Physical Therapist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Lebanon, TN

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Under medical supervision, 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. Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital is seeking a compassionate and skilled Physical Therapist to join our rehabilitation team in Lebanon, Tennessee. This full-time opportunity offers a consistent weekday schedule with occasional weekend coverage while providing the chance to work alongside one of the nation’s most respected healthcare systems. We are looking for a clinician who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional patient-centered care. Wound care experience is strongly preferred. If you are committed to helping patients regain mobility, restore function, and improve quality of life, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity with Vanderbilt Health.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
Current or eligible Tennessee Physical Therapist license
Current CPR/BLS certification
Strong communication, teamwork, and clinical reasoning skills
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.
LIC-Physical Therapy License - Tennessee
Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

Wound care experience is strongly preferred
Experience in acute care physical therapy
Experience with wound care treatment and management
Background working with medically complex or post-surgical patients

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations, assessments, and treatment plans
Deliver evidence-based interventions focused on improving mobility, strength, balance, endurance, and functional independence
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, and rehabilitation professionals to coordinate individualized care plans
Provide patient and caregiver education regarding mobility strategies, exercise programs, safety, and recovery goals
Document patient progress, treatment outcomes, and clinical recommendations in the electronic medical record (EMR)
Support rehabilitation initiatives across acute care settings while maintaining high standards of patient care
Apply wound care knowledge and best practices when appropriate to support patient healing and recovery
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