Occupational Therapist - Pediatric Home Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

10d • Remote

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a global leader in healthcare, education, and research, located in Nashville, Tennessee. VUMC is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive and where uniqueness is celebrated. The mission of Vanderbilt's health system is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. This specific role is within the VHCS Clinical - Pediatrics department. The Occupational Therapist will provide pediatric occupational therapy services to patients with impairments, functional limitations, physical/developmental disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status. This role involves active collaboration with the healthcare team to achieve patient care, outcomes, and system improvement objectives. The position is based in the Nashville Metro Area, serving Davidson & Williamson Counties, with a 32-hour work week (0.8 FTE) on a 4-day schedule, with no weekend or holiday work required. Vanderbilt Health is seeking a compassionate Occupational Therapist for its Pediatric Home Health team, providing individualized, evidence-based therapy to children from birth through age 18 in their homes. The role emphasizes a flexible schedule and work-life balance, working within a multidisciplinary team to help children build independence, improve functional skills, and achieve developmental goals in their home environment. Vanderbilt Home Care Services has provided high-quality care in Middle Tennessee for over 40 years, with the Pediatric Home Health team dedicated to helping children achieve their highest level of function through compassionate, family-centered care delivered at home.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• Tennessee Occupational Therapist license
• CPR certification
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills
• 1 year relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric Home Health experience
• Acute pediatric experience
• Experience working with medically fragile infants and children
• EMR documentation experience

Responsibilities

• Provide pediatric occupational therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, physical/developmental disabilities or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes.
• Actively collaborates with the health care team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives.
• Provide occupational therapy services to pediatric patients in their homes.
• Evaluate developmental, sensory, motor, and functional abilities.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
• Educate caregivers on therapeutic techniques and home programs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Complete timely clinical documentation and EMR charting.
• Participate in case conferences and care planning meetings.
• Support children with developmental, neurological, orthopedic, and medically complex conditions.
• Formulate functional treatment plan that is goal focused, individualized, safe and age-specific to address deficits and patient/caregiver areas of concern.
• Evaluate and incorporate new research findings into the assessment and treatment of patients.
• Assist with establishing or modifying existing "Standards of Practice" for specific patient groups.
• Complete documentation according to agency policy.
• Meet productivity standards.
• Demonstrate accountability as an individual and team member in meeting patient/family needs.
• Participate in identifying cost effective measures for clinical care.
• Manage clinical assignment in an organized, efficient manner using human and other resources.
• Provide therapeutic interventions for identified objectives.
• Evaluate patient/caregiver responses and modify plan of care according to VHCS and VUMC standards.
• Assure coordination of care for all patients including multi-disciplinary coordination as a case manager.
• Identify and recommend for referral to other services as indicated.
• Assure patient safety.
• Establish relationship of trust and confidentiality with patient/caregivers.
• Practice Infection Control.
• Meet obligation for reimbursement of the services.
• Incorporate new information gained, from ongoing dialogue with patient, family, team, physician and payer into treatment plan.
• Provide education/consultation to patient/caregiver/team/community.
• Assess patient/caregiver learning needs, coordinate necessary teaching, and evaluate teaching outcomes.
• Effectively identify and use appropriate educational tools and materials.
• Plan educational programs to assist team/department with perceived need.
• Identify problems and/or actual or potential variances from goals and communicate with the health care team.
• Initiate collaboration with the health care team to assure timely identification of the root cause(s) of problems/variances.
• Participate in finding solutions for problems/variances and implement actions that move patients/caregivers toward desired goals.
• Adapt communication to needs/level of understanding of audience.
• Clearly and efficiently communicate significant information across the continuum of care and/or from one caregiver to another.
• Independently collaborate with peers, members of HCT, and physician.
• Seek leadership's guidance in conflict resolution.
• Develop and achieve personal and professional goals.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Identify need for professional growth and seeks appropriate professional development opportunities, obtaining a minimal number of educational activities annually that meet licensure requirements.
• Function as an integral member of the team, demonstrating ability to: respect roles and professional boundaries of self and others; follow through with assigned roles and required activities; understand/comply with policies and procedures.
• Precept new staff.
• Attend/participate in agency and committee meetings, including agency and discipline-specific Unit Boards, utilizing the Shared Governance model.
• Adhere to and promote VHCS Mission and Vision.
• Integrate professional practice/job responsibilities and organizational expectations.
• Comply with standards, policies/procedures, laws and organizational expectations.
• Strive to meet organizational service, satisfaction and cost goals.
• Represent VHCS on committees, etc. outside the agency, as applicable.

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental, vision, PTO, and retirement benefits
• Competitive salaried compensation (not pay-per-visit)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supportive leadership and professional development opportunities
• Career growth within Vanderbilt Health
• Collaborative team environment with PTs, SLPs, nurses, physicians, and case managers
• Health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level