Description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:
Acute Rehab PT/OT 3

Job Summary:
JOB SUMMARY
Provides occupational therapy services to patients who have impairments, developmental disabilities, 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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Occupational Therapist (OT) - Acute Care PRN
Location: Vanderbilt Health | Nashville, TN
Schedule: PRN (As Needed) | Weekday and Weekend Opportunities Available
Preferred Availability: Approximately 2 shifts per week

Practice Acute Care at the Top of Your License with Flexible Scheduling

Vanderbilt Health is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Care Rehabilitation team on a PRN basis. This opportunity is ideal for therapists looking to supplement their current role, maintain acute care expertise, or enjoy a flexible schedule while making a meaningful impact on patients' recovery journeys.

As part of one of the nation's leading academic health systems, you'll work alongside a highly collaborative rehabilitation team while caring for medically complex patients across a variety of inpatient specialties.

How You Will Make a Difference

• Provide evidence-based occupational therapy evaluations and interventions for patients across acute care settings.
• Treat diverse patient populations, including ICU, transplant, trauma, neurological, oncology, surgical, and complex medical patients.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and other interdisciplinary team members to support exceptional patient outcomes.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans focused on safety, mobility, function, and independence.
• Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive techniques, equipment recommendations, and discharge planning needs.
• Document evaluations, treatments, and outcomes in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• Support a culture of clinical excellence, teamwork, and patient-centered care.

Why Vanderbilt Health?

Flexible PRN Scheduling - Opportunities are available weekdays and weekends, making it easier to balance your professional and personal commitments.

High-Acuity Clinical Experience - Maintain and expand your acute care skills while working with complex patient populations in a nationally recognized academic medical center.

Diverse Practice Environment - Gain exposure to a wide range of specialty service lines, diagnoses, and levels of care.

Collaborative Team Culture - Partner with experienced rehabilitation professionals and multidisciplinary teams committed to delivering exceptional patient care.

Nationally Recognized Excellence - Vanderbilt Health is home to the nation's largest transplant center by volume and is recognized for innovation, research, and outstanding patient outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• Licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of Tennessee (or eligible for Tennessee licensure).
• Minimum of one (1) year of occupational therapy experience required.
• Acute care hospital experience strongly preferred.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and patient advocacy skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Commitment to delivering compassionate, evidence-based, patient-centered care.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Join an established Acute Care Rehabilitation team within one of the country's premier academic health systems. Whether you're seeking additional hours, looking to maintain your acute care expertise, or searching for a flexible PRN opportunity, Vanderbilt Health offers the chance to do meaningful work while helping patients regain independence when they need it most.

Apply today to be considered for our Acute Care PRN Occupational Therapist opportunities.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Treatment Implementation (Fundamental Awareness): 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.
• 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.

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-Occupational Therapy License - Licensure-Others

Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :
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.