State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In the Department of Children and Families, Albert J. Solnit Children's Psychiatric Center this class is accountable for directing the administrative and program operations of two or more clinical units.

• Directs staff and operations of two or more clinical units; 
• Coordinates, plans and manages unit program activities; 
• Formulates program goals and objectives; 
• Develops or assists in development of related policy and procedures;
• Interprets and administers pertinent laws; 
• Evaluates staff; 
• Provides input into division's budget;
• Maintains contact with individuals within and outside of program who impact on unit program activities; 
• Assures unit compliance with quality assurance findings and recommendations;
• Promotes cultural diversity in workplace and assures client rights; 
• Advocates for best interests of children and families; 
• Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates training and development of staff;
• Analyzes complex problem situations and takes appropriate action; 
• Monitors staff utilization to meet identified goals;
• Investigates and responds to critical incidents; 
• Prepares or oversees preparation of reports;  
• Serves on hospital's program management committee; 
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May represent facility in grievances and/or other hearings; 
• May oversee grant, budget or contract preparation; 
• May represent facility on committees and task forces;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to translate knowledge of recent developments in designated field into practice;
  • behavioral health policies and systems; 
  • principles, practices and issues of behavioral health care; 
  • behavioral challenges facing children, adolescents and families; 
• Knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and techniques; 
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • principles and practices of public and/or health care administration;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
  • analytic skills; 
• Considerable ability to negotiate, mediate and resolve conflicts;
• Ability to
  • collaborate within agency, department, state, community and constituents;
  • plan for collection, analysis and integration of data; 
  • interpret standards of monitoring agencies and contracts.

A Master's degree in a clinical discipline and four (4) years of professional experience in behavioral health care.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been supervising professional staff in the delivery of services for children and adolescents.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain the appropriate current license for nursing, clinical social work, marital and family therapist, professional counselor or clinical psychologist.
  
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Children and Families Facility Clinical Program Manager in Salary Group MP 65 approved effective October 13, 2022. (Reviewed in accordance with Connecticut General Statute § 5-200a) Final No. 24-056