Behavioral Health Clinical Director

Office/On-site

Recruitment # 250103-6214MP-001

Location New Haven, CT

Date Opened 1/13/2025 12:00:00 AM

Salary $124,895* - $170,298/year (*New state employees normally start at the minimum)

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 1/27/2025 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

Do you have experience directing clinical operations and/or supervising behavioral healthcare staff?

Join our team as a Behavioral Health Clinical Director to make a significant impact and lead with excellence!

Apply today!

THE POSITION

The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services ( DMHAS (https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/About-DMHAS/Agency/About-DMHAS) ) is now hiring for a Behavioral Health Clinical Director (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=6214MP&R1=&R3=) to join their team! This position essential to the clinical administration of the Ambulatory Services Division at CMHC, consisting of 12 teams and programs which serve approximately 3000 consumers each year. This Clinical Director will oversee five of the twelve teams/programs and will direct the work activities of approximately 43 employees, and 15 trainees and attending psychiatrists.

HIGHLIGHTS

• FACILITY: Connecticut Mental Health Center ( CMHC (https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/CMHC/Agency-Files/CMHC---About-the-Agency) )

• ADDRESS: 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT

• UNIT: Ambulatory Services Division

• SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, First Shift, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

• POSITION NUMBER: 141388

  WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits) page!

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• Professional growth and development opportunities

• A health work/life balance (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/EVPPDF123020.pdf) to all employees

  DISCOVER THE OPPPORTUNITY TO

• Ensure treatment provided to consumers remains high quality;

• Determine sufficient managerial resources to oversee staff;

• Develop and implement responsive, recovery-oriented services; and

• Assure adequate attention to the management of clinical risk.

  ABOUT US

  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.

  CMHC is an urban community mental health center with an exceptional 50-year tradition of serving individuals with serious mental illness. We aim to treat people with mental illness in their communities, to provide a place for researchers from many fields to find new treatments, and to teach professionals in the care of mental illness.

  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 (https://portal.ct.gov/das/-/media/das/statewide-hr/a---z-listing-task-pdfs/drug-free-workplace-policy--february-2016.pdf) .

  Selection Plan

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  Please Note: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

  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 (https://jobapscloud.com/ct/) 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.

• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

• 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 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/Pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.PDF) , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

  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.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• NOTE: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview .

• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics (https://portal.ct.gov/ethics) .

  CONNECT WITH US

• 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 Jensine Tran at Jensine.Tran@ct.gov .

  PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

  In the Departments of Correction and Mental Health and Addiction Services this class is accountable for directing multiple clinical programs in a facility or Local Mental Health Authority or directing statewide clinical support services and programs in the Central Office.

  EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Directs staff and operations of multiple functions for a division;

• Coordinates, plans and manages program activities;

• Formulates program goals and objectives;

• Develops or assists in development and implementation of related policy;

• Interprets and administers pertinent laws;

• Evaluates staff;

• Prepares or assists in preparation of division budget;

• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of division who might impact on program activities;

• Ensures agency compliance with standards established by outside monitoring agencies;

• Directs recruitment, selection and retention of department or discipline staff;

• Ensures compliance with quality assurance findings and recommendations;

• Promotes cultural diversity in workplace and ensures client rights;

• Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates staff training and development needs;

• Analyzes complex problems and takes appropriate action;

• Initiates workforce planning and monitors staff utilization to meet identified goals;

• Investigates and responds to critical incidents;

• Prepares or oversees preparation of reports;

• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;

• May represent facility in grievances and hearings;

• May oversee grant, budget or contract preparation;

• Performs related duties as required.

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of

• and ability to apply management principles and practices;

• relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;

• behavioral health policies and systems;

• principles and practices of public and/or health care administration;

• recent developments in designated field and ability to translate knowledge into practice;

• recovery principles and practices;

• resources available to client population;

• Considerable

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• clinical skills;

• analytical skills;

• Considerable ability to

• develop strategic plans;

• negotiate, mediate and resolve conflicts;

• manage staff in a clinical in-patient and outpatient setting;

• collaborate within department, agency and community.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

A Master's degree in a clinical discipline, public health administration, health care administration or hospital administration and six (6) years of professional experience in behavioral health care.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a managerial or supervisory capacity directing clinical operations or the delivery of behavioral health care services including the supervision of professional behavioral health care staff.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor or Behavioral Health Program Manager.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience holding a leadership position working in an outpatient setting that serves clients with severe and persistent mental health and co-occurring disorders

• Extensive experience in managing a large group of professional staff in an outpatient setting

• Experience in providing clear, detailed and accurate written and verbal communication

• Experience managing and organizing multiple work tasks and meeting deadlines

• Experience with collaboration between large mental health systems

• Experience in providing supervision and consultation

• Experience in writing policies

• Experience in preparing for regulatory site visits

  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class must maintain the appropriate current license for clinical social work, marital and family therapist, professional counselor, registered nurse, psychologist or alcohol and drug counselor.

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.

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