Chief Medical Officer

American College of Healthcare Executives; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH), part of DMHAS, invites an accomplished physician executive to serve as Chief Medical Officer. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership for Connecticut’s largest public psychiatric and addiction treatment hospital, guiding medical practice across two campuses.

Working with executives and a diverse medical staff, you will promote evidence-based, patient-centered care, advance safety and regulatory readiness, and foster a culture where recovery and

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital, clinic or correctional facility as a board certified psychiatrist.
• Must possess a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut.
• Must possess and maintain certification as a specialist in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).

Education

Board Certified Psychiatrist

Job description

Ready to lead clinical excellence in a hospital dedicated to recovery-oriented behavioral healthcare?

Become a key executive leader at Connecticut Valley Hospital!

Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH), part of the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), invites an accomplished and mission-drive physician executive to serve as its next Chief Medical Officer.

As a key member of the hospital’s executive leadership team, the Chief Medical Officer will provide strategic and clinical leadership for Connecticut’s largest public psychiatric and addiction treatment hospital. This is an opportunity to influence care across a complex, two-campus healthcare system and to lead a highly skilled interdisciplinary medical staff committed to safety, dignity, recovery, and improved outcomes for individuals with significant behavioral health needs.

At CVH, our work is guided by Achieving Excellence Together—our shared commitment to collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. The Chief Medical Officer will help advance this model by bringing clinical leaders together around a common vision for exceptional patient care.

The Chief Medical Officer will guide the hospital’s clinical direction, strengthen medical practice and accountability, promote evidence-based and patient-centered care, and help advance a culture in which recovery and wellness are embedded throughout treatment. Working collaboratively with hospital executives and interdisciplinary leaders, the CMO will play a central role in advancing clinical excellence, workforce development, regulatory readiness, patient safety, and organizational performance.

We are seeking a physician leader who appreciates the complexity of public behavioral healthcare and who can inspire clinicians, build strong partnerships, and translate vision into meaningful improvements in care. For a leader who believes that excellence is achieved through shared purpose and collective effort, this position offers the opportunity to make a lasting statewide impact.

HIGHLIGHTS

• FACILITY: Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
• LOCATION: 1000 Silver Street, Middletown, CT
• SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, First Shift, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday
• POSITION NUMBER: 25728

ABOUT DMHAS & CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is a statewide healthcare system dedicated to promoting recovery, wellness, and independence for individuals living with mental health and substance use disorders. Through a comprehensive network of inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services, DMHAS works to ensure that individuals receive high-quality care grounded in dignity, respect, choice, and hope.

Connecticut Valley Hospital is the state’s largest public psychiatric hospital and a critical component of Connecticut’s behavioral healthcare system. Across two campuses in Middletown and Hartford, CVH operates 17 inpatient treatment units serving individuals with complex psychiatric, addiction, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Through its General Psychiatry Division and Addiction Services Division, CVH provides specialized, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and gender-responsive services. Treatment is delivered by interdisciplinary teams committed not only to stabilization, but also to helping individuals build the skills, supports, and confidence needed to achieve wellness and successfully return to their communities.

Guided by our person-centered framework and our organizational model, Achieving Excellence Together, CVH continues to strengthen clinical quality, patient safety, workforce engagement, therapeutic programming, and community reintegration. The Chief Medical Officer will have an exceptional opportunity to help shape this work and advance a culture where excellence is achieved through teamwork, shared accountability, and an unwavering commitment to the people we serve.

WHY CONNECTICUT

Connecticut provides an exceptional environment for senior psychiatric leaders. The state is deeply committed to advancing forensic and behavioral health services, offering clinical executives meaningful influence over policy, system design, and statewide strategy. Collaboration across healthcare, corrections, and the courts creates a uniquely connected system in which leadership decisions translate into real operational impact.

Beyond the professional advantages, Connecticut offers an outstanding quality of life, with safe communities, excellent school systems, and convenient access to both New York City and Boston. Coastal towns, suburban neighborhoods, and scenic rural areas offer diverse living options, and four distinct seasons provide yearround opportunities for recreation, balance, and personal wellbeing.

We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining DMHAS!

PLEASE NOTE

A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.

All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Experience in a hospital, clinic or correctional facility as a board certified psychiatrist.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must possess a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain certification as a specialist in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).