Physical Therapist Home Care PRN
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 under occasional guidance. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives..Job Title: Physical Therapist Home Health PRNLocation: Greater Nashville, TN. Ideally, northern Wilson County, Sumner County, and north Summer CountySchedule: Monday–Friday | PRN HoursMake a Difference Where It Matters MostAt Vanderbilt Health, we believe in delivering exceptional care where it’s needed most — in the comfort of our patients’ homes. As a PRN Home Health Physical Therapist, you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals regain mobility, independence, and quality of life. Join a team that values clinical excellence, compassion, and the power of human connection.How You’ll Make a DifferenceProvide skilled physical therapy services to patients in their homes across the Greater Nashville area.Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on physician orders and patient goals.Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, mobility techniques, and safety practices.Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.Maintain accurate, timely documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.QualificationsLicensed Physical Therapist (PT) in the state of Tennessee.Minimum of 1 year of clinical experience preferred; home health experience a plus.Strong communication, time management, and clinical reasoning skills.Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.CPR certification (BLS) required.Why Join Vanderbilt Health?Be part of a nationally recognized health system known for innovation and excellence.Enjoy flexible PRN scheduling that fits your lifestyle.Work with a supportive, mission-driven team that values your expertise.Make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and families across your community.Ready to Join Us?If you're passionate about delivering high-quality care and want to make a difference where it matters most, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join Vanderbilt Health’s Home Health team.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 (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.