Chief Operating Officer

The State of Connecticut Department of Correction is seeking a Statewide Chief Operating Officer for Inmate Health Services to lead our correctional health services. This is a rare opportunity for someone with a real passion for leading large and complex organizations that deliver tremendous results in a challenging environment. We are seeking an accomplished leader who will lead this complex and critical organization to exceptional quality and efficiency results. If you have proven broad based organizational leadership accomplishments that feature orchestrating operations, human resources, financial management, information technology and other functional team members to achieve common organizational goals you will be an excellent candidate for this role. A leader who has built or transitioned a complex organization and has strong change management skills would be well positioned for success.   

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Should you have questions pertaining to this opportunity or the selection process please contact Department of Correction Human Resources Director Jeffrey Miller @ Jeffrey.A.Miller@ct.gov or 860-692-6801.  

In the Departments of Correction and Mental Health and Addiction Services, this class is accountable for the coordination, integration and administration of an agency's health care or behavioral health and administrative services, programs and operations.

Administers and coordinates agency behavioral health or health care services including overseeing clinical and administrative staff and operations; serves as key executive team member responsible for participating in development, implementation and evaluation of agency policies, goals and objectives; oversees design and development of programs and activities consistent with agency policies, direction and priorities; recommends and prioritizes operational policies and priorities to Commissioner to accomplish specific goals to assure provision of appropriate services; determines appropriate staffing levels and directs management and coordination of staff; designs and implements staff performance review standards; prepares budget; serves as agency liaison with external regulatory, behavioral health planning and advisory groups and other state regulatory service agencies; develops mechanisms and processes to ensure appropriate linkages between planning, policy and operations staff and functions; directs staff in interacting with Office of Attorney General and other regulatory bodies as necessary; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and techniques; considerable knowledge of relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; considerable knowledge of health care delivery systems; considerable knowledge of various methods of treatment, types of programs and services available and needed within agency and the state; knowledge of administrative and clinical operations, functions and systems; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; considerable organizational skills; considerable skill in negotiating and mediating conflict; considerable ability to organize and budget resources to meet complex and diverse needs of citizens; considerable ability to plan, organize, integrate and manage a complex organization.

Five (5) years of experience in a management capacity directing programs and operations of behavioral health or health care services.

Note:

1. Managerial capacity is defined as formulating program goals and objectives, developing and implementing program procedures, initiating program policies and developing and monitoring a budget.
2. For the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the General Experience is interpreted at the level of Mental Health Superintendent 1 or above.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• the ability to apply management and organizational optimization principles and techniques;   
• considerable knowledge of health care delivery systems and various methods of treatment, types of programs and services available;  
• knowledge of administrative and clinical operations, functions and systems;
• strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills;
• proven skill in negotiating and mediating conflict;  
• the ability to organize and budget resources to meet complex and diverse needs of patients and staff;
• the ability to plan, organize, integrate and manage a complex organization.  

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.