Occupational Therapist (37.5 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Middletown, CT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join their team at Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) on the Learning Center Unit in Middletown, CT. This full-time position involves providing individual and group occupational therapy services to help clients build and maintain meaningful skills for daily life and recovery. Responsibilities include instruction in activities of daily living, independent living skills, sensorimotor skills, psychosocial skills, therapeutic adaptations, and specialized assessments. The role involves assessing clients, developing and implementing treatment activities consistent with physician prescriptions, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary treatment team to support individualized recovery goals. This is an opportunity to utilize clinical expertise in a meaningful setting, build therapeutic relationships, and help individuals achieve greater independence and quality of life. DMHAS aims to promote the overall health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through a network of holistic services. CVH provides trauma-informed, gender-responsive treatment in a safe, healthy, and caring environment, empowering individuals in their recovery process.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain licensure as an Occupational Therapist issued by the Connecticut State Department of Public Health in accordance with the applicable Connecticut General Statutes.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adults with mental health and substance use disorders.
Experience performing standardized and non-standardized assessments, completion of written reports and documentation related to findings.
Experience working independently and collaboratively.
Fluency in a foreign language or proficiency in American Sign Language may be required for certain designated positions.
Possession and retention of a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license may be required.
May be required to travel.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group occupational therapy services designed to help clients build and maintain meaningful skills for daily life and recovery.
Provide instruction in activities of daily living, independent living skills, sensorimotor skills, psychosocial skills, therapeutic adaptations, and specialized assessments.
Assess clients, develop and carry out treatment activities consistent with physician prescriptions.
Work closely with the interdisciplinary treatment team to support individualized recovery goals.
Selects, plans, administers and implements occupational therapy programs for training of individuals with physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability.
Determines and carries out treatment and activities for individuals consistent with physician prescription.
Assesses individuals educational needs.
Organizes new projects and methods.
Serves as a member of the treatment team.
Consults with supervisor, physicians and other professionals regarding individual reactions, progress and treatment plans.
Recommends changes in individuals treatment.
Participates in training programs for professional and paraprofessional staff and students/interns gaining clinical experience.
Attends and participates in workshops and conferences.
Instructs and demonstrates to individuals and parents treatments to be carried on in a treatment center and at home.
Makes adaptive equipment.
Maintains records and prepares reports on individual care and administrative matters.
Coordinates occupational therapy services with other disciplines such as physical, speech and rehabilitative therapies.
Orders, requisitions and distributes supplies and materials.
Coordinates efforts of volunteers.
May escort individual on trips into community.
May perform duties in individual home or community settings.
May act as supervisor in their absence.
May act as a consultant, advisor or resource person to other staff, programs or units.
May attend conferences, individual study meetings and clinics.
May maintain inventory.
May serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP).
Performs related duties as required.
Provides consultative services to public and private agencies in an assigned region of state or on a statewide basis with emphasis on pediatrics.
Instructs professionals, paraprofessionals, individual and family members in appropriate way to carry out therapeutic program and encourages self-care at home.
Develops, supervises and operates therapeutic clinics or programs in an assigned area of state.
Assists in development of educational materials and procedural manuals.
Assists in evaluation of services and procedures being purchased by state or being rendered by state run facilities.
Prepares and presents educational material for in-service training programs.
Assists in recruitment and orientation of professional staff.
Prepares growth and development tests.
Assists in planning and participates in special research studies.
Prepares reports of activities and maintains individual records.
May provide direct service to individual.
Performs related duties as required.