Hartford HealthCare

Dementia Specialist - Center For Health Aging & Good Life

Hartford HealthCare  •  Bridgeport, CT (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

Primary Location

Connecticut-Bridgeport-St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

Job

Health Professionals

Organization

Jefferson House

Job Posting

May 27, 2026
Dementia Specialist - Center For Health Aging & Good Life -(26158041)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is a resource and assessment center designed to make it easier for seniors, their loved ones and caregivers to access essential information and services to attain the optimal quality of life.

The Dementia Specialist provides a wide range of services. One of their vital roles is conducting home, office and telephonic assessments and coaching caregivers who are caring for a person with dementia. As coaches they teach caregivers effective strategies that can improve the quality of life for them and persons with dementia. They help caregivers: Understand and accept the behaviors seen in dementia learn how to simplify tasks so the person with dementia can participate more fully and safely in his/her own care and continue to find pleasure, learn to speak in a new way, accommodating the language changes dementia brings. Another key element of their role is curriculum development and education to caregivers, the community and professionals.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience working with persons with dementia and their caregivers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in the human services field
  • Experience conducting care and needs assessments
  • Excellent communication, presentation and public speaking ability
  • Unencumbered driver's license, reliable transportation and the ability to travel in the local area regularly
  • Passionate to serve the dementia/caregiver population.

We take great care of careers.

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 a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment

Regular
Standard Hours Per Week40
ScheduleFull-time (40 hours)
Hartford HealthCare

About Hartford HealthCare

With 44,000 dedicated colleagues and a bold vision for the future, Hartford HealthCare is transforming healthcare across Connecticut and beyond—enhancing access, affordability, health equity, and excellence. Spanning 500 locations across 185 towns and cities, our comprehensive care-delivery system is built to serve every community, every day.

From world-class hospitals—including two tertiary-level teaching hospitals, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, and three community hospitals—to an expansive network of behavioral health services, multispecialty physician groups, urgent and virtual care, surgery centers, home care, senior care, rehabilitation, and mobile neighborhood health programs, Hartford HealthCare is there when and where it matters most.

We touch the lives of nearly 28,000 people every single day, delivering unparalleled care through our unique Institute Model—bringing together leading experts in neuroscience, cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, and urology & kidney health to provide a unified, high standard of care at the most affordable cost.

Recognized nationally for patient safety and clinical excellence, Hartford HealthCare boasts Leapfrog A-ratings across all our hospitals—making us one of the safest healthcare systems in the country.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Hartford, Connecticut
Year Founded
Unknown
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