Supervising Clinician (40 Hour) (Office/On-site)

State of Connecticut; Stamford (CT); In loco; USD 95.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

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Professional growth opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

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The State of Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services seeks a Supervising Clinician in Stamford to lead forensic outpatient services. You will provide clinical and administrative leadership, guide multidisciplinary staff, and strengthen partnerships with courts and community providers to ensure recovery‑oriented care.

This full‑time role emphasizes program oversight, performance standards, and a commitment to reducing recidivism through integrated, community‑based

Competenze

• Seven (7) years of professional health care experience in a psychiatric setting.
• Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at a lead level coordinating a unit or team of professionals.
• Substitutions allowed: Bachelor's degree may substitute for up to four years; Master's may substitute for one additional year.

Mansioni

• Schedules, assigns and oversees work of staff.
• Develops unit goals and objectives.
• Recruitment, training and development of staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Coordinate and supervise unit activities.
• Maintain relationships with community representatives and staff.
• Mediates conflicts impacting service recipients.
• Ensure staff access to community resources and integration into planning.

Conoscenze

Supervisory ability

Plan and organize effectively

Develop and maintain relationships

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communications

Collaboration and conflict resolution

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in health care field related to one of the disciplines

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Introduction

Are you looking for a meaningful leadership opportunity in forensic behavioral health? Join a dedicated team supporting recovery-orientated, community-based services across Southwestern Connecticut!

THE POSITION

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is recruiting for a Supervising Clinician within Regional Forensic Services at the Franklin S. DuBois Center in Stamford, CT. This role provides clinical and administrative leadership for key forensic programs, supporting individuals involved with the criminal justice system and strengthening partnerships with courts, community providers, and justice agencies. The Supervising Clinician will guide daily operations, support multidisciplinary staff, and ensure high-quality, recovery-oriented services.

HIGHLIGHTS

• DIVISION: Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS)
• FACILITY: Franklin S. DuBois Center
• ADDRESS: 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT
• UNIT: Regional Forensic Services
• SCHEDULE: Full-Time (40 hours/week), Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (First Shift)
• POSITION NUMBER: 155508

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO

• Lead a team of behavioral health professionals providing forensic outpatient services
• Support high-impact programs that improve community outcomes and reduce recidivism
• Provide clinical and administrative oversight to ensure consistent, recovery-oriented care
• Collaborate with courts, community providers, and internal DMHAS programs
• Make a meaningful difference for individuals involved in the criminal justice system

ABOUT US

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

The Franklin S. DuBois Center in Stamford is part of the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS). The center provides comprehensive, recovery-oriented outpatient mental health and crisis services to adults in Lower Fairfield County. SWCMHS offers a continuum of care including clinical services, community support, mobile crisis response, and specialty programs for those with long-term behavioral health needs.

ABOUT THE UNIT – REGIONAL FORENSIC SERVICES

• Connecticut Offender Reentry Program (CORP) – Supporting individuals transitioning from incarceration back into the community.
• Jail Diversion (JD) – Clinicians embedded in Region 1 courthouses who screen defendants, recommend alternatives to incarceration, and provide community-based treatment options, including outpatient restoration services.

These programs work collaboratively to promote public safety, reduce incarceration, and support individual recovery.

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.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for providing supervision and direction of a clinical unit.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Schedules, assigns and oversees work of staff;
• Assists in developing unit goals and objectives;
• Assists in recruitment, selection, training and development of staff;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans, coordinates and supervises unit activities;
• Develops relationships with and acts as liaison to other operating units, agencies and outside officials, community representatives and customers;
• Assists in mediating conflict impacting on service recipients;
• Assists in ensuring staff ability to access and employ community resources;
• Assists in integrating community resources into service planning and delivery;
• Identifies barriers and assists in developing strategies and solutions for improving client care;
• Prepares reports; may assist in developing performance standards;
• May prospectively review and monitor client care for clients to determine clinical necessity and effectiveness of care;
• May educate providers on principles of managed care and its impact on client care;
• May perform clinical direct care duties as needed;
• Performs other related duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of

• Relevant agency policies and procedures;
• Mental health treatment, principles and values of community based care;
• Mental health rehabilitation principles;
• Entitlement and benefit programs;
• Variety of intervention and support strategies;

Knowledge of

• Relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• Societal, cultural and gender issues and impact on mental illness;
• Psychotropic medications;
• Impact of housing and homelessness on the mentally ill;

Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communications skills; facilitation, collaboration and conflict resolution skills; ability to

• Identify and articulate philosophical foundations for specific program models or service approaches;
• Delegate authority;
• Plan and organize effectively;
• Integrate community resources into service planning;
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with community representatives and staff;
• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional health care experience in a psychiatric setting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at a lead level responsible for coordinating the work of a unit or team of professionals in a psychiatric setting.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of an Advanced Clinical Social Worker for social work discipline, Head Nurse for the nursing discipline, an Advanced Professional Counselor and an Advanced Marital and Family Therapist.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's Degree in a health care field related to one of the disciplines in the Special Experience may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience coordinating and supervising the work of a unit or team of professionals in an outpatient forensic psychiatric setting
• Experience with organizational policies and procedures, mental health treatment, and the principles and values of community-based care
• 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 individuals with mental health needs
• Experience identifying and explaining program models, delegating responsibilities, and planning and organizing tasks effectively
• Experience with relationship-building communication, facilitation, collaboration, and conflict resolution in a clinical team setting

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a current license as a Clinical Social Worker, a licensed Marital and Family Therapist, a licensed Professional Counselor, a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut or hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license. The license required for direct supervision of clinical oversight will be dictated by the functions of the assigned unit or program.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess certification as a clinical supervisor by the Connecticut Certification Board.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to be bilingual or fluent in American Sign Language.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

This employer may participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm work authorization.

Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain clients, may have significant exposure to communicable and/or infectious diseases and risk of injury and may be exposed to strongly disagreeable conditions.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.