Community Clinician Office​/On-Site

Do you have experience working independently using clinical case management techniques in a behavioral health setting? Join our team as a Community Clinician to make a significant impact today!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for a Community Clinician to join their Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. If you are passionate about helping others, value person-centered care, and want a career where your work has a direct and lasting impact on individuals and the community, we encourage you to join our team!

FACILITY:
River Valley Services (RVS)

LOCATION:

1000 Silver Street, Middletown, CTÇ

UNIT:
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)Ç

POSITION NUMBER: 133620

SCHEDULE:

Full-Time, 35 Hours per Week, First ShiftÇ

Week 1 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ OFFÇ OFFÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 10:30am - 6:00pmÇ

Week 2 8:00am - 3:30pm OFF OFFÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 10:30am - 6:00pmÇ

Week 1 8:00am - 3:30pm OFF OFFÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 10:30am - 6:00pmÇ

Week 2 OFFÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ OFFÇ 8:00am - 3:30pmÇ 10:30am - 6:00pmÇ

Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!Ç

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

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.

River Valley Services (RVS), a community mental health center serving Middlesex County and the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme, is operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). RVS’s goal is to provide the highest quality crisis intervention, case management, and residential and clinical services to adult citizens, 18 years of age and older, who suffer from serious mental disorders and who lack the financial means to secure such services in the private sector.

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.

In the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services community based behavioral health program, this class is accountable for providing clinical assessment and evaluation of treatment programs for an on-going primary caseload of clients for a behavioral health treatment team.

• Functions primarily to implement treatment plans for clients on caseload;
• Provides case management services to clients;
• Assists clients in linking with community support systems and agencies;
• Monitors clients progress within mental health and community support systems;
• Performs intake, evaluation and assessment of treatment programs under supervision of a licensed independent practitioner;
• Participates in counseling sessions;
• Provides education and training to clients in community living and activities of daily living skills;
• Monitors clients medication compliance and coordinates meetings with team psychiatrists or nurses as necessary;
• Provides appropriate interventions to clients in crisis including outreach, counseling and/or referral to other service providers;
• Completes all required documentation related to client treatment in accordance with established procedures;
• May transport clients to and from appointments;
• May assist in development of…