Regional Mental Health Director - MD

Overview

Introduction

Do you have a passion for supporting others? Do you want to make a difference while participating in a dynamic health care environment in the public sector? Check out this opportunity with the State of Connecticut! The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is hiring a Regional Mental Health Director based out of Wethersfield, CT.

This position offers employee benefits, professional growth and development opportunities, and a healthy work/life balance. Connecticut is a great place to live!

POSITION DETAILS:
This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position on first shift. Schedule is Monday-Friday between 8:00am and 4:00pm. The position is based at our Central Office, located in Wethersfield, CT. This position is part of the mental health leadership team for the Connecticut Department of Correction and includes the following roles and responsibilities.

• Provides clinical oversight to Psychiatry providers across the agency.
• Provides clinical supervision to psychiatry providers.
• Policy development;
  Clinical practice guidelines for psychiatry.
• Participant on Pharmacy and therapeutics committee.
• May provide testimony for court proceedings representing the agency.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations as needed or to provide clinical consultation.
• Administrative responsibility for psychiatry team recruitment/retention.
• Training/education.
• Collaboration with outside agencies on psychiatry matters.

Since 1968, the Connecticut Department of Correction has proudly served and protected the citizens of the State of Connecticut by daily ensuring the safety, security, and order of our 14 correctional facilities in a manner that is widely viewed as a national model. The Department endeavors to provide the programming, education, and treatment that willing inmates may utilize to improve themselves and the success of their eventual reintegration into society.

Our staff of dedicated correctional professionals takes great PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dignity, Excellence) in the daily performance of their duty to our state.

OUR MISSION:
The State of Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens, and offenders.

For an inside look at what it's like to work as an employee for the State of Connecticut, please watch the video below!

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