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Organization:
VHCS Clinical - Therapy

Job Summary:
JOB SUMMARY
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.

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Physical Therapist (PT) Home Health PRN

Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services

Location: Greater Nashville Area (Northern Coverage Area)
Schedule: PRN | Monday-Friday | Flexible Weekday Hours

Home Health Physical Therapist Jobs in Nashville, TN

Make a Difference Every Day as a Home Health Physical Therapist

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.

If you're searching for a PRN Physical Therapist job in Nashville, Tennessee, and want the flexibility of home health combined with the support of a nationally recognized healthcare system, we encourage you to apply.

Why Choose Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services?

As one of the nation's leading healthcare organizations, Vanderbilt Health combines clinical excellence with innovative patient care. Our Home Health team empowers Physical Therapists to deliver meaningful care while enjoying flexibility and autonomy in their daily practice.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly compensation (not pay-per-visit)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Flexible weekday PRN scheduling
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Supportive interdisciplinary care team
• Independence and autonomy in patient care delivery
• Career growth with a nationally recognized academic health system
• Opportunity to build meaningful patient relationships through home-based care

Physical Therapist Job Responsibilities

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.

Key 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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Training & Orientation

To ensure successful onboarding and continuity of patient care, PRN clinicians should be available for:

• New Hire Orientation: Conducted on Mondays
• Clinical Orientation: Three days per week during onboarding
• Orientation period generally lasts 6-8 weeks, depending on previous Home Health experience and clinical background

About Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt Health is recognized nationally for excellence in patient care, research, and medical innovation. Through Vanderbilt Health Home Care Services, our clinicians deliver high-quality healthcare directly to patients where they are often most comfortable and successful in recovery: their homes.

Our Home Health Physical Therapists play a vital role in helping patients improve mobility, restore function, prevent hospital readmissions, and achieve greater independence.

Apply Today

Ready to advance your career in Home Health Physical Therapy while making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients across Middle Tennessee?

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• 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.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:
LIC-Physical Therapy License - Tennessee

Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :
Less than 1 year

Education:
Bachelor's

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.