Physical Therapist

divh2Why Be a Physical Therapist at Illinois Bone and Joint?/h2pIllinois Bone and Joint offers a highly competitive compensation structure including a strong base salary, therapist-friendly quarterly bonuses up to $11,500 annually, a sign-on bonus, and profit sharing. Additionally, there is $2000/year towards continuing education, an ABPTRFE Orthopedic Residency Program, a two to three month mentoring period, a Critical Reasoning Development Seminar, and a Leadership Development Series. Collaborative opportunities include surgical observations, monthly grand rounds, and shared EMR access. The practice also offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, dental, and vision insurance, generous PTO accrual, 401K, profit sharing, employee assistance program, and disability coverage./ppSpecial interest groups include sports medicine, foot ankle, manual therapy, vestibular/concussion rehab, and performing arts. Innovated collaborative programs include OrthoSync and OrthoHealth./ppNew grad physical therapists are encouraged to apply. IBJI Park Ridge is well known in the community for the services it provides. This clinic is energetic, fun, and includes both OT and PT. Park Ridge Rehab serves on-site physicians that specialize in sports medicine and joint preservation. This role requires continual collaboration and coordination with the physicians and their teams./ppIllinois Bone Joint Institute, LLC is one of the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practices in the United States, with 100 locations and 150 physicians throughout the Chicagoland area, expertise in every orthopedic specialty, and complete diagnostic and rehab services./ppJob Summary/ppThe position is under the general direction of the Facility Manager. The main focus of the position is on providing superior outpatient rehabilitation services through a collaborative care model with our physicians in order to optimize performance and enhance the quality of function for our patients./ppResponsibilities/pulliExceptional patient care/liliInterprets physician orders, performs initial evaluations and establishes treatment plans and functional goals/liliResponsible for upgrading and amending the treatment goals as necessary during the episode of care/liliWritten documentation on patient status to physicians per compliance guidelines of IBJI rehab/liliDetermine appropriate discharge timeline and appropriate follow up/liliSupervision of Rehabilitation Technicians with patient care and administrative staff as needed/liliCompliance with daily paperwork. PT/PTAs/ATCs are responsible for documenting all treatment in patient charts in a timely manner (initial evals, daily notes, progress notes, discharges, HEP)/liliStays current with billing policies and demonstrates ethical billing practices/liliMaintains active state license by earning appropriate CEUs through outside courses and IBJI sponsored educational opportunities/liliDevelops positive relationships with the physician teams at IBJI/liliTakes an active role in the patient medical team: office visits with physicians, contact with case managers, etc./liliParticipates in programs sponsored by IBJI: Mentoring, clinical educator, special interest group, community outreach/li/ulpRequirements/pulliGraduate from accredited Physical Therapy Program/liliLicensed or eligible to sit for boards in the state of Illinois/liliAbility to work in a fast paced environment/liliProfessional and effective writing and verbal communication skills/liliAbility to lift greater than 25 pounds/liliDemonstrates good understanding of proper body mechanics for lifting, pulling, pushing/liliAbility to be stand and sit for sequences of time greater than 30 minutes/liliAbility to work on a computer for lengthy times during the day/li/ulpIllinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws./p/div

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