Physical Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient, PRN

1 day ago
Nashville, TennesseePer Diem / PRNPediatrics
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Physical Therapist – Pediatric Outpatient, No Weekends in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide compassionate, evidence‑based care to infants, children, and young adults (birth–21 years).
  • Provide individualized, evidence‑based pediatric physical therapy for patients with orthopedic and developme.
  • manage resources for a department/area.

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits & Compensation

-, and a sense of community and purpose.

  • Join us in Making Health Care Personal.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No weekends required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in United States.

Key Skills

Pediatric physical therapyOrthopedic diagnosisDevelopmental diagnosisPatient evaluationTreatment planningGoal settingCare coordinationPatient educationDocumentationEvidence-based practiceInterdisciplinary collaborationSelective dorsal rhizotomyRehabilitationClinical assessment
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient, PRN at VUMC a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Pediatrics psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context

This Pediatrics position at VUMC is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Pediatrics professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $245k, with the typical range spanning $190k to $320k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric physical therapy, Orthopedic diagnosis, Developmental diagnosis, Patient evaluation, Treatment planning, Goal setting, Care coordination, Patient education. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pediatrics role.

Core responsibilities: Provide individualized, evidence-based pediatric physical therapy services to patients ranging from birth to 21 years old. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, therapists, and specialists to coordinate care and achieve functional patient goals.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Pediatrics psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About VUMC

Hospitals and Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
0-2
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (4)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Supportive environment (Culture alignment key)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates all major evidence-based lifestyle protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Per Diem

Posted

yesterday

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