Description
Massage Therapist PRN
JOB SUMMARY:
Provide massage services to healthy individuals or to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or have had changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease, or other causes. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes, and system improvement objectives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides therapeutic interventions for patient and client identified objectives/goals. Demonstrates ability to do the following:
- Select appropriate intervention(s) which produce the desired outcome(s) within the timeframe projected.
- Modify the treatment plan if patient/client is not deriving benefit.
- Incorporate new information gained, from ongoing dialogue with patient/client into treatment plans.
- Functions as an integral member of the healthcare team. Demonstrates ability to do the following:
- Respect roles and professional boundaries of others
- Understand/comply with policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with patient/client and team, as applicable, in provision of care.
- Follow through with assigned roles and required activities (i.e. staff meetings).
- Refer patients/clients appropriately, when needs require intervention beyond scope of practice.
- Completes timely documentation. Demonstrates ability to do the following:
- Consistently meet department and VUMC documentation standards.
- Convey essential information in words easily understood by the audience.
- Promote and meet obligation for reimbursement of the services provided.
DEPARTMENT/UNIT SUMMARY:
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics is Tennessee's leading provider of orthopedic care, trusted by professional and collegiate athletes, including the Nashville Predators, Nashville Sounds, Nashville Soccer Club and the Vanderbilt Commodores. Patients from elite athletes to weekend warriors choose Vanderbilt to care for their muscles, bones and joints. We are ranked among the top orthopedics programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is ranked the #1 adult hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville. Our orthopedic specialists are national leaders in research and innovative treatments.
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics cares for patients with a variety of musculoskeletal injuries, chronic conditions, deformities or trauma. This clinic sees approximately 60,000 patients per year and has the following specialty areas: Trauma, Oncology, Foot & Ankle, Podiatry, Total Joint Reconstruction and Preservation, Spine, Sports Medicine, Hand, General and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Our team includes physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, cast techs, medical assistants, athletic trainers, patient service specialists, managers and supervisors.
POSITION SHIFT:
Clinic Hours (Monday - Friday) on a PRN basis
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VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
- Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
- Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
- The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
- Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
- National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
- Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.
