Physical Therapist (PT) – Outpatient Neuro Rehab

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Organization:

Pi Beta Phi Rehab Clinical Staff

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 and/or educational team to meet patient care, outcomes, and system improvement objectives. Experience or specialized training in vestibular rehabilitation therapy is preferred.

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Physical Therapist (PT) – Outpatient Neuro Rehab
Outpatient Neuro-Rehabilitation
Vanderbilt Health | Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI)
Bill Wilkerson Center | Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt Health’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI) at the Bill Wilkerson Center is seeking a Physical Therapist to join our Outpatient Adult Neuro-Rehabilitation team.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a specialized setting treating patients with neurological, vestibular, and balance disorders, alongside an interdisciplinary team dedicated to evidence-based, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive evaluations to develop individualized rehabilitation diagnoses and treatment plans

• Assess and treat patients with neurological conditions, dizziness, balance impairments, and vestibular dysfunction

• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to establish and implement care plans

• Deliver evidence-based interventions and adjust treatment based on patient progress

• Promote safe return to home, community, and vocational environments

• Apply vestibular rehabilitation techniques when appropriate

• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation

• Provide patient and caregiver education to support long-term outcomes

• May support supervision of assistants, students, and support staff

Core Clinical Competencies

• Treatment Planning and Goal Setting

• Develop functional, measurable short- and long-term goals

• Coordinate referrals to additional services as needed

• Preferred: Incorporate vestibular rehabilitation strategies, including balance progression, gaze stabilization, and habituation exercises

• Patient Evaluation

• Perform comprehensive evaluations using standardized tests and functional outcome measures

• Communicate findings effectively to patients and care teams

• Preferred: Experience with vestibular and balance assessments

• Treatment Implementation

• Deliver skilled therapy aligned with the plan of care

• Modify interventions based on patient response and outcomes

• Utilize evidence-based practices and clinical protocols

• Preferred: Experience with BPPV assessment, balance retraining, and fall prevention strategies

• Documentation

• Complete accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation

• Ensure documentation reflects patient progress and skilled interventions

• Preferred: Experience documenting vestibular evaluations and treatments

• Patient and Caregiver Education

• Educate patients and families on diagnosis, treatment, safety, and home exercise programs

• Adapt communication style to meet patient needs

• Preferred: Education related to vestibular conditions and symptom management

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program

• Tennessee Physical Therapy license or eligibility to obtain prior to start

• Minimum of 1 year of experience with adult neurologic and vestibular populations

• Strong clinical reasoning skills and commitment to patient-cent