Occupational Therapist Acute Care - Hospital of Central Connecticut

Hartford HealthCare • New Britain, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Work where every moment matters. Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties. Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
Overview:
We are currently looking for an Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our acute care team at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
The Occupational Therapist (OT) independently evaluates patients’ level of function and determines, develops, and implements individualized treatment goals and plans in alignment with the patient/caregiver goals. The Occupational Therapist (OT) determines treatment strategies and delivers Occupational Therapy services that promote health and wellness, prevent injury or disability, improve and develop self-dependency and maintenance, productivity, leisure, perceptual motor function, rest, mental, cognitive physical, sensory-perceptual, psychosocial developmental, and emotional wellbeing in a variety of contexts and environments in order to maximize function in the areas of daily living, leisure/recreation, and productivity/work.

Requirements

• Graduate of Occupational Therapy Program from an accredited American Occupational Therapy Association school, BS, MS or Doctoral degree.
• Current Occupational Therapist License required.

Nice To Haves

• Acute care working experience or affiliation highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Occupational Therapist (OT) independently evaluates patients’ level of function
• The Occupational Therapist (OT) determines, develops, and implements individualized treatment goals and plans in alignment with the patient/caregiver goals.
• The Occupational Therapist (OT) determines treatment strategies and delivers Occupational Therapy services that promote health and wellness, prevent injury or disability, improve and develop self-dependency and maintenance, productivity, leisure, perceptual motor function, rest, mental, cognitive physical, sensory-perceptual, psychosocial developmental, and emotional wellbeing in a variety of contexts and environments in order to maximize function in the areas of daily living, leisure/recreation, and productivity/work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level