Physical Therapist

About the Role

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC (IBJI), founded in 1991, is the largest orthopedic group practice in Illinois with more than 150 physicians across every orthopedic specialty. Serving northern Illinois and northwest Indiana with over 100 locations, IBJI offers comprehensive care including advanced MRI imaging, pain management, non-surgical and surgical treatment plans, rheumatology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, wellness, sports training, and Ortho Access walk-in clinics. Collaborative care enables physicians, therapists and staff to work closely together for better patient outcomes, often at substantially lower cost than large healthcare systems and emergency rooms.

Why Join IBJI as a Physical Therapist

• Highly competitive base salary
• Therapist-friendly quarterly bonuses up to $11,500 annually
• Sign-on bonus
• Profit sharing
• $2,000/year towards continuing education
• ABPTRFE Orthopedic Residency Program (candidates paid full salary while working a reduced schedule)
• Two to three month mentoring period to ramp up to full caseload
• Critical Reasoning Development Seminar for new grads to gain confidence with assessing and developing plans of care for common orthopedic conditions
• Leadership Development Series for those seeking management or leadership positions
• Collaborative opportunities with physicians
• Surgical observations at IBJI ASCs
• Monthly Grand Rounds
• Shared EMR for access to operative notes, imaging reports, and communication

Special Interest Groups

• Sports Medicine
• Foot & Ankle
• Manual Therapy
• Vestibular/Concussion Rehab
• Performing Arts

Innovative Collaborative Programs

• OrthoSync: Comprehensive, coordinated surgical and rehabilitative care for Medicare patients undergoing joint replacements
• OrthoHealth: Metabolic approach to joint health and weight loss utilizing rehabilitation, health coaching, and nutritional counseling

About the Libertyville Clinic

IBJI Libertyville Rehab offers a dynamic team environment dedicated to exceptional patient care using cutting-edge technology and evidence-based medicine. The clinic provides diverse specialty services including sports medicine rehab, vestibular rehab, dry needling, blood flow restriction, and worker's compensation/work conditioning services. Therapists work alongside respected orthopedic surgeons who value the collaborative care model to maximize patient success.

Responsibilities

• Interprets physician orders, performs initial evaluations, and establishes treatment plans and functional goals
• Upgrades and amends treatment goals as necessary during the episode of care
• Provides written documentation on patient status to physicians per compliance guidelines
• Determines appropriate discharge timeline and follow-up
• Supervises Rehabilitation Technicians with patient care and administrative staff as needed
• Documents all treatment in patient charts in a timely manner (initial evals, daily notes, progress notes, discharges, HEP)
• Stays current with billing policies and demonstrates ethical billing practices
• Maintains active state license by earning appropriate CEUs through outside courses and IBJI sponsored educational opportunities
• Develops positive relationships with the physician teams at IBJI
• Takes an active role in the patient medical team: office visits with physicians, contact with case managers, etc.
• Participates in programs sponsored by IBJI: mentoring, clinical educator, special interest groups, community outreach

Requirements

• Graduate from accredited Physical Therapy Program
• New Grad Physical Therapists eligible to apply
• Licensed or eligible to sit for boards in the state of Illinois
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Professional and effective writing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift greater than 25 pounds
• Demonstrates good understanding of proper body mechanics for lifting, pulling, pushing
• Ability to stand and sit for sequences of time greater than 30 minutes
• Ability to work on a computer for lengthy times during the day

Pay

$82,000 - $110,000

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
• Long and short term disability
• 401k program with company match and profit sharing
• Wellness program
• Health savings accounts and flexible savings accounts
• ID protection plan
• Accident, critical illness and hospital benefits
• Paid holidays and paid time off

Schedule

Full-time, benefit eligible at 30+ hours per week

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