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

Introduction

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The Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN), under the umbrella of the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Supervising Clinician (PCN 142408) to join our team. This position will provide administrative and clinical supervision as a part of our Waterbury Recovery Team within the Acquired Brain Injury Community Care Program. Find out more information on this great opportunity below!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
• Work Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Work Shift: First shift, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Location: 95 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

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

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Overseeing a multidisciplinary team serving 125 clients with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and Acquired Brain Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury in an outpatient urban setting.
• Ensuring thorough and timely documentation, billable services, assessments, quality treatment plans, scheduling, and clinical skill-building groups.
• Maintaining The Joint Commission standards, managing staff performance (including conducting annual and quarterly evaluations), promoting family involvement, providing staff education, and coordinating unit activities.
• Developing effective professional relationships with community representatives and resources, and assisting with the integration of community supports, such as employment, education, and housing.

MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND FACILITIES:

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (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 Western Connecticut Mental Health Network’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.

Western Connecticut Mental Health Network is committed to the following values:

• Choice
• Hope
• Access
• New Opportunities
• Growth
• Empowerment

The Western Connecticut Mental Health Network offers services regionally to persons with acquired or traumatic brain injury (ABI/TBI). A Community Integration Specialist (social worker) provides assistance to ABI/TBI individuals by facilitating the initiation, coordination and implementation of community-based services. Eligible individuals access these services through referral. Consultation and advocacy are also offered as an integral part of the program. The team is responsible for delivering recovery services to clients residing in the greater Waterbury area across various residential settings. Many clients also have significant medical conditions that require follow-up care. Team members include psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers.

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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.

Selection Plan

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To Apply:

• The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.
• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
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• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
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• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email and/or phone, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
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• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Joseph K. Fried at Joseph.Fried@ct.gov, 860-924-7053.

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 providing clinical supervision to licensed behavioral health clinicians, such as Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC).
• Possess licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Connecticut.
• Experience supervising a multi-disciplinary team with professional and paraprofessional staff.
• Experience ensuring clients with complex service needs have integrated services.
• Experience overseeing risk management in a fast paced, high energy work environment.

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, or as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Connecticut. 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.