Pediatric Therapy Aide (PRN)

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Pediatric Therapy Aide (PRN)

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Schedule: PRN | Primarily weekday availability required | 8-hour shifts | Average 20+ hours per week | Occasional weekend coverage

Join a Team That Keeps Pediatric Therapy Moving

At Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, every member of the rehabilitation team plays a vital role in delivering exceptional care to children and families. As a Pediatric Rehabilitation Tech, you'll help ensure our therapy environments remain organized, equipped, safe, and ready for patient care.

This position is best suited for dependable individuals who enjoy staying organized, solving problems, managing multiple responsibilities, and supporting a busy healthcare team behind the scenes.

What You'll Do

• Maintain, clean, organize, and transport therapy equipment throughout inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation areas
• Stock supplies and manage inventory to support daily operations
• Prepare therapy spaces for patient care and assist with department workflow
• Respond to changing priorities throughout the day and identify solutions independently
• Support therapists and rehabilitation staff with operational and patient support needs
• Help maintain a safe, efficient, and well-organized environment for patients and families

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

• Consistently reliable with strong attendance and punctuality
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Able to prioritize tasks and adapt to changing needs in a fast-paced environment
• Organized, detail-oriented, and accountable
• Professional in interactions with patients, families, and team members

Schedule Expectations

To be successful in this PRN role, candidates should have regular weekday availability and flexibility to support departmental staffing needs.

While occasional weekend shifts may be available, this position is not designed as a weekend-only opportunity.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of one year of work experience demonstrating reliability, accountability, customer service, and teamwork
• Ability to work independently and complete responsibilities with limited supervision
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong work history with demonstrated dependability
• Experience in customer service, hospitality, healthcare support, education, childcare, retail leadership, or other service-oriented environments
• Experience managing supplies, inventory, equipment, or operational workflows
• Experience working with children or families

Important Information About This Position

This role is primarily an operational support position. Daily responsibilities focus on equipment management, cleaning, organization, stocking, logistics, and supporting rehabilitation services. Candidates seeking a direct patient care role as their primary responsibility may not find this position to be the best fit.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains and prepares supplies and equipment.
• Supports patient care.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Compliance (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates and basic knowledge of the core rules, regulations, instructions and guidelines as they apply to assignments. Knows who to go to for further explanation and support. Understands which bodies regulate the industry.
• Diagnostic Equipment (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the use of diagnostic tools in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Inventory Control (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with inventory control.

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.

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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.