Physical Therapist - Acute Care Inpatient

Vanderbilt Health-posted about 1 month ago

Full-time • Entry Level

Onsite • Nashville, TN

5,001-10,000 employees

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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. Are you a licensed Physical Therapist passionate about making a difference in an acute care inpatient setting? Join Vanderbilt Health, Middle Tennessee's largest Level 1 trauma center, and work across diverse hospital units-including ICUs and the emergency department-for unmatched clinical experience and professional growth. Deliver evidence-based physical therapy evaluations and treatments across multiple inpatient units Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create individualized care plans Educate patients and families on mobility, safety, and rehabilitation goals Document outcomes per hospital and regulatory standards Participate in mentorship, quality improvement, and departmental initiatives

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.

Licensed Physical Therapist (or eligible for Tennessee licensure)
Minimum 1 year of acute care experience and strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills
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.
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.
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.
LIC-Physical Therapy License - Tennessee

Day-One Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, PTO, and retirement plans start immediately
Career Advancement Ladder: Structured growth from PT Level 1 to Level 4
Free Continuing Education: Department-hosted CE courses for all staff
Extensive Orientation: 10-12 weeks of onboarding for success across all hospital areas
Formal Mentorship Program: Led by our Mentorship Committee for new hires
Collaborative Culture: Join committees shaping care and innovation
Nationally Recognized Employer: Known for excellence, innovation, and patient-centered care

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