Physical Therapist Outpatient Full Time Day Shift Marianjoy

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

21h • $42 - $57

About The Position

The Physical Therapist is a licensed clinician who reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role provides direct patient care, teaching, committee participation, and departmental process improvement. The Physical Therapist serves as a role model for therapists and clinical interns in professional, clinical, communication, educational, and leadership activities.

The role manages patient care from initial contact through discharge, including evaluation, treatment planning, reassessment, documentation, education, and coordination with treating physical therapist assistants and other healthcare team members. The Physical Therapist contributes to continuous improvement, departmental education, student clinical programs, and service development, while meeting productivity expectations and adapting schedules or assignments to meet patient-care and departmental needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (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 patients and customers with accurate information, timely updates, directions, and prompt responses to questions or concerns.
• Use service recovery skills to address problems or service breakdowns.
• Maintain primary responsibility for patient plans of care through timely, consistent collaboration with treating physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
• Support coworkers across departments, communicate effectively, respect diverse opinions and styles, and acknowledge others’ contributions.
• Use organizational and department resources efficiently; manage work schedules and complete assignments on time.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, cost reduction, streamlined processes, and growth of services.
• Select appropriate evaluations, treatment modalities, equipment, and protocols; perform re-evaluations according to department guidelines and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Manage patients from initial contact through discharge, overseeing 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 document the patient’s response and performance, assessment, treatment-plan status, and discharge needs, meeting documentation requirements.
• Provide educational materials and instruction appropriate to each patient’s understanding and motivation.
• Participate in committees, department processes, special projects, and internal and external marketing as expected.
• Build professional relationships with healthcare team members, including physicians, nurses, and case managers.
• Promote respectful communication by listening, inviting input, communicating openly, 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 education, including in-services, journal clubs, new-hire orientation, and performance improvement activities.
• Participate in student clinical and observation programs as a clinical instructor, mentor, or observation host.
• Maintain departmental productivity standards.
• Flex the schedule or assignment to meet patient-care needs and attend staff or department meetings outside normal work hours when needed.

Benefits

• The company describes a wide range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.

What This Job Offers

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