Physical Therapist-Inpatient Rehab Registry Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Mchenry, IL

3d

About The Position

The Physical Therapist provides inpatient rehabilitation care and reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, while adhering to its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role includes direct patient care, teaching, participation in committees and departmental process improvement, and serving as a professional, clinical, communication, education, and leadership role model for therapists and clinical interns.

This is a casual-status position that fills in on weekdays and weekends as needed, with the schedule known in advance. The weekend commitment is a choice of two or four weekend shifts per month. The position requires flexibility to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours. Compensation is $54 per hour.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Illinois.
• 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 courteous, professional service; share accurate information and timely updates, address questions and concerns, give directions, and use service recovery skills to resolve problems.
• Maintain primary responsibility for patient plans of care through timely, consistent collaboration with treating physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
• Use evaluation skills to select appropriate treatment modalities, equipment, and protocols; conduct re-evaluations and adjust treatment plans according to department guidelines.
• Manage patient care from initial contact through discharge, supporting functional progress, safety, and treatment outcomes.
• Follow department policies for evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries, documenting all notes in the electronic medical record.
• Complete daily notes that accurately reflect patient response, performance, status, treatment plans, and discharge needs, meeting documentation requirements.
• Provide educational materials and methods appropriate to each patient’s understanding and motivation.
• Collaborate with coworkers and healthcare team members, including physicians, nurses, and case managers; communicate respectfully and acknowledge others’ contributions.
• Use organizational and departmental resources efficiently, manage work and assignments on time, and meet productivity standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, cost reduction, streamlined processes, and the development and growth of services.
• Adapt treatment creatively to special circumstances and participate in committees, department processes, special projects, and internal or external marketing as expected.
• Contribute to departmental education through activities such as in-services, journal clubs, new-hire orientation, and process improvement.
• Participate in student clinical or observation programs as a clinical instructor, mentor, or observation host, as expected by the department.
• Accept constructive feedback and make timely changes.
• Complete non-patient-care responsibilities within established timelines, including coverage notes, schedule-change requests, and bonus-pay forms and follow-up calls.
• Flex schedule or assignment to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours.

Benefits

• Northwestern Medicine describes a wide range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events; eligibility depends on employment classification.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.

What This Job Offers

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