Physical Therapist - Home Care (PRN)
Montgomery College, Nashville, TN, United States
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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.**Organization:**VHCS Clinical - Therapy**Job Summary:**JOB SUMMARY
Provides physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes under occasional guidance. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives..**Physical Therapist – Home Health – PRN | Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services****Schedule:** PRN | Monday–Friday | Flexible weekday hours**Service Area:** Greater Nashville Area: northern focused**Make a Difference—One Patient, One Home, One Day at a Time**Join Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services, where compassionate care meets clinical excellence in the comfort of patients’ homes. We are seeking a dedicated Physical Therapist (PT) to join our Home Health team in a PRN capacity, serving patients across the Greater Nashville Area.## ## ## **About the Role*** Competitive wages (not pay-per-visit)* Mileage reimbursement* Professional development & continuing education support* Trusted, nationally recognized healthcare system* Supportive team culture focused on growth, collaboration, and innovation* A work environment that values your expertise, autonomy, and well-being## ## ## **Key Responsibilities*** Provide high-quality, evidence-based physical therapy in patients’ homes* Deliver care according to individualized treatment plans developed by supervising PTs* Promote patient safety, mobility, and functional independence* Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, mobility strategies, and home safety* Accurately document clinical notes and patient progress in EMR systems* Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members* Travel independently to patient homes within designated service areas**Required Qualifications*** Active Physical Therapist (PT) license in the state of Tennessee* Minimum 1 year of PT experience* Strong communication and assessment skills* Ability to work independently with a flexible PRN caseload* A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record**Preferred Qualifications*** Home Health experience* Experience with EMR documentation systems* Strong understanding of rehabilitation principles and functional mobility## **Training & Orientation Schedule Expectations**To support consistency in patient care and a successful onboarding experience, PRN Clinicians are expected to be available for the following:* New Hire Training: Held on Mondays* Clinical Orientation: Conducted 3 days per week during the onboarding period (6-8 weeks, depending on experience)## ## **About Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services**Vanderbilt Health is a leader in clinical excellence, research, and compassionate patient care. Our Home Care Services team provides evidence‐based, individualized support to help patients recover and thrive where they are most comfortable—their home.Apply today and help patients heal, grow, and thrive with Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Analyzes comprehensive information from formal and informal assessment that is pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine a rehabilitation treatment diagnosis.
• Collaborates with stakeholders in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the rehabilitation continuum.
• Applies appropriate, evidence-based interventions to ensure effective outcomes and re-evaluates performance to assess patient's progress towards goals.
• Employs strategies to promote successful return to home, community, and school/vocational environments.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Rehab Therapist Patient Documentation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in documentation practices. Documents in the appropriate templates and utilizes only approved abbreviations within patient documentation. Meets institutional standards for quality and timeliness of documentation.
• Treatment Planning & Goal Setting (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in developing a plan of care that incorporates treatment interventions focused on meeting objective goals. Develops and documents patient focused short and long term goals that are functional and measurable. Identifies the need for and referral to other services, as needed.
• Rehabilitation Therapist Patient Evaluation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in evaluating patients with physical deficits including impairments, developmental disabilities, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function by obtaining information pertinent to the assessment and administering and scoring standardized tests and objective measures of deficit areas. Selects appropriate measures and performs a functional assessment to document patient's status requiring skilled therapy. Interprets the results of the assessment and their significance to the patient, family, referring physician and other members of the health care team.
• Treatment Implementation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in providing treatment consistent with physician prescription and established plan of care. Able to modify treatment plan as needed to demonstrate provision of skilled therapy services including progression of treatment throughout course of care, and revision of treatment interventions of goals not met. May supervise and direct certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care and utilize evidence based treatments. Has completed at least one year of clinical experience in treatment implementation.
• Physical/Occupational Therapist Patient Education (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapy, occupational therapy and athletic training.Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.**Core Accountabilities:**Organizational Impact: Executes
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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.**Organization:**VHCS Clinical - Therapy**Job Summary:**JOB SUMMARY
Provides physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes under occasional guidance. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives..**Physical Therapist – Home Health – PRN | Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services****Schedule:** PRN | Monday–Friday | Flexible weekday hours**Service Area:** Greater Nashville Area: northern focused**Make a Difference—One Patient, One Home, One Day at a Time**Join Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services, where compassionate care meets clinical excellence in the comfort of patients’ homes. We are seeking a dedicated Physical Therapist (PT) to join our Home Health team in a PRN capacity, serving patients across the Greater Nashville Area.## ## ## **About the Role*** Competitive wages (not pay-per-visit)* Mileage reimbursement* Professional development & continuing education support* Trusted, nationally recognized healthcare system* Supportive team culture focused on growth, collaboration, and innovation* A work environment that values your expertise, autonomy, and well-being## ## ## **Key Responsibilities*** Provide high-quality, evidence-based physical therapy in patients’ homes* Deliver care according to individualized treatment plans developed by supervising PTs* Promote patient safety, mobility, and functional independence* Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, mobility strategies, and home safety* Accurately document clinical notes and patient progress in EMR systems* Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members* Travel independently to patient homes within designated service areas**Required Qualifications*** Active Physical Therapist (PT) license in the state of Tennessee* Minimum 1 year of PT experience* Strong communication and assessment skills* Ability to work independently with a flexible PRN caseload* A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record**Preferred Qualifications*** Home Health experience* Experience with EMR documentation systems* Strong understanding of rehabilitation principles and functional mobility## **Training & Orientation Schedule Expectations**To support consistency in patient care and a successful onboarding experience, PRN Clinicians are expected to be available for the following:* New Hire Training: Held on Mondays* Clinical Orientation: Conducted 3 days per week during the onboarding period (6-8 weeks, depending on experience)## ## **About Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services**Vanderbilt Health is a leader in clinical excellence, research, and compassionate patient care. Our Home Care Services team provides evidence‐based, individualized support to help patients recover and thrive where they are most comfortable—their home.Apply today and help patients heal, grow, and thrive with Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Analyzes comprehensive information from formal and informal assessment that is pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine a rehabilitation treatment diagnosis.
• Collaborates with stakeholders in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the rehabilitation continuum.
• Applies appropriate, evidence-based interventions to ensure effective outcomes and re-evaluates performance to assess patient's progress towards goals.
• Employs strategies to promote successful return to home, community, and school/vocational environments.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Rehab Therapist Patient Documentation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in documentation practices. Documents in the appropriate templates and utilizes only approved abbreviations within patient documentation. Meets institutional standards for quality and timeliness of documentation.
• Treatment Planning & Goal Setting (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in developing a plan of care that incorporates treatment interventions focused on meeting objective goals. Develops and documents patient focused short and long term goals that are functional and measurable. Identifies the need for and referral to other services, as needed.
• Rehabilitation Therapist Patient Evaluation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in evaluating patients with physical deficits including impairments, developmental disabilities, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function by obtaining information pertinent to the assessment and administering and scoring standardized tests and objective measures of deficit areas. Selects appropriate measures and performs a functional assessment to document patient's status requiring skilled therapy. Interprets the results of the assessment and their significance to the patient, family, referring physician and other members of the health care team.
• Treatment Implementation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in providing treatment consistent with physician prescription and established plan of care. Able to modify treatment plan as needed to demonstrate provision of skilled therapy services including progression of treatment throughout course of care, and revision of treatment interventions of goals not met. May supervise and direct certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care and utilize evidence based treatments. Has completed at least one year of clinical experience in treatment implementation.
• Physical/Occupational Therapist Patient Education (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapy, occupational therapy and athletic training.Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.**Core Accountabilities:**Organizational Impact: Executes
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