Supervising Clinician

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 155326) in the Forensic Services Unit at Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS) in Bridgeport.

1st shift, 40 hours per week. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

• 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

• Schedules, assigns and oversees staff work to ensure effective daily operations
• Assists in developing unit goals and objectives that guide service delivery
• Supports recruitment, training and development of staff and conducts performance evaluations
• Determines priorities and coordinates unit activities to maintain consistent workflow
• Builds relationships and acts as liaison with internal units, agencies and community partners
• Identifies barriers and helps develop solutions to improve client care
• 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. SWCMHS strives to provide high quality, compassionate and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to adults with behavioral health disorders who are indigent.

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

• 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.

• 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…