Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Full Time

Department: Administration – Rehabilitation
Status: Full time, benefits eligible
Hours per week: 40
Schedule: Monday through Friday, normal business hours with some weekend and holiday requirements.
Pay range: $41.10 - $61.65

Education/Experience

• B.S., M.S., or D.P.T degree from accredited physical therapy school.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration

• Current licensure in the applicable state.
• CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to general hospital and departmental policies and procedures to promote a cooperative work environment, including communication, interpersonal relationships, and team building.
• Provides patient care assessment and treatment:
  • Ensures evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional, and aligned with the Standard of Practice.
  • Uses sound professional judgment in interpreting evaluation results and establishing realistic treatment plans with patient-centered goals.
  • Encourages patients and significant others in goal-setting.
  • Recognizes and responds to changes in the patient’s physiologic state.
  • Recommends the next level of care.
• Supervises support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation:
  • Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.
  • Ensures accurate documentation of patient/family education, charges, departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes.
  • Maintains patient records in a systematic and legible order.
• Meets department financial and productivity standards:
  • Understands budgeted expectations.
  • Maintains productivity standards.
  • Adjusts individual schedules to meet patient and department needs.
• Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency:
  • Identifies quality and operational opportunities.
  • Communicates progress barriers to supervisor.
  • Researches and suggests evidence-based best practices to improve patient care quality.
• Promotes professional development and education:
  • Conducts in-service training programs to share state-of-the-art information and enhance safety.
  • Stays informed about changes/developments in the profession locally, at the state level, and nationally.
  • Shares clinical expertise with other therapists, student affiliates, and healthcare professionals.
  • Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills.
• Communicates effectively:
  • Communicates professionally and timely with patients, physicians, staff, and external customers.
  • Promotes an open atmosphere of communication and shares information from seminars.
  • Informs supervisor of issues and resolutions to potential problems.
  • Ensures understanding of information communicated to patients and families.
• Provides age/developmentally appropriate patient care:
  • Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the patients served.
  • Utilizes age/developmentally specific data in patient assessments.
  • Maintains competence in age/developmentally specific care through ongoing education.
• Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Educates patients, significant others, and other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of the patient care plan.
• Interacts with other departments and medical team members to develop and implement interdisciplinary patient care plans.

Skills/Qualifications

• Able to communicate professionally with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers while delivering quality patient care.
• Able to communicate effectively with patients of all age groups and significant others, adapting to their level of comprehension.
• Possesses knowledge, clinical skills, and understanding of patients across the entire lifespan.

Work Environment

• Subject to stress conditions and moderate noise levels.
• Clean, well-lit, and comfortable climate, though occasional high-moisture conditions may occur.
• Frequent exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens; may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases.
• Contact with patients under varied circumstances, including home visits.
• Exposure to unpleasant patient elements and body fluids.
• Subject to electro-mechanical hazards and exposure to chemicals used in cleaning.
• Occasionally handles emergency or crisis situations.
• Required personal protective equipment includes eye protection, face protection, gown, mask, lab coat, sterile and non-sterile gloves, and shoe covers.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 35-65%
• Walking: 35-65%
• Sitting: 0-35%
• Bending: 0-35%
• Reaching with arms: 0-35%
• Finger and hand dexterity: 35-65%
• Talking: 35-65%
• Hearing: 35-65%
• Seeing: 65-100%
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling:
  • 20 lbs. maximum: 35-65%
  • 50 lbs. maximum: 0-35%
  • 100 lbs. maximum: 0-35%

Benefits

• Compensation:
  • Base compensation within the listed pay range, based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
  • Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call pay, and more based on the role.
  • Incentive pay for select positions.
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance, 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.

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary).

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.