Physical Therapist

Position: Physical Therapist - Full-time
Overview

Position:
Physical Therapist

Location:

Chicago, IL

Schedule:

Full time

Compensation: $89,668.80 - $120,640 / annually (based on experience)

Rush Specialty Hospital, a partnership between Select Medical and RUSH, is a 100-bed facility that combines a critical illness recovery hospital and an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital.

Our critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us:

* Start Strong:
Extensive and thorough Physical Therapist (PT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

* Advance Your Career:
Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.

* Elevate Your

Skills:

Clinical ladder program.

* Ease the Burden:
Student debt benefit program. Company paid parking

* Your Health Matters:
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings

* Recharge & Refresh:
Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance

* Invest in Your Future:
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection

* Your Impact Matters:
Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

* Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.

* Promoting continuous quality improvement.

* Teaching and counseling patients/families.

* Setting goals and developing treatment plans.

* Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.

* Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.

* Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.

* Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.

* Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.

* Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.

* Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

* Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.

* Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans