjust instead of staying on a plan out of habit.
Why does an outpatient-only model with no nights or weekends appeal to you, and what do you think you give up compared with hospital work?
What they are checking: Whether they want this setting for real reasons and understand its trade-offs, which predicts how long they stay.
What would you do
Our model splits the week between three days in the office and two days of telehealth. Which child and adolescent visits do you think should stay in person, and which work fine on video?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought about the real clinical limits of telehealth with kids instead of treating every visit the same.
A parent wants their child started on medication today, and you are not convinced the diagnosis is right. How do you handle that conversation?
What they are checking: Holding a clinical line with a worried parent while keeping the family engaged in care.
There is no on-call here, but we offer after-hours urgent support. A teen tells you near the end of a telehealth visit that she has been thinking about ending her life. What happens next?
What they are checking: Their safety assessment and crisis steps when the patient is remote and the visit is about to end.
You are building a new caseload in Evergreen Park or Joliet. How would you pace intakes and follow-ups so your schedule stays sustainable in the first six months?
What they are checking: Whether they can grow a panel without burning out or leaving new patients waiting too long for follow-ups.
About the work
Walk me through your first outpatient visit with a 14-year-old referred for depression. Who do you talk to first, the teen or the parent, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they can build trust with a young patient while still getting the history only a parent can give.
How do you decide whether a child with attention problems needs a stimulant, a non-stimulant, or no medication yet?
What they are checking: Their prescribing judgment for kids, including when therapy, school supports or more history should come before a script.
Geode calls itself an evidence-based measurement organization. How have you used rating scales like the PHQ-A or Vanderbilt in your practice, and what did you do when the scores disagreed with what you saw?
What they are checking: Whether they use measurement to guide care and can weigh a score against their own clinical read of the child.
When a teenager shares something private, like drug use or sexual activity, how do you decide what stays confidential and what the parents need to know?
What they are checking: Their grasp of adolescent confidentiality limits and safety exceptions, explained in a way families can accept.
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