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

State of Connecticut; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive state employee benefits

Professional growth and development

Healthy work/life balance

Job summary

Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) seeks a Supervising Clinician for the Assertive Community Treatment Team at the Western CT Mental Health Network in Waterbury. You will oversee a multidisciplinary team and ensure high-quality care delivery in a recovery-oriented setting.

The role requires seven years in psychiatric care, with two years leading a unit, and licensure as applicable.

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional health care experience in a psychiatric setting.
• Two years in a lead role coordinating a unit or team in a psychiatric setting.
• State licensure requirements may apply depending on discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to the ACT team.
• Oversee staff scheduling, weekly meetings, grand rounds, and daily rounds.
• Ensure accurate documentation, quality assurance reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with community agencies, hospitals, DOC, judicial systems, and partners to coordinate care.
• Deliver staff training, orientation, and performance evaluations.
• Provide direct clinical services as needed (intake, counseling, outreach).
• Maintain confidential records and enforce agency policies and safety requirements.

Skills

Staff supervision

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Facilitation and conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in a health field

Master's degree in a health care field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Introduction

Lead clinical operations that support safe, coordinated care for individuals in a forensic psychiatric setting. The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has an opening for a Supervising Clinician (PCN 100367) in the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) at�Western CT Mental Health Network�(WCMHN) in Waterbury. This position oversees a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high‑quality delivery of clinical, rehabilitation, and support services that help clients achieve their personal recovery goals.

Schedule*

• First shift, 40 hours per week
• 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Monday - Friday
• *One weekday evening shift from 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM to be determined upon hire.

What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive state employee benefits
• Access the State Employee Benefits Overview page to explore available options
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance

Position Highlights

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to the multidisciplinary ACT team
• Oversee staff scheduling, weekly meetings, grand rounds, and daily rounds
• Ensure accurate documentation, quality assurance reporting, and compliance with state and federal regulations
• Collaborate with community agencies, hospitals, DOC, judicial systems, and other partners to coordinate care
• Deliver staff training, orientation, and performance evaluations
• Provide direct clinical services, including intake assessments, counseling, and community outreach
• Maintain clinical records, uphold confidentiality standards, and ensure adherence to agency policies and safety requirements
• Other duties as assigned

A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required following a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must comply with Connecticut’s Drug‑Free Workplace Policy.

DMHAS is dedicated to promoting the health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through an integrated, holistic network of services that foster dignity, respect, and self‑sufficiency.

WCMHN's mission is to provide a comprehensive and effective recovery-oriented system of mental health and addiction services that promotes self‑sufficiency, dignity, cultural sensitivity and respect.

ACT Teams deliver highly responsive, individualized, recovery-based and rehabilitative services in the client’s natural environment.

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

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;�
• psychiatric 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 supporting individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and co‑occurring substance use disorders in community‑based settings
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary clinical teams, with knowledge of fidelity‑based models such as Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
• Experience in clinical risk assessment, crisis management, and development of risk‑mitigation strategies
• Experience in evidence‑based treatment modalities, including harm‑reduction approaches and recovery‑oriented practices
• Experience in data tracking, reporting, and analysis using Excel or similar tools to support quality assurance and performance improvement

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.

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.

Conclusion

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.