Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Acute Care - Hartford Hospital

Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) at Hartford Hospital

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Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network is the premier rehabilitation provider in Connecticut. We provide rehabilitation services across the continuum - acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, sub-acute rehabilitation, homecare, outpatient centers, and in community settings such as senior centers, work sites, and schools and colleges. We offer over 40 outpatient locations offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, in specialties including orthopedics, neuroscience, oncology, women's health, sports medicine, vestibular, and more. We are known for our commitment to high quality, customer focused outcomes.

Hartford Hospital

Our current Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) opening is with Hartford Hospital, one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

Overview

Under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist, the Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) performs standardized assessments, provides assistance in performing structured assessments, and assists in determining, revising and implementing the treatment plan in order to restore and remediate, and to maximize function in the areas of activities of daily living, leisure / recreation, and productivity / work. The Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) addresses dysfunction in psychosocial skills, cognition, and sensorimotor components.

Responsibilities :

• Assists the Occupational Therapist with aspects of patient assessment in the areas of activities of daily living, leisure / play, and productivity / work. Identifies contributing factors in the areas of psychosocial skills, cognition and sensorimotor components. Recognizes physiological, psychological, and age-related changes in the patient.
• Assists with the planning of the Occupational Therapy plan of care, implements treatment by utilizing appropriate interventions and age specific treatment through selected activities and interventions. Collaborates with the Occupational Therapist to revise treatment when needed, instructing patient / family through verbal written and audiovisual materials and participating in discharge planning to meet patient needs throughout the continuum of care.
• Confers with Occupational Therapist, and consults with other members of the Health Care Team members, and assesses progress toward goals in order to meet the needs of patients.
• Documents all patient and professional interactions such as evaluations, assessments, progress toward goals, and discharge summaries to maintain continuity of patient care for department standards, JCAHO and outside regulatory and insurance agencies.

Benefits

We believe in high standards. These standards allow us to bring out the very best in our clients and our staff.

Qualifications

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide career advancement and continuing education opportunities, and a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work / life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.