Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health PRN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

75d•Remote

About The Position

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. Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services is seeking a compassionate and skilled Physical Therapist (PT) to join our Home Health team on a PRN basis. This position offers the opportunity to provide individualized, evidence-based physical therapy services to patients throughout the Greater Nashville area, helping them regain mobility, improve function, and maintain independence in the comfort of their own homes. As a Home Health Physical Therapist, you will provide rehabilitation services that help patients recover from illness, injury, surgery, or chronic conditions while remaining safely in their homes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
Current Tennessee Physical Therapist (PT) license
Minimum one year of Physical Therapy experience
Strong clinical assessment, communication, and patient education skills
Ability to work independently and manage a flexible PRN caseload
Valid driver's license
Reliable transportation
Ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record
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.

Nice To Haves

Home Health Physical Therapy experience
Experience with electronic medical records (EMR)
Knowledge of rehabilitation principles, functional mobility training, and patient-centered care
Experience working with adult and geriatric patient populations

Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat patients in their homes using evidence-based physical therapy interventions
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans that promote mobility, strength, balance, and functional independence
Assess patient progress and adjust treatment plans as appropriate
Educate patients and caregivers on home exercise programs, fall prevention strategies, mobility techniques, and safety recommendations
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals
Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation within electronic medical record (EMR) systems
Support patients in achieving their rehabilitation and recovery goals
Travel independently throughout assigned service areas in the Greater Nashville community
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.