Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Bridgeport, CT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS) is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor to strengthen inpatient and interdisciplinary behavioral health services. This role involves understanding service scopes, conducting on-site reviews and chart audits, participating in certification and fidelity reviews, and managing relationships with affiliate providers. The supervisor will ensure compliance with documentation and quality assurance standards, offer training and support, and develop relationships with regional managers to secure resources. Responsibilities also include monitoring critical incidents, participating in contract renewals, reviewing requests for facility improvements, and providing supervision to Health Program Assistant staff. Additionally, the role involves overseeing the SWCMHS Discretionary Discharge fund for rental assistance and living expenses, collaborating with fiduciary affiliates and clinical teams to identify eligible individuals transitioning from inpatient facilities, and ensuring continuity of care and safe transitions. The supervisor will develop proposals for discretionary discharge funding, approve expenditures, and conduct monthly meetings with the fiduciary affiliate to ensure compliance with auditing standards and budget allocations. This position requires strong clinical judgment and data-driven decision-making to resolve complex operational needs. DMHAS's mission is to promote the health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through integrated services, fostering dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency. SWCMHS aims to provide high-quality, compassionate, and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to indigent adults with behavioral health disorders.

Requirements

Four (4) years of professional experience in behavioral health care.
A Master’s degree in a clinical discipline, public health administration, health care administration or hospital administration.
Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been supervising professional staff.
Incumbents in this class must maintain the appropriate current license for clinical social work, marital and family therapist, professional counselor, registered nurse, psychologist or alcohol and drug counselor.

Nice To Haves

Experience overseeing Private Not for Profit service contracts, developing programs, writing proposals, and overseeing and developing program budgets.
Experience conducting program audits and fidelity reviews.
Experience working as part of a professional interdisciplinary clinical and non-clinical paraprofessional Teams and providing supervision to unit staff.
Experience providing clinical training, support, and consultation to programs regarding identified program needs, documentation standards, and service needs.
Experience preparing reports and contributing to an amicable work environment.
Experience in utilizing strong communication and interpersonal skills in a busy and demanding setting.
Experience with the requirements of the joint Commission and other regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Understands the scopes of service at each contractual level of care in the Managed Service System (MSS).
Conducts on-site reviews and audit charts to ensure adherence to documentation of assessment, recovery planning, and goal monitoring standards.
Participates and partners with OOC regional manager in for the MRO Group Home certification reviews.
Participates/partners with OOC regional managers for Fidelity reviews for CSP and ACT services.
Conducts regular meetings with affiliate providers to ensure adherence to contractual performance measures, staffing expectations, productivity and TCM standards, and programming offerings.
Ensures compliance with reporting documentation and quality assurance standards.
Offers training, on-site support and consultation to programs regarding identified program needs, documentation standards, and service needs.
Develops on-going working relationships with the different OOC regional and EBP managers to secure additional resources to support programs with service or training needs beyond areas of manager’s own expertise.
Participates and encourages agencies to attend Collaborative Learning meetings that are offered by OOC Community Service Division managers for the various levels of care.
Monitors and processes clinically related Critical Incident Reviews and Non-Critical Incident Reviews occurring in the regional MSS.
Participates in the annual contract renewal process in partnership with OOC Community Services managers and fiscal monitors.
Reviews affiliate requests for grant dollar facility improvement projects or retention of state dollar requests for surplus funds at the end of the FY.
Provides supervision to the contract unit Health Program Assistant 1 and 2 staff.
In collaboration with SWCMHS Community Resources & Special Projects Director, oversees and manages the SWCMHS Discretionary Discharge fund established to provide rental assistance and living expense costs for individuals in DMHAS Region 1.
Oversees and collaborates with the fiduciary affiliate that partners with the SWCMHS contract unit in the administration of Discretionary Discharge fund resources to support individuals receiving subsidy and living expense funds.
In collaboration with the SWCMHS Community Resources & Special Projects Director and participating clinical Teams, identifies individuals transitioning from state operated inpatient facilities that both qualify and have the functional living skills to manage and maintain their own independent apartment in the community.
Works with collaterals to ensure continuity of care and safe transitions across residential levels of care.
Collaborates with providers to ensure timely placement and appropriate clinical matching of residential levels of care.
Develops and submits proposals with fiscal requests (budgets) for qualified individuals to the DHMAS Medical Director’s Office to be considered for discretionary discharge funding by the EBG.
Approves all expenditures made by the fiduciary affiliate from the Discretionary Discharge fund.
Conducts a monthly meeting with the fiduciary affiliate to ensure that all expenditures of discretionary funds are being conducted within the fiduciary affiliate’s auditing standards and that all expenses and income on a monthly basis are aligned with the yearly budget allocation for the program.
Provides oversight and supervision to the Health Program Assistant 1 who serves as the day-to-day liaison and coordinator between the fiduciary, the SWCMHS case managers, and private not for profit scattered site/life coaches working with the individuals supported by the discretionary discharge fund.
Utilizes clinical judgment and data driven decision-making to resolve complex operational needs.