Occ Therapist in Behavioral Health

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values — integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion — must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient’s specific needs.

We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patient’s care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

1. Clinical: 1.1 Able to interpret physician referrals to perform basic clinical evaluations. 1.2 Demonstrates technical skill and accuracy in performing evaluation, treatment planning and providing therapy, performed consistent with demonstrated knowledge of developmental stages and age‑specific criteria. 1.3 Develops population specific treatment programs that reflect compliance with established clinical protocols where appropriate, monitors patient responses and terminates treatments when appropriate.

1.4 Sets functional, measurable and appropriate goals based upon evaluation findings, and which reflect patient/family involvement. 1.5 Provides comprehensive and appropriate patient and family education. 1.6 Constructive, collaborative participation in team conferences/rounds/clinics/discharge planning. 1.7 Initiates discharge planning and makes appropriate recommendations to community resources.

2. Comprehensive Patient Care: 2.1 Utilizes assistant and support staff and volunteers appropriately and safely in the delivery of patient care. 2.2 Appropriately addresses patient care handoff to ensure continuity of care during scheduled time off. 2.3 Demonstrates ability to function as a collaborative interdisciplinary team member, communicating findings and care plan consistently. Follows through with requests for change in treatment plan, re‑evaluation of patient status, and completion of discharge reports and notes.

2.4 Serves as contact person for family, referral source, funding source and other outside agencies, as required. 2.5 Assures that discharge planning and arrangements for necessary follow‑up services are in place, per department standards and within established time frames. 2.6 Initiates interdisciplinary referrals when appropriate, as determined by review of reports, feedback from other disciplines, and utilization review.

3. Clinical Supervision: 3.1 Appropriately delegates responsibility to therapy assistants, clinical students and support staff, and maintains an appropriate and compliant level of clinical supervision and documentation review/co‑signature.

4. Documentation: 4.1 Maintains concise and accurate patient care documentation and billing in accordance with system, hospital and department policy and regulatory requirements. 4.2 Re‑evaluates and updates patient goals and plans as necessary, based on patient’s response to treatment.

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Education:

5.1 Demonstrates participation in professional development and stays informed of current developments in the field by attending department in‑services, and seeking opportunities to expand own knowledge of the profession and related fields. 5.2 Updates assessment and therapy procedures to integrate newly acquired information and learning. 5.3 Assists with orientation/onboarding, education and guidance of therapy staff, support staff, students, and volunteers as appropriate.

5.4 Meets required educational contact hours to maintain Connecticut state licensure, and consistently maintains documentation of all completed continuing education.

6. Administration: 6.1 Uses equipment in a safe and effective manner. Reports malfunctioning or missing equipment to Supervisor and takes corrective action to remove equipment from use. 6.2 Maintains safe and orderly work…