Physical Therapist (Pediatric Acute Care) PRN

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region. Organization: MCJCHV Peds Rehab 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. . Physical Therapist (Pediatric Acute Care) PRN Location: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Health | Nashville, TN Schedule: Weekdays and weekends based on unit needs; approximately 20 hours per week Training: Initial onboarding and competency training requires approximately 3 weeks of full-time participation. New team member start dates are scheduled on a Monday. Join Vanderbilt's Pediatric Rehabilitation Team Vanderbilt Health is seeking a highly skilled PRN Physical Therapist to join the Pediatric Rehabilitation team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. This role provides specialized physical therapy services to infants, children, and adolescents across a variety of pediatric acute care settings. This is an exceptional opportunity for a physical therapist with a passion for pediatric healthcare, family-centered care, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The therapist will work closely with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and families to support functional mobility, developmental progress, and successful transitions throughout hospitalization. Key Responsibilities As a Pediatric Acute Care Physical Therapist, you will: Evaluate and treat infants, children, and adolescents with a wide range of medical, developmental, neurological, orthopedic, and complex rehabilitation needs. Perform comprehensive assessments of mobility, strength, balance, endurance, motor development, functional skills, and equipment needs. Develop and implement individualized treatment plans that promote safe mobility, developmental progression, participation, and independence. Provide evidence-based physical therapy interventions, including therapeutic exercise, gait training, positioning, mobility training, caregiver education, and equipment recommendations. Support patients across pediatric inpatient units, including medical/surgical, critical care, rehabilitation, and specialty service lines as assigned. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, case management, child life specialists, and other interdisciplinary team members. Educate and support families and caregivers regarding mobility, developmental activities, positioning, safety, and discharge recommendations. Document evaluations, treatment sessions, and progress within EPIC in accordance with hospital, regulatory, and accreditation standards. Participate in discharge planning and continuity-of-care recommendations. Required Qualifications Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program. Current Tennessee Physical Therapist license, or eligibility to obtain licensure. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Experience providing physical therapy services in pediatric, acute care, rehabilitation, or hospital-based settings. Ability to practice independently while managing a complex pediatric patient population in a fast-paced hospital environment. Preferred Qualifications Pediatric Physical Therapy experience. Experience in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, PICU, NICU, or children's hospital settings. Experience working with medically complex pediatric populations. Familiarity with developmental milestones, pediatric mobility interventions, and family-centered care models. Experience within an academic medical center or multidisciplinary healthcare environment. Why Join Vanderbilt Health Practice at Tennessee's #1 Children's Hospital. Join a nationally recognized pediatric rehabilitation team committed to exceptional patient outcomes. Collaborate with experienced interdisciplinary specialists across numerous pediatric service lines. Make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families during critical stages of recovery and development. Access ongoing professional development, clinical collaboration, and innovative pediatric rehabilitation programs. Work in a mission-driven environment focused on excellence, compassion, innovation, and discovery.  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): D