Staff Psychiatrist; Office​/On-Site RS

Are you looking to help your state in a time of need? Does a career in state service as a Staff Psychiatrist excite you? If so, come make a difference by serving your state! Read below and apply today!

The State of Connecticut , Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has an opening for Staff Psychiatrist to join their team!

• FACILITY:
  Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
• LOCATION:
  
  Middletown, CT
• UNIT:
  General Psychiatry Division (GPD)
• SCHEDULE:
  
  Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• POSITION NUMBER: 24581

• Thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) may be approved as a recruitment incentive, in addition to the base annual salary.

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

• Be a part of a comprehensive team of caring professionals;
• Provide support to hospital that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;
• Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
• Make a difference in the public sector; and
• Work together in a collaborative team environment.

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.

CVH opened in 1868 as the State’s public hospital for the treatment of persons with mental illness. Today, CVH is the largest of DMHAS facilities, and includes 17 inpatient units over two campuses (Middletown and Hartford). The hospital includes both a general psychiatry and addiction services units. CVH provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment, including treatment for pregnant women and persons with dual diagnoses.

Specialty areas include geriatric and special services, an integrated network of comprehensive mental health services for older adults and young adult services. The facility also runs the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program which addresses the needs of TBI survivors, including reintegration into community living, independent living skills development, vocational and educational training, psychiatric, cognitive and neurological assessment and treatment, speech and physical rehabilitation as well as individual and family counseling.

• 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 Departments of Children and Families, Correction and Mental Health and Addiction Services this class is accountable for providing psychiatric treatment services to patients with psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse disorders.

• Provides 24-hour direct care psychiatric services to specified groups of patients and facility programs as scheduled including on-call and weekend coverage;
• Examines, diagnoses and treats patients with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders;
• Develops and monitors integrated treatment plans;
• Makes rounds and attends treatment team meetings to check on care and progress of patients;
• Prescribes appropriate medications;
• Prescribes, conducts and administers group, individual and family psychotherapy and other forms of specialized therapy;
• Interviews, examines and admits patients to treatment;
• Performs physical examinations;
• Coordinates treatment with other therapeutic programs;
• Provides clinical expertise to treatment teams;
• Performs discharge planning;
• Performs basic risk assessment and participates in risk management planning;
• Participates in staff conferences, committees and meetings;
• Provides input into program planning;
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date medical records and prepares required reports according to hospital policy and/or The Joint Commission (TJC) and Health Care Financing Authority (HCFA) standards;
• Acts as liaison to hospital and/or community-based providers;
• May provide clinical direction to other disciplines;
• May conduct or take part in research projects;
• May attend court hearings as a state witness;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • methods and principles of behavioral…