Physical Therapist Outpatient Casual Day Shift Marianjoy

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

2d • $45 - $66

About The Position

The Physical Therapist provides direct patient care, teaching, and participation in appropriate committees and departmental process improvement. The role requires a licensed physical therapist who follows professional ethical and practice standards and applicable State of Illinois requirements. The therapist serves as a role model for therapists and clinical interns in professional, clinical, communication, educational, and leadership activities.

The therapist manages patient care from initial contact through discharge, overseeing functional progress, safety, and treatment outcomes. This includes selecting appropriate evaluations, treatment modalities, equipment, and protocols; conducting re-evaluations; adjusting treatment plans; collaborating with treating physical therapist assistants; and documenting care in the electronic medical record. The role also contributes to patient education, teamwork, service improvement, departmental education, and student clinical and observation programs.

This is a casual, 0.03 FTE day-shift position. The hourly salary range is $45.23–$65.58.

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.
• Maintain a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and provide accurate information and timely updates to patients and customers.
• Address patient and customer questions and concerns, provide 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.
• Collaborate effectively across departments, respect diverse opinions and styles, and acknowledge the contributions of others.
• Use organizational and departmental resources efficiently; manage schedules and complete tasks on time.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, cost reduction, streamlined work processes, and the growth of services.
• Adapt treatments to special circumstances using creative problem solving and diversity.
• Select appropriate evaluations, treatment modalities, equipment, and protocols; perform re-evaluations and adjust treatment plans according to department guidelines.
• Manage patients from initial contact through discharge, ensuring functional progress, safety, and treatment outcomes.
• Follow department requirements for evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, and electronic medical record documentation.
• Complete daily notes that accurately reflect patient response, performance, status, treatment plan, and discharge needs and meet documentation requirements.
• Provide educational materials and methods appropriate to each patient’s understanding and motivation.
• Participate in committees, departmental processes, and special projects in accordance with clinical expertise and individual performance plans.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with healthcare team members and participate in internal and external marketing as expected by the department.
• Promote respectful communication by listening, seeking team input, communicating openly and honestly, being approachable, and acknowledging contributions.
• 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.
• Contribute to departmental and clinic education, including in-services, journal clubs, new-hire orientation, and process improvement efforts.
• Participate in student clinical or observation programs as a clinical instructor, mentor, or observation host, as expected by the department.
• Maintain departmental productivity standards.
• Flex schedule or assignment to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours when needed.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time