Chief Medical Officer at the Whiting Forensic Hospital

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Description The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a dynamic clinician to be the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Whiting Forensic Hospital (WFH) in Middletown, CT. This nationally recognized forensic leadership role is offered in association with the Law & Psychiatry Division of the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and a successful MD candidate may be appointed as either a State or Yale employee. The WFH is operated under the auspices of the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and is established to implement and coordinate specially-skilled inpatient evaluation and treatment services for individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders who become involved in the criminal justice system, and to serve the courts and other components of the criminal justice system. Our efforts are intended to promote recovery and prevent or limit criminal justice system involvement to the extent possible, to promote public safety, and to coordinate activities with other state and private agencies. As the CMO of the Whiting Forensic Hospital you will oversee 11 treatment u...