Physical Therapist Acute Care Part time
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Nashville, TN
- Permanent
- Part-time
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 with some guidance. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives..Physical Therapist – Acute Care InpatientLocation: Vanderbilt Health, Nashville, TN
Job Type: Part-Time, 20 hours per week
Schedule: Every Thursday/Friday (8-hour days) + 2 weekend days every month.Join Vanderbilt Health – Where Your Career Thrives from Day OneAre you a compassionate and driven Physical Therapist looking to make a meaningful impact in an inpatient acute care setting? Vanderbilt Health is seeking a dedicated PT to join our collaborative team. This role offers the opportunity to work across a wide variety of hospital units, providing diverse clinical exposure and professional growth.Vanderbilt Health set a world record by performing the most heart transplants in 2024, and as middle Tennessee’s largest level 1 trauma center, working at Vanderbilt Health will provide you with unique opportunities to learn and grow as a Physical Therapist. Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced clinician, every day presents new challenges and unique opportunities.How You Will Make a Difference:As a Physical Therapist in our acute care team, you will:Deliver evidence-based physical therapy evaluations and treatments to patients across multiple inpatient units including all ICUs and the emergency department.Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plansEducate patients and families on mobility, safety, and rehabilitation goalsDocument patient progress and outcomes in accordance with hospital and regulatory standardsParticipate in departmental initiatives, mentorship, and quality improvement projectsSupport and mentor students or new staff as part of our collaborative learning cultureWhy Vanderbilt Health?Day One Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits start on your first dayCareer Advancement Ladder – Structured growth from PT Level 1 to Level 4Free Continuing Education – Department-hosted CE courses available to all staffExtensive Orientation Program – 10–12 weeks of onboarding to help you succeed in all hospital areasFormal Mentorship Program – Led by our Mentorship Committee, supporting new grads and new hiresCollaborative Culture – Join departmental and hospital-wide committees to shape care and innovationNationally Recognized Employer – Be part of a health system known for excellence, innovation, and patient-centered careWhat We’re Looking For:Licensed Physical Therapist (or eligible for licensure in Tennessee)Experience in acute care and interdisciplinary collaborationReady to Make a Difference?Join a nationally recognized health system where your skills are valued, your growth is supported, and your work truly matters. Apply today and take the next step in your physical therapy career with Vanderbilt Health.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.
- Rehab Therapist Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): 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.
- 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 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.
- Treatment Implementation (Fundamental Awareness): 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.
- Physical/Occupational Therapist Patient Education (Fundamental Awareness): 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.