Hybrid Physical Therapist Float – Outpatient

at Advocate Aurora Health

• Job title: Physical Therapist Float – Outpatient
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $40 - $60 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Burlington, United States

About the role

• Physical Therapist Float treating patients in outpatient locations across Burlington, Kenosha, and Mount Pleasant at Advocate Health. Collaborating with teams to develop and implement patient treatment plans while maintaining high quality care standards.

Responsibilities

• Interprets physician referrals and completes musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations utilizing appropriate methods.
• Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals.
• Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment and provides status updates to physicians.
• Identifies factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort and attends to these needs.
• Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, and ordering equipment.
• Completes all required documentation following department policy, including patient progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate, to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as daily statistics, billing, and scheduling.
• Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits.
• Responsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly.
• Performs various manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Demonstrates skill in use of modalities, exercise equipment and other devices that are available in area worked per department orientation checklist.
• Participates in performance improvement activities designed to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes and to improve quality of care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required
• Physical Therapist license issued by the state in which the team member practices (Wisconsin or Illinois)
• Intermediate computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem solving skills.

Benefits

• $5,000 Sign on Bonus for full time new hires!
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Flexible hours and schedule
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and 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