About this role
About the Role The Behavioral Health Occupational Therapist (BHOT) uses evaluations and interventions to promote mental health and support functioning in individuals with psychiatric, substance use, or behavioral disorders. The role addresses physical, sensory, and cognitive function affecting daily life and considers the patient’s interests, values, habits, and roles. The BHOT analyzes how person, activity demands, and environmental demands interact and adapts tasks or environments to support goal attainment and optimal engagement in occupation. Supervises a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and other staff as directed by the facility and under state licensure. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager. What You'll Do
- Screen and assess to identify strengths, needs, problems and concerns regarding a patient's occupational engagement and successful performance of daily life tasks.
- Conduct interventions based on assessment results, developmental and life stage knowledge, and theoretical concepts of occupation.
- Facilitate communication and support patients’ occupational functioning/performance.
- Responsible for milieu program development, facilitation of groups, and program evaluation to ensure quality and effectiveness.
- Document intervention information, such as group participation and patient’s progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
- Provide supervision to others related to milieu group facilitation and/or patients’ occupational interventions/goals as required by the facility and/or state licensure.
- Perform other duties as assigned. What We're Looking For
- Education: Five to six years of formal training or education beyond the high school level (e.g., Masters Degree or five year program).
- Licensure: Current license in Occupational Therapy in the State of New Hampshire.
- Certification: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
- Certification required to obtain: Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) Part 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
- Experience: Experience working with an interdisciplinary team. Must possess knowledge of growth and development across an adult and multicultural population. Previous experience in psychiatric and/or behavioral health field preferred.
- Schedule: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Nice to Have
- New grads welcome to apply. Compensation & Benefits
- This position is 30 hours per week. Employees that are scheduled to work 30 hours or more a week are eligible for full time benefits.
- Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and offers benefits in line with applicable policies and regulations.