Physical Therapist (PT) - Therapy Acute

Carle Health • Urbana, IL

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About The Position

The Physical Therapist evaluates and treats patients of all ages, adapting the plan of care as appropriate. The role serves as a professional role model and clinical resource for staff and students. The therapist develops and adjusts evidence-informed care plans, evaluates clinical findings and outcomes, performs examinations, and selects appropriate examination methods based on the patient’s chief complaint, screening results, and history. Interventions are functional in nature and account for the patient’s and family’s functional and emotional needs.

The therapist educates patients, families, caregivers, students, and other healthcare providers; collaborates with patients and families throughout rehabilitation; and communicates patient performance, changes in status, activity and transfer recommendations, discharge disposition, and equipment needs to the medical team. The role also supervises physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians, monitors support personnel, and completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.

Full-time and part-time positions are offered. Sign-on bonuses are available: $7,500 for less than one year of experience and $10,000 for more than one year of experience. A $5,000 relocation bonus is available for relocation greater than 50 miles. The compensation range is $41.24 to $70.93 per hour; actual compensation depends on factors including experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package; further details are available on its benefits website.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.
• Physical Therapist license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safe patient transfers, obtaining assistance as needed, and use appropriate body mechanics to reduce injury risk.
• Treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect, empathy, care, and engagement.
• Design plans of care integrating goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plans; adjust care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and other healthcare providers using relevant teaching methods.
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Perform examinations using reliable and valid methods relevant to the chief complaint, screening results, and history.
• Document care in accordance with the Clinical Process Policy (CTSCP67) and regulatory and organizational standards.
• Screen patients, when appropriate, to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services.
• Use support personnel in accordance with legal and ethical standards; monitor their care and provide regular feedback.
• Complete annual education, if applicable, to comply with DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Program requirements.
• Evaluate and implement functional intervention plans that account for the functional and emotional needs of patients and families; modify the approach in response to patient behavior and performance.
• Use standardized outcome measures consistently to accurately reflect functional performance.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and significant others throughout rehabilitation and provide education and family training as needed.
• Supervise physical therapist assistants and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Communicate patient performance, changes in status, activity and transfer recommendations, discharge recommendations, and equipment needs to the medical team.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of $7,500 for less than one year of experience or $10,000 for more than one year of experience.
• Relocation bonus of $5,000 for relocation greater than 50 miles.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time