Supervising Clinician (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Stamford, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is hiring a Supervising Clinician for Regional Forensic Services at the Franklin S. DuBois Center in Stamford, Connecticut. The position provides clinical and administrative leadership for forensic outpatient programs, supports multidisciplinary staff, and helps ensure consistent, high-quality, recovery-oriented services for people involved with the criminal justice system. The role collaborates with courts, community providers, justice agencies, and DMHAS programs to promote public safety, reduce incarceration, and support recovery. The Regional Forensic Services unit includes the Connecticut Offender Reentry Program, which supports people transitioning from incarceration to the community, and Jail Diversion, whose clinicians screen defendants in Region 1 courthouses, recommend alternatives to incarceration, and provide community-based treatment options, including outpatient restoration services. The Franklin S. DuBois Center provides recovery-oriented outpatient mental health and crisis services to adults in Lower Fairfield County. The position is scheduled full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The job class is accountable for supervising and directing a clinical unit. Incumbents must hold and maintain a current Connecticut license as a Clinical Social Worker, Marital and Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, or Registered Nurse, or a multistate/compact Registered Nurse license. The license needed for direct clinical oversight depends on the assigned unit or program. Certification as a clinical supervisor, bilingual ability or fluency in American Sign Language, and travel may be required depending on assignment. A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required after a conditional offer.

Requirements

Seven years of professional health care experience in a psychiatric setting, subject to the stated education substitutions.
At least two years of the general experience must be at a lead level coordinating the work of a unit or team of professionals in a psychiatric setting.
Must possess and retain a current license as a Clinical Social Worker, licensed Marital and Family Therapist, licensed Professional Counselor, or Registered Nurse in Connecticut, or hold a multistate/compact Registered Nurse license. The license required for direct clinical oversight depends on the assigned unit or program.
Considerable knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; mental health treatment; community-based care principles and values; psychiatric rehabilitation; entitlement and benefit programs; intervention and support strategies; relevant state and federal laws and regulations; cultural and gender issues affecting mental illness; psychotropic medications; and the effects of housing and homelessness on people with mental illness.
Interpersonal, oral and written communication, facilitation, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to identify and explain the foundations of program models or service approaches; delegate authority; plan and organize effectively; integrate community resources into service planning; and develop and maintain effective relationships with community representatives and staff.
Supervisory ability.
College training may substitute for general experience at 15 semester hours per one-half year, up to four years for a bachelor's degree. A master's degree in a related health care field may substitute for one additional year of general experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating and supervising a unit or team of professionals in an outpatient forensic psychiatric setting.
Experience with organizational policies and procedures, mental health treatment, and community-based care principles and values.
Experience with psychiatric rehabilitation principles, entitlement and benefit programs, and a variety of intervention and support strategies.
Experience with behavioral health regulations, cultural and gender impacts on mental illness, psychotropic medications, and housing-related challenges affecting people with mental health needs.
Experience identifying and explaining program models, delegating responsibilities, and planning and organizing tasks effectively.
Experience building relationships and using communication, facilitation, collaboration, and conflict resolution in a clinical team setting.
Clinical supervisor certification by the Connecticut Certification Board may be required.
Bilingual ability or fluency in American Sign Language may be required.

Responsibilities

Schedule, assign, and oversee staff work.
Assist in developing unit goals and objectives.
Assist with recruitment, selection, training, and development of staff.
Conduct performance evaluations.
Set priorities and plan, coordinate, and supervise unit activities.
Build relationships with and serve as liaison to other operating units, agencies, outside officials, community representatives, and customers.
Assist in mediating conflicts that affect service recipients.
Help ensure staff can access and use community resources, and integrate those resources into service planning and delivery.
Identify barriers to client care and help develop strategies and solutions to improve it.
Prepare reports and may assist in developing performance standards.
May review and monitor client care prospectively to assess clinical necessity and effectiveness.
May educate providers about managed care principles and their impact on client care.
May provide direct clinical care as needed.
Perform other related duties.