Physical Therapist (PT) Inpatient Rehabilitation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital is seeking a Physical Therapist to join their rehabilitation team. This role is approximately 80% Inpatient Rehabilitation and 20% Acute Care, serving adult patients recovering from illness, injury, surgery, stroke, and other medically complex conditions. As a Physical Therapist, you will help patients improve mobility, restore function, and achieve maximum independence while working alongside physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and case managers. The Physical Therapist is responsible for the delivery of services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
Current Tennessee Physical Therapist license or eligibility for licensure.
Current BLS certification or ability to obtain within required timeframe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Relevant Work Experience
Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

Inpatient Rehabilitation, Acute Care, or Hospital-Based Physical Therapy experience.
Experience treating neurologic, orthopedic, and medically complex populations.
Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans.
Provide evidence-based interventions focused on mobility, gait training, balance, strength, endurance, and fall prevention.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support rehabilitation goals and discharge planning.
Educate patients and caregivers on mobility strategies, equipment use, and safety.
Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as appropriate.
Maintain timely and accurate documentation in accordance with hospital standards.
Provides and documents assessment of strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, and motor function.
Provides and documents various treatments including exercise, electrical stimulation, hot packs or cold compresses, ultrasound to relieve pain or reduce swelling.
Provides and documents patient education regarding treatment plan, activity, exercises, assistive and/or adaptive devices such as crutches, walkers, prostheses, and wheelchairs.
Assess wounds, implementing the appropriate skin care protocol.
Performs duties and responsibilities with indirect supervision and must frequently make independent decisions.
Participates in discharge plan rounds as needed.