Occupational Therapist - Home Health

Hartford Healthcare•Mansfield, CT

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About The Position

Hartford HealthCare at Home is hiring an Occupational Therapist to provide home health care in the East Lyme area. This full-time, day-schedule position is 32 hours per week and involves local travel within the assigned service area; mileage is reimbursed. The role is benefit eligible. The Occupational Therapist independently evaluates patients and develops individualized treatment plans aligned with patient and caregiver goals. Using evidence-based interventions, the therapist promotes independence, safety, and wellbeing while helping patients maximize function in daily living, leisure, and work. The therapist may delegate appropriate care to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and provide clinical supervision to students, aides, and assistants. Hartford HealthCare at Home describes itself as Connecticut’s largest provider of home care services and says it has fulfilled its mission for more than 115 years. Its Person-Centered Care Model supports employee learning and growth, and the organization uses technology to deliver quality care in clients’ homes.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted Occupational Therapist license in Connecticut.
Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
Strong evaluation, treatment planning, documentation, education, communication, organization, and clinical decision-making skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
Ability to appropriately supervise or delegate to assistants, students, and aides.
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel within the assigned service area when required.

Responsibilities

Complete comprehensive functional assessments, including strength, motor control, mobility, pain, balance, coordination, cognition, and activities of daily living.
Recognize age-related, physiological, and psychological changes and consult the care team as needed.
Create individualized, measurable goals with patients and families; reassess progress and revise plans as needed.
Notify the physician of significant changes in a patient’s condition.
Deliver and delegate appropriate therapeutic interventions to improve fine and gross motor skills and maximize independence in daily living, leisure, and work.
Teach patients and caregivers about treatment, precautions, and equipment use.
Collaborate with therapists, nurses, social workers, physicians, and community resources on care transitions and discharge planning.
Complete timely, accurate evaluations, visit notes, progress updates, plans of care, coding, transition plans, and discharge summaries.
Provide appropriate direction and clinical supervision to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy students, and Rehabilitation Aides.
Follow infection-control and safety practices, maintain required licensure and education, support an orderly care environment, and perform other related duties as assigned.