Job Description
Chief Executive Officer (Mental Health Superintendent 1 |
Office/On-site)
State of Connecticut to Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services
Hartford, CT
147,606 to 201,261 a year
Full-time
Monday to Friday
Hartford, CT
Shift and schedule
Monday to Friday
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services (DMHAS) is seeking a mission-driven and experienced
individual to lead as the Chief Executive Officer (Mental Health
Superintendent 1) of Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC), a
state operated Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA). This role is
responsible for the executive management of direct service programs
within the Greater Hartford area.
The CEO will guide CRMHC's clinical and administrative operations,
foster a culture of recovery and wellness, and ensure the delivery of
high-quality, patient-centered care. The ideal candidate will have
experience leading complex behavioral health programs, along with
demonstrated strengths in financial stewardship, quality improvement,
and workforce development.
CRMHC is a community based mental health center operated by DMHAS,
providing a broad range of innovative clinical and community support
services to individuals with psychiatric disabilities, often with
co-occurring substance use disorders. CRMHC serves more than 1,800
clients annually and operates with a unionized staff of over 200.
Services include a sixteen bed hospital level of care, Mobile Crisis,
Assertive Community Team, Young Adult Services, Forensics and Jail
Diversion, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Peer Supports, Community Supports
and Behavioral Home Health. Additionally, CRMHC has ties to 18
affiliate organizations serving approximately 3,000 clients, as well
as memorandums of understanding with the City of Hartford and UConn.
HIGHLIGHTS
DIVISION: Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC)
LOCATION: Hartford, CT
SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 40 hours per week, First Shift, Monday through
Friday
POSITION NUMBER: 25740
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
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Professional growth and development opportunities
A healthy work/life balance to all employees
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
Lead and Supervise: Provide oversight and guidance of Capitol Region
Mental Health Center, as well as the clinical and administrative
leadership team. Monitor facility service utilization data to confirm
compliance with required standards and timely expectations of services
to be delivered, develop and adhere to productivity expectations of
all services.
Ensure Quality Care: Ensure that the Greater Hartford area population
and DMHAS target populations receive appropriate and effective
services. Develop and secure development and compliance of systemic
performance standards.
Implement Policy and Standards: Put Agency program, policies and
mission into practice within the Network. Facilitate the development
of performance standards for private non-profit agencies and monitor
service utilization data to confirm compliance with required
standards.
Foster Collaboration: Build and maintain strong partnerships across
areas and engage with local advisory groups, behavioral health
organizations, advocacy groups, and consumer action teams.
Manage Operations: Oversee compliance with bargaining unit contracts.
Prepare annual operating plan and ensure efficient and effective
operations to maintain fidelity to the Network’s budget, timeliness
of services rendered, adherence to mission centric community
expectations.
Workforce Planning: Lead workforce strategies that prioritize client
and family involvement in service delivery and decision-making,
developing clinically trained staffing, effective and efficient
strategies for productivity measures, create team decision-making for
sound clinical outcomes.
Continuous Improvement: Identify and address service gaps through
strategic planning and implementation, program monitoring, corrective
action plans, performance improvement plans, and adherence to Office
of the Commissioner’s strategic goals and objectives.
Consumer Advocacy: Implement the DMHAS grievance process to ensure
timely and appropriate resolution of concerns raised by clients,
families, and agencies.
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.
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.
Selection Plan
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BEFORE YOU APPLY:
Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum
Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You
must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum
experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close
date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from
accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive
educational credits towards qualification, 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 contact listed below by the
closing date listed on the job posting.
Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during
the initial application process. As the recruitment process
progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional
documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position.
This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts,
diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory
references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the
hiring agency.
Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are
willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in
not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the
job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you
officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are
rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that
incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job
posting.
Salary Calculations: 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.
Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or
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Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Local area, All shifts, Monday to Friday, Shift work, Day shift