Physical Therapist

Illinois Bone and Joint is looking for an Orthopedic Physical Therapist at our Glenview location! Come work at one of IBJI’s largest facilities that offers both Physical and Occupational Therapy, along with a variety of other programs! Physicians are also located onsite to streamline communication and collaboration around patient care. Glenview has a great management team and supportive staff of therapists dedicated to improving the lives of our patients.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC, is one of the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practices in the U.S. More than 160 board-certified and fellowship-trained physicians and surgeons treat children and adults, with expertise in every musculoskeletal specialty. IBJI has more than 40 locations throughout Illinois.

Clinical Benefits

• Three-month mentoring period to ramp up to full caseload
• Critical Reasoning Development Seminar for new grads to gain further confidence with assessing and developing a plan of care for common orthopedic conditions
• Leadership Development Series geared towards those seeking management or leadership positions. Includes how to tackle communication, coaching, and developing strong teams
• Opportunities to shadow physicians
• Surgical observation at IBJI Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Student affiliations with many DPT Programs
• Orthopedic Residency Program starting October 2023
• Upper and lower extremity Phase IV Program
• Shared EMR with physicians: access to x-rays, MRI reports, and operative notes

Job Summary

The position is under the general direction of the Facility Manager. The main focus of the position is on providing superior outpatient rehabilitation services through a collaborative care model with our physicians in order to optimize performance and enhance the quality of function for our patients.

Responsibilities

• Exceptional patient care
• Interprets physician orders, performs initial evaluations and establishes treatment plans and functional goals
• Responsible for upgrading and amending the treatment goals as necessary during the episode of care
• Written documentation on patient status to physicians per compliance guidelines of IBJI rehab
• Determine appropriate discharge timeline and appropriate follow up
• Supervision of Rehabilitation Technicians with patient care and administrative staff as needed
• Compliance with daily paperwork. PT/PTAs/ATCs are responsible for documenting all treatment in patient charts in a timely manner (initial evals, daily notes, progress notes, discharges, HEP)
• Stays current with billing policies and demonstrates ethical billing practices
• Maintains active state license by earning appropriate CEUs through outside courses and IBJI sponsored educational opportunities
• Develops positive relationships with the physician teams at IBJI
• Takes an active role in the patient medical team: office visits with physicians, contact with case managers, etc.
• Participates in programs sponsored by IBJI: Mentoring, clinical educator, special interest group, community outreach

• Graduate from accredited Physical Therapy Program
• Licensed or eligible to sit for boards in the state of Illinois
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Professional and effective writing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift greater than 25 pounds
• Demonstrates good understanding of proper body mechanics for lifting, pulling, pushing
• Ability to be stand and sit for sequences of time greater than 30 minutes
• Ability to work on a computer for lengthy times during the day

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