Montgomery College
Occupational Therapist – Pediatric CHT (OTR/L)
Montgomery College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
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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:**MCJCHV Peds Rehab**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..**Position:** **Occupational Therapist – Pediatric Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)****Location:** Nashville, TN
**Schedule:** Monday–Friday, Business Hours | No Holidays
**Setting:** Multi-disciplinary Pediatric Clinics**Join a Top-Ranked Pediatric Team**
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again been recognized as a leader in pediatric health care, earning the title as the No. 1 children’s hospital in Tennessee and sharing the top spot in the Southeast, according to the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.**About the Role**
Vanderbilt Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Pediatric Occupational Therapist with hand therapy experience to join our collaborative rehab team. This full-time role provides specialized occupational therapy services to pediatric hand patients in several multidisciplinary clinic settings. You will work with children experiencing impairments, developmental delays, functional limitations, or physical challenges due to injury, illness, or other conditions.**Key Responsibilities*** Conduct comprehensive assessments to determine rehabilitation treatment diagnoses* Collaborate with healthcare and educational teams to develop and implement individualized care plans* Deliver evidence-based interventions to support functional outcomes and monitor progress toward goals* Promote successful transitions to home, school, and community environments* Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with VUMC and regulatory standards* Additional duties may be assigned as needed**Qualifications****Required:*** Active and unrestricted Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) license in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain* Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Occupational Therapist**Preferred:*** Pediatric clinical experience working with hand therapy patients* Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential* Familiarity with EPIC electronic medical record system* Pediatric specialty certifications such as Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT), Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), or Early Intervention (EI) training**Why Vanderbilt Health*** Benefits start Day One* Generous PTO and professional development support* Work with a nationally recognized leader in pediatric care* Be part of a mission-driven team focused on excellence, innovation, and community impact**Make a Lasting Impact**
If you are an Occupational Therapist passionate about pediatric hand therapy and ready to make a difference in the lives of children and families, we invite you to apply and join Vanderbilt Health’s exceptional team.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 (Intermediate): 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. May complete accurate chart audits of co-workers in the same classification category
• Treatment Planning & Goal Setting (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. May serve as a mentor for other clinical staff to develop their skills in treatment planning. May consult with team members or implement new procedures.
• Rehabilitation Therapist Patient Evaluation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. Demonstrates experience in clinical evaluation skills and may serve as a mentor for other clinical staff to develop their skills in evaluation techniques. Contributes to the development of best practices for the organization. May consult with team members to implement new procedures.
• Treatment Implementation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. Supervises and directs certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care, as established, and actively seek out, utilize and mentor/teach others on current evidence based treatment strategies. May consult with team members to offer suggestions for treatment strategies. May serve as a clinical content expert for practice area, initiates consultation with team members for advanced treatment of patients, develop forum for staff members to utilize clinical expertise.
• Physical/Occupational Therapist Patient Education (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Able to adapt communication to needs/level of understanding of audience and share appropriate information/literature. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic #J-18808-Ljbffr
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:**MCJCHV Peds Rehab**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..**Position:** **Occupational Therapist – Pediatric Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)****Location:** Nashville, TN
**Schedule:** Monday–Friday, Business Hours | No Holidays
**Setting:** Multi-disciplinary Pediatric Clinics**Join a Top-Ranked Pediatric Team**
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again been recognized as a leader in pediatric health care, earning the title as the No. 1 children’s hospital in Tennessee and sharing the top spot in the Southeast, according to the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.**About the Role**
Vanderbilt Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Pediatric Occupational Therapist with hand therapy experience to join our collaborative rehab team. This full-time role provides specialized occupational therapy services to pediatric hand patients in several multidisciplinary clinic settings. You will work with children experiencing impairments, developmental delays, functional limitations, or physical challenges due to injury, illness, or other conditions.**Key Responsibilities*** Conduct comprehensive assessments to determine rehabilitation treatment diagnoses* Collaborate with healthcare and educational teams to develop and implement individualized care plans* Deliver evidence-based interventions to support functional outcomes and monitor progress toward goals* Promote successful transitions to home, school, and community environments* Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with VUMC and regulatory standards* Additional duties may be assigned as needed**Qualifications****Required:*** Active and unrestricted Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) license in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain* Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Occupational Therapist**Preferred:*** Pediatric clinical experience working with hand therapy patients* Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential* Familiarity with EPIC electronic medical record system* Pediatric specialty certifications such as Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT), Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), or Early Intervention (EI) training**Why Vanderbilt Health*** Benefits start Day One* Generous PTO and professional development support* Work with a nationally recognized leader in pediatric care* Be part of a mission-driven team focused on excellence, innovation, and community impact**Make a Lasting Impact**
If you are an Occupational Therapist passionate about pediatric hand therapy and ready to make a difference in the lives of children and families, we invite you to apply and join Vanderbilt Health’s exceptional team.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 (Intermediate): 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. May complete accurate chart audits of co-workers in the same classification category
• Treatment Planning & Goal Setting (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. May serve as a mentor for other clinical staff to develop their skills in treatment planning. May consult with team members or implement new procedures.
• Rehabilitation Therapist Patient Evaluation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. Demonstrates experience in clinical evaluation skills and may serve as a mentor for other clinical staff to develop their skills in evaluation techniques. Contributes to the development of best practices for the organization. May consult with team members to implement new procedures.
• Treatment Implementation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery 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. Supervises and directs certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care, as established, and actively seek out, utilize and mentor/teach others on current evidence based treatment strategies. May consult with team members to offer suggestions for treatment strategies. May serve as a clinical content expert for practice area, initiates consultation with team members for advanced treatment of patients, develop forum for staff members to utilize clinical expertise.
• Physical/Occupational Therapist Patient Education (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Able to adapt communication to needs/level of understanding of audience and share appropriate information/literature. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic #J-18808-Ljbffr