State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In a state facility this class is accountable for coordinating the various facets of clinical programs involving multiple units OR for serving as liaison between the facility and community programs and placement settings.

This class can be used in one of two ways:

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR:  Incumbent is responsible for developing, coordinating, clinically supervising, monitoring and evaluating health services for an assigned caseload of individuals living in community settings. This includes acting as a liaison between the Department of Developmental Services and community health providers.

LIAISON NURSE: Incumbent is responsible for coordinating the placement of individuals into community psychiatric programs and facilities and following up on these placements.

Note: This class is not expected to provide direct administrative supervision of a unit. The emphasis is on clinical supervision to multiple units.

• Writes clinical program objectives, policies, procedures and manuals; 
• Conducts individual health assessments; 
• Develops, implements and reviews individual health care plans; 
• Participates or chairs individual centered interdisciplinary teams; 
• Interviews individuals; 
• Accompanies individual on visits to treatment programs or placement settings; 
• Follows up on individual care in community programs to assure individual in least restrictive environment; 
• Assures continuity of care to prevent recidivism; 
• Applies for financial aid for individual through Department of Social Services; 
• Maintains records of individual progress or failure after placement; 
• Develops community health resources and provides on-going consultation and monitoring of services; 
• Acts as a resource person to staff and community; 
• Prepares reports and statistical summaries; 
• May clinically supervise direct care staff in execution of clinical programs; 
• May develop and conduct in service educational programs for staff and families; 
• May perform recordkeeping functions; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • psychiatric nursing and clinical therapeutic models of individual care with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approaches; 
• Knowledge of
  • psychiatric illnesses and medications; 
  • individual treatment planning including impact of medical insurance program requirements for reimbursement; 
  • structure of services for individuals and their families in institutional and community oriented settings; 
  • aftercare facilities; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills.

• A Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
• A Master's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license as a registered nurse in Connecticut.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.