Physical Therapist (PT) PRN

Vanderbilt Health; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee, seeks a PRN Physical Therapist to join our rehabilitation team. This role offers exposure across Acute Care, Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Outpatient Therapy, with flexible weekday coverage and a commitment to patient-centered care.

The position provides professional variety, clinical autonomy, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team in a leading regional health system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Current Tennessee Physical Therapist license or eligibility for Tennessee licensure.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Previous experience in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, orthopedics, or sports medicine preferred.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide evidence-based physical therapy interventions across acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient therapy settings.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding treatment plans, home exercise programs, injury prevention, and recovery strategies.
• Document evaluations, treatments, progress, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
• Promote safe mobility, functional independence, and successful discharge planning.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Physical Therapy degree

Job description

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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:

Physical Therapy

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY 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.

Physical Therapist (PT) PRN

Acute Care, Inpatient Rehabilitation & Outpatient Therapy Opportunities

Join Vanderbilt Health and Expand Your Clinical Experience

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital is seeking a PRN Physical Therapist (PT) to join our outstanding rehabilitation team in Lebanon, Tennessee. This unique opportunity allows you to provide care across Acute Care, Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Outpatient Physical Therapy settings, giving you exposure to a diverse patient population while working alongside an experienced interdisciplinary team. Whether you're an experienced Physical Therapist looking for flexible PRN hours, supplemental income, or the opportunity to maintain skills across multiple practice areas, this role offers professional variety, clinical autonomy, and the support of one of the nation's leading healthcare organizations.

Schedule

• PRN position with weekday coverage opportunities
• Typical need is 2-3 weekdays per week
• Minimum of two weekend days per month
• Flexible scheduling based on departmental needs

What You'll Do

• Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide evidence-based physical therapy interventions for patients with a variety of orthopedic, neurological, post-surgical, medical, and functional impairments.
• Treat patients across acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient therapy settings as needed.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case managers, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding treatment plans, home exercise programs, injury prevention, and recovery strategies.
• Document evaluations, treatments, progress, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
• Promote safe mobility, functional independence, and successful discharge planning.
• Deliver exceptional patient-centered care while supporting Vanderbilt Health's mission of excellence.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Practice across multiple rehabilitation settings within one role.
• Treat a diverse patient population, including orthopedic, sports medicine, post-operative, medically complex, and general rehabilitation patients.
• Maintain and expand your clinical skills across the continuum of care.
• Enjoy the flexibility and work-life balance of a PRN schedule.
• Collaborate with experienced rehabilitation professionals and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Join a nationally recognized healthcare organization committed to innovation, quality, and patient outcomes.

Ideal Candidates

• Enjoy treating a wide variety of patient populations and diagnoses.
• Have experience in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient orthopedics, sports medicine, or general outpatient therapy.
• Value teamwork, evidence-based practice, and patient-centered care.
• Seek schedule flexibility without sacrificing professional growth.
• Thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy working across multiple clinical settings.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Current Tennessee Physical Therapist license or eligibility for Tennessee licensure.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Previous experience in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, orthopedics, or sports medicine preferred.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Why Vanderbilt Health?

At Vanderbilt Health, you'll be part of a team dedicated to helping patients regain mobility, restore function, and achieve their highest level of independence. Our therapists are empowered to deliver evidence-based care while benefiting from a collaborative culture that supports professional development, innovation, and clinical excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 relive paid 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.
• Assesses 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.

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.