Physical Therapist- Outpatient

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Zion, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

New Clinic opening in Zion IL! This role involves performing evaluations and implementing Physical Therapy programs for patients in an outpatient setting. The Physical Therapist will develop functional, realistic, and achievable goals, provide treatment consistent with patients' skills, and utilize therapeutic exercises and modalities. They will also fabricate/adapt orthotics, develop discharge plans, provide psychosocial interventions, and communicate patient-related information to healthcare providers. The role includes educating patients and families, understanding managed care impacts, participating in professional development, and contributing to departmental administrative processes, quality assurance, and safety programs. The position requires ensuring equipment maintenance, completing patient billing, and assuming other related responsibilities. The clinic is collocated with Physicians and does not have a gym.

Requirements

• Doctorate Physical Therapy
• Recognizes needs and behaviors of specific age groups of patients treated.
• Must have previous PT experience.
• Eligible for licensure to practice in Illinois
• 0-3 Credential for Peds Physicial

Nice To Haves

• Pelvic Health a plus!
• Will train for specialty!

Responsibilities

• Performance of evaluations in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures resulting in clinically accurate Physical Therapy diagnoses.
• Collects pertinent patient historical information.
• Selects and administers appropriate diagnostic and functional ability tests.
• Analyzes and interprets the results.
• Performance and implementation of Physical Therapy programs for patients in a thorough and timely manner in accordance with established departmental and professional standards and procedures.
• Develops functional, realistic achievable long term goals that reflect the patients potential and interest.
• Develops measurable short term goals and revises and upgrades them as patient progresses through treatment.
• Provides treatment consistent with patients skills and modifies treatment to attain goals.
• Utilizes purposeful therapeutic exercises and modalities for preventing, correcting and/or minimizing disabling effects.
• Fabricates/adapts orthotics to enhance functional improvement.
• Develops discharge plan at initial evaluation and revises discharge plan in collaboration with patient, family, physician, other care givers, and case managers.
• Demonstrates appropriate psychosocial interventions based on age and development status.
• Makes recommendations for appropriate transitions within a continuum of care and follow-up activities.
• Provides direction to Rehab technicians regarding patient care services.
• Communication of patient-related information to nursing and other healthcare providers to facilitate continuity of care and implementation of treatment recommendations.
• Confers with patients physician and nursing staff.
• Prepares and maintains patient reports, progress notes and related records in a thorough, organized accurate and timely manner.
• Documents according to guidelines set forth by Accrediting Organization, CARF, APTA, managed care and Rehab Services.
• Provision of information and guidance to patients and families regarding the nature and severity of their physical disorders, current treatment programs, prognosis for recovery, techniques designed to enhance carry over of desired behaviors and any safety or ethical issues related to patient’s deficits.
• Assesses patient/family knowledge and understanding to determine at what level teaching is be implemented.
• Teaches and reinforces knowledge providing literature as needed.
• Instructs patients/families in home exercise program and use of home equipment.
• Evaluates effectiveness of teaching program.
• Understanding the impact of managed care on provision of PT services.
• Stays abreast of primary managed care therapy coverage and benefits.
• Incorporates and modifies treatment plans according to an individual patients benefits.
• Participation in professional development.
• Attends in-services within the department as well as outside conferences.
• Keeps informed of changes occurring within Rehab Services and Advocate Healthcare
• Shares information obtained at continuing education events with peers.
• Participation in departmental administrative processes, ongoing process improvement, quality assurance and safety programs.
• Provides data and/or input required for quality assurance indicators.
• Participates on process improvement teams.
• Evaluates environmental safety and provides environment that is safe based on age and development status.
• Follows hospital infection control and safety protocols.
• Ensures equipment maintenance procedures.
• Completes patient billing process and follows scheduling procedure, as directed.
• Assumes other related responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree