Physical Therapist - South Chicagoland

Apply for the Physical Therapist - South Chicagoland role at Advocate Health Care
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Base pay range: $37.50/hr - $56.25/hr.

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

Current licensure in the state of employment and CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level

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• Adhere to hospital standards, promote a cooperative work environment, and utilize effective communication skills.
• Follow completed hospital, departmental, and policy procedures; keep informed about changes.
• Provide patient care assessment and treatment, ensuring evaluations and plans are comprehensive and aligned with the Standard of Practice.
• Encourage patients and significant others in goal setting and recognize changes in patient physiologic state.
• Recommend next level of care, ensuring quality patient outcomes.
• Supervise support staff, providing direction and feedback.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including written evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes, patient education, charges, departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes.
• Ensure documentation is legible and timely.
• Meet department financial and productivity standards, understanding budgeted expectations and adjusting schedules accordingly.
• Participate in process management to optimize quality and efficiency, identifying opportunities and communicating progress or barriers to supervisors.
• Promote professional development through in‑service training and committee representation.
• Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, staff, and external customers in a professional manner.
• Provide patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines, demonstrating age‑specific knowledge and updating regularly.

• Communicate professionally with physicians, nurses, and other health‑care providers.
• Communicate with patients of all ages and significant others appropriately.
• Have knowledge, clinical skills, and understanding of patient care across life spans.

• Subject to stress conditions and moderate noise.
• Clean, well‑lit, comfortable climate with occasional high moisture content.
• Frequent exposure to blood borne and airborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and body fluids.
• Possible home visits and handling emergency or crisis situations.
• Exposure to electro‑mechanical hazards and cleaning chemicals.
• Required personal protective equipment: eye protection, face protection, gown, mask, lab coat, sterile and non‑sterile gloves, shoe covers.

Talking, hearing, seeing; lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 20 lbs. maximum, 50 lbs. maximum, 100 lbs. maximum.

Not Applicable.

Full‑time.

Other (Hospitals and Health Care).