Physical Therapist

• Salary Range : $83,907.20 USD to $ USD

Elgin
1550 N. Randall Rd.
Elgin, IL 60123, USA

Algonquin
650 S Randall Rd
Algonquin, IL 60102, USA

At Ortho Illinois we create an environment for our team of Rehabilitation professionals to provide the highest level of care possible for our patients. Collaborative communication with our referring sub-specialty providers and teamwork throughout the organization allows seamless care for our patients all under one roof.

We offer a competitive compensation package tailored to your years of relevant experience, backed by a defined compensation structure informed by market data. This ensures that your skills and contributions are not only recognized but also aligned with industry standards.

At Ortho Illinois we are committed to professional growth and development with a generous continuing education package annually. We are a host location for numerous accredited CEU courses each year and carve out time for all-department in-services to align our shared goals. Additionally, we support advanced certifications, training, and the opportunity to observe surgery and shadow physician clinics fostering a collaborative team environment.

At Ortho Illinois we offer a Quarterly Productivity bonus that is achieved by an average of eighty percent of our clinicians each quarter. In addition, our staff is eligible to receive the annual Patient Satisfaction Bonus as we believe the team contributes to the success and satisfaction of our patients.

Whether a new graduate or an experienced therapist, Ortho Illinois strives to offer a learning environment that fosters growth for a therapist with less experience as well as a challenge for the more seasoned graduate. For the newer graduate, we are excited to offer an extensive one to two year Mentor Program. At Ortho Illinois we believe mentoring helps set therapists up for success and we have a large team of exceptional therapists to learn and grow alongside.

Monthly one-on-one training provides mentorship in areas of clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, evidence-based practice, and joint-specific evaluation and manual therapy interventions.

We believe encouraging a collaborative work environment as well as working closely with our exceptional physician teams sets our therapists up for success. This collaborative team approach along with working one on one with patients has been a formula for success and patient satisfaction at Ortho Illinois.

Job Purpose:

The Physical Therapist is responsible for directing and carrying out individualized programs of physical therapy, including assessment of impairment, developing and implementing plan of care, providing education to patients/families/caregivers, and communication to maximize patient progress. The Physical Therapist is responsible for supervising Physical Therapy Assistants and Technicians.

• Provides quality, efficient, patient-centered physical therapy treatment according to the orders of the physician and plan of care
• Makes patient care decisions under the Physical Therapy scope of practice
• Develops and implements a plan of care considering the patient’s history, context, and goals
• Effectively documents daily treatments, evaluations, and completion of progress notes to support each patient's individualized plan of care utilizing EMR and other electronic formats; communicates verbally and collaborates with the healthcare team to provide efficient, effective, patient-centered care
• Ensures safety at discharge and continuation of progress by providing home exercise programs, family/caregiver instruction, recommendations for assistive equipment and recommendations for continued therapy at home
• Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential, keeping the work environment safe and clean, and adhering to infection control and other safety policies
• Attends and participates in organizational meetings for communication purposes and process improvement goals
• Interacts with a friendly demeanor with patients, caregivers and families, physicians, all clinic, therapy and practice staff, DME vendors, and nurse case managers
• Communicates with…