Acute/Inpatient Rehab Physical Therapist

Silver Cross Hospital • Full-time or Part-time • New Lenox, Illinois, United States • $38.98 - $49.70 / year • 6d ago

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Position Summary: The Physical Therapist (PT) evaluates the physical therapy needs of assigned patients, establishes goals with the patient and plans, develops and implements individual physical therapy programs designed to improve patient mobility and independent function. The PT provides age and developmentally appropriate care to pediatric to geriatric patients. Effectively interacts with patients, doctors and other healthcare members. Responsible for overseeing PTA as requested.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assess, plan, treat, evaluate and implement a POC for all clients seen
Provides supportive supervision of PTA’s and PT / PTA students
Demonstrates understanding of admission process, treatment costs, coding, financial support & appropriate billing
Practices within the scope of APTA standards and Code of Ethics
Communicates and interacts with patients, families, physicians and staff demonstrating behavior consistent with the hospital’s core values
Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits
Provides the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct
Completes documentation of all patient care activities in a timely manner in the electronic medical record.
Develop professional skills by defining and completing appropriate Development plans, participating in continuing education and in-service offerings, using written resources to keep current with advancements in the field and seeks out resources with recognized expertise within and outside the Department to enhance quality of care.
Interpersonal skills are needed to communicate with other health care professionals and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Uphold professional standards and responsibilities by achieving service competence and applying evidence-based interventions to promote quality in practice.
Ability to transfer and position patients.
Includes Saturday and Sunday rotation work as applicable.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Training:

Completion of a Master’s or Doctorate degree program from an accredited college or university
Work requires the level of knowledge acquired by completing a Master’s program in Physical Therapy from an accredited college or university
Current CPR Certification from the American Heart Association
Current license as a Physical Therapist from the State of Illinois

Work Shift Details:

Days, Day shift, schedule to be determined upon hire

2 weekend shifts per month, 1 holiday per year, 1 holiday weekend per year

Access to Shirley Ryan Ability Lab continuing education courses

Department:

IP ACUTE PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

·Medical, Dental and Vision plans

·Life Insurance

·Flexible Spending Account

·Other voluntary benefit plans

·PTO and Sick time

·401(k) plan with a match

·Wellness program

·Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in one of our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However,registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

The expected pay for this position is listed below:

$38.98 - $49.70