Addiction Mental Health Assessor jobs in West Hartford, CT

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• Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.
• Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

Discover the opportunity to:

• Engage in a rewarding career;
• Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;
• Thrive in an exciting environment;
• Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do;
• Work together in a collaborative team environment.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for reports that are used to educate and inform State and Federal policy, understand the consumer experience when in treatment, collect and analyze critical incident trends, and provide ad hoc data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Generate reports that will be used to support grant applications and federal reporting requirements, to generate substantial state funding.
• Responsible for conducting a range of evaluation and analysis activities for DMHAS.
• Direct a team of research analysts of various levels who will produce ad hoc and regularly scheduled reports related to behavioral health services, the consumer survey, and critical incidents. Other reports and analyses may relate to needs assessments or information needed for grant applications.
• Similarly, the Department of Evaluation, Quality Management & Improvement (EQMI) may be asked to conduct analyses related to specific DMHAS populations or service lines.

• Assists in directing staff and operations for special programs;
• Coordinates, plans and manages program activities;
• Assists in formulating policy and procedures relating to general administration of a managed service system;
• Participates in the formulation of agency policy;
• Develops, implements and evaluates the goals and objectives consistent with agency mission and policy;
• Interprets and administers laws pertaining to program;
• Trains and evaluates staff;
• Prepares and administers facility and community grant budgets;
• Maintains contact with individuals, groups and other organizations which might impact on program operations;
• Develops and maintains appropriate fiscal and programmatic mechanisms to ensure continuity of care to a defined population and appropriate allocation of resources;
• Assesses staff needs for delivery of services;
• Carries out policies and directives of department;
• Assists in coordinating, planning and managing administrative and/or fiscal and clinical activities;
• Ensures compliance with internal agency and accrediting bodies' standards;
• Participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May assume a leadership role for agency system wide program development and administration activities;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and practices of public administration;
  • principles of mental health treatment and program design;
  • managed care system principles and practices;
  • clinical treatment methodologies and programs for psychiatric clients;
  • community resources;
• Knowledge of
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
  • assertive treatment programs;
  • quality assessment and/or improvement techniques and accreditation body standards;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • analyze and prepare budgets;
  • prepare and administer grants.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) years of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in public or health care administration, a Master's degree in business administration with a specialization in health services or hospital administration, a Master’s degree in social work or a Master's degree in a related health care discipline may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.