Physical Therapist Outpatient Orthopedic-Casual As Needed
About The Position
The Physical Therapist provides outpatient orthopedic physical therapy services and reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values while complying with its Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role includes 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. The Physical Therapist manages patient care from initial contact through discharge, including evaluation, treatment planning, re-evaluation, documentation, and assessment of functional progress, safety, and outcomes. The position requires collaboration with treating physical therapist assistants and other healthcare team members, patient education, and participation in department and clinic education, mentoring, service development, and improvement activities. The role is casual/as-needed, with a day shift; schedule flexibility may be needed to meet patient-care and meeting needs.
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.
- Provide professional, approachable customer service, timely information, directions, and service recovery to patients and customers.
- Maintain primary responsibility for patient plans of care through consistent collaboration with treating PTAs.
- Manage patients from initial contact through discharge, ensuring functional progress, safety, and appropriate treatment outcomes.
- Select and perform appropriate evaluations, treatment modalities, equipment use, and protocols; re-evaluate patients and adjust treatment plans according to department guidelines.
- Complete evaluations, progress notes, daily notes, and discharge summaries in the electronic medical record in accordance with department policy and documentation requirements.
- Provide educational materials and methods appropriate to patients’ understanding and motivation.
- Work collaboratively with coworkers and healthcare team members, communicate respectfully, and use organizational resources efficiently.
- Manage schedules and assignments efficiently, complete tasks on time, and meet productivity standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement, cost reduction, streamlined processes, and service development.
- Participate in committees, department processes, special projects, internal and external marketing, and departmental education activities as expected.
- Support student clinical and observation programs as a clinical instructor, mentor, or observation host.
- Accept constructive feedback and make timely changes.
- Complete non-patient-care responsibilities within established timelines, including coverage notes and schedule-change requests.
- Flex schedule or assignment as needed to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours.
Benefits
- The employer describes a wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events; eligibility depends on employment classification.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Loan forgiveness.
- 401(k) matching.
