Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – PRN Home Health
Montgomery College, Nashville, TN, United States
**Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – PRN Home Health**
Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services
Location: Nashville, TN, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities**Job Summary**
Vanderbilt Health is hiring a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide home health physical therapy services throughout Nashville, TN and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities. This PRN home health role offers flexible weekday hours, one‐on‐one patient care, and the opportunity to help patients improve mobility and regain independence while working with the support of a nationally recognized health system.This role is ideal for Physical Therapist Assistants seeking flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful patient impact in the home health setting.**Schedule**
PRN
Monday–Friday, flexible daytime hours**Service area**: Greater Nashville and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities - Williamson & Rutherford**Benefits*** Competitive hourly pay (not pay‐per‐visit)* Mileage reimbursement* Flexible PRN schedule* Ongoing education and professional development* Supportive team environment* Opportunity to work with a trusted, nationally recognized health system**Responsibilities – PRN Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant*** Provide home health physical therapy treatments in patients’ homes* Carry out individualized treatment plans developed by supervising Physical Therapists* Promote mobility, functional independence, and home safety* Educate patients and caregivers on exercises and safe mobility strategies* Document care accurately and timely in EMR systems* Collaborate with Physical Therapists, RNs, physicians, and other interdisciplinary care team members* Travel throughout the assigned home health service area**Qualifications – Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)****Required*** Active Tennessee Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license* Minimum of one year of PTA experience (home health experience not required)* Strong communication and patient‐care skills* Ability to work independently in the home setting* Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record**Preferred*** Experience with EMR systems* Home health or outpatient rehabilitation experience* Strong understanding of functional mobility and rehabilitation techniques**Who Thrives in This Role*** Physical Therapist Assistants seeking a flexible PRN home health schedule* Clinicians who enjoy one‐on‐one patient care* PTAs who value autonomy and meaningful patient impact* Self‐directed professionals comfortable managing daily schedules* PTAs who prefer the home health setting over inpatient or outpatient environments**Training & Orientation Schedule Expectations**To support consistency in patient care and a successful onboarding experience, PRN Physical Therapists 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)**Apply Today**Apply now to become a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – Home Health with Vanderbilt Health and make a meaningful impact across the Greater Nashville, TN community.* Provide treatment as specified on the written treatment plan by the supervising Physical Therapist. Demonstrates ability to:* Administer various therapeutic modalities according to departmental protocols and guidelines. These include ultrasound, whirlpool, T.E.N.S., biofeedback, hot/cold packs, paraffin baths, electric stimulation, weights, traction, massage and other as indicated.* Supervise patients in the completion of their exercise and training program to maximize their functional independence.* Progress the patient in treatment as indicated by the patient's progress in therapy and the treatment plan.* Respect the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality.* Provides education to patient, family, health care team and community.* Assists the physical therapist in planning for the discharge needs of the patient.* Adapt communication to needs/level of understanding of audience.* Communicate treatment plan, use of intervention strategies and discharge needs to patient, family and health care team.* Supervise PTA students.* Completes timely documentation* Provide the supervising physical therapist with written information regarding the patient's progress, or lack of progress, as it relates to the treatment plan or session.* Consistently meet department and VUMC documentation and billing standards.* Convey essential information in words easily understood by the audience.* Integral member of the health care team.* Provide patient updates, give feedback to the supervising physical therapist and other team members.* Respect roles and professional boundaries of others.* Contribute to the success of the Team assisting with projects as able## PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.***Our vision:****The world leader in advancing personalized health.****Our mission:****personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.****Making Health Care Personal.***We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive.We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region.We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at:* Vanderbilt University Hospital* Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital* Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital* Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital* Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital* Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalIt’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more.World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by *US News and World Report*. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024.We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.Join us in **Making Health Care Personal.**
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Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services
Location: Nashville, TN, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities**Job Summary**
Vanderbilt Health is hiring a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide home health physical therapy services throughout Nashville, TN and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities. This PRN home health role offers flexible weekday hours, one‐on‐one patient care, and the opportunity to help patients improve mobility and regain independence while working with the support of a nationally recognized health system.This role is ideal for Physical Therapist Assistants seeking flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful patient impact in the home health setting.**Schedule**
PRN
Monday–Friday, flexible daytime hours**Service area**: Greater Nashville and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities - Williamson & Rutherford**Benefits*** Competitive hourly pay (not pay‐per‐visit)* Mileage reimbursement* Flexible PRN schedule* Ongoing education and professional development* Supportive team environment* Opportunity to work with a trusted, nationally recognized health system**Responsibilities – PRN Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant*** Provide home health physical therapy treatments in patients’ homes* Carry out individualized treatment plans developed by supervising Physical Therapists* Promote mobility, functional independence, and home safety* Educate patients and caregivers on exercises and safe mobility strategies* Document care accurately and timely in EMR systems* Collaborate with Physical Therapists, RNs, physicians, and other interdisciplinary care team members* Travel throughout the assigned home health service area**Qualifications – Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)****Required*** Active Tennessee Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license* Minimum of one year of PTA experience (home health experience not required)* Strong communication and patient‐care skills* Ability to work independently in the home setting* Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record**Preferred*** Experience with EMR systems* Home health or outpatient rehabilitation experience* Strong understanding of functional mobility and rehabilitation techniques**Who Thrives in This Role*** Physical Therapist Assistants seeking a flexible PRN home health schedule* Clinicians who enjoy one‐on‐one patient care* PTAs who value autonomy and meaningful patient impact* Self‐directed professionals comfortable managing daily schedules* PTAs who prefer the home health setting over inpatient or outpatient environments**Training & Orientation Schedule Expectations**To support consistency in patient care and a successful onboarding experience, PRN Physical Therapists 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)**Apply Today**Apply now to become a PRN Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) – Home Health with Vanderbilt Health and make a meaningful impact across the Greater Nashville, TN community.* Provide treatment as specified on the written treatment plan by the supervising Physical Therapist. Demonstrates ability to:* Administer various therapeutic modalities according to departmental protocols and guidelines. These include ultrasound, whirlpool, T.E.N.S., biofeedback, hot/cold packs, paraffin baths, electric stimulation, weights, traction, massage and other as indicated.* Supervise patients in the completion of their exercise and training program to maximize their functional independence.* Progress the patient in treatment as indicated by the patient's progress in therapy and the treatment plan.* Respect the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality.* Provides education to patient, family, health care team and community.* Assists the physical therapist in planning for the discharge needs of the patient.* Adapt communication to needs/level of understanding of audience.* Communicate treatment plan, use of intervention strategies and discharge needs to patient, family and health care team.* Supervise PTA students.* Completes timely documentation* Provide the supervising physical therapist with written information regarding the patient's progress, or lack of progress, as it relates to the treatment plan or session.* Consistently meet department and VUMC documentation and billing standards.* Convey essential information in words easily understood by the audience.* Integral member of the health care team.* Provide patient updates, give feedback to the supervising physical therapist and other team members.* Respect roles and professional boundaries of others.* Contribute to the success of the Team assisting with projects as able## PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.***Our vision:****The world leader in advancing personalized health.****Our mission:****personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.****Making Health Care Personal.***We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive.We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region.We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at:* Vanderbilt University Hospital* Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital* Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital* Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital* Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital* Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalIt’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more.World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by *US News and World Report*. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024.We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.Join us in **Making Health Care Personal.**
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