Inpatient Physical Therapist-Weekend Coverage As Needed

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Sandwich, IL

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About The Position

The Physical Therapist reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role provides direct patient care, teaching, committee participation, and departmental process improvement. The therapist serves as a professional and clinical role model for therapists and clinical interns. This position provides inpatient weekend coverage as needed.

The therapist is responsible for managing patient care from initial contact through discharge, including evaluation, treatment, re-evaluation, documentation, functional progress, safety, and treatment outcomes. The role collaborates with physical therapist assistants and other healthcare team members, provides patient education, contributes to service improvement and department education, and supports students and colleagues. The therapist is expected to flex their schedule or assignment to meet patient-care and departmental needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or doctoral degree in Physical Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Northwestern Medicine’s values of teamwork, patients first, integrity, and excellence in daily work and interactions.
• Provide professional, approachable service to patients and customers, share accurate information and timely updates, respond to questions and concerns, give directions, and use service recovery skills when needed.
• Manage the patient plan of care from initial contact through discharge, including functional progress, safety, and treatment outcomes.
• Collaborate consistently and promptly with treating physical therapist assistants and other members of the healthcare team.
• Select and perform appropriate evaluations, treatments, modalities, equipment use, and protocols; conduct re-evaluations and adjust treatment plans according to department guidelines.
• Follow department requirements for evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, and electronic medical record documentation; complete daily notes that accurately describe treatment, patient response, status, and discharge needs.
• Provide educational materials and instruction suited to each patient’s understanding and motivation.
• Work cooperatively across departments, communicate respectfully, use resources efficiently, manage assignments on time, and contribute to continuous improvement and cost-effective work processes.
• Participate in committees, department processes, special projects, internal and external marketing, and department educational activities as expected.
• Maintain professional relationships with healthcare team members, including physicians, nurses, and case managers.
• Support student clinical and observation programs as a clinical instructor, mentor, or observation host, as expected.
• Accept constructive feedback and make timely changes; foster respectful communication and acknowledge team contributions.
• Complete non-patient-care responsibilities within established timelines and maintain department productivity standards.
• Flex schedule or assignment to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours.

Benefits

• The company describes a wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.
• The company description mentions tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and 401(k) matching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level