Acute Care Physical Therapist
Urbana, Illinois
Carle Foundation Hospital

Physical Therapist - Therapy Acute

Location: Urbana, Illinois
Employment Type: Clinical Allied Health
Shift: Day
Hours: 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Evaluate and treat patients of all ages, modifying plans of care as appropriate.
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model for staff and students.
• Perform patient transfers safely with assistance as needed.
• Use safe body mechanics to reduce injury risk to self, staff, and patients.
• Treat patients and colleagues with dignity, empathy, and respect.
• Design and adjust plans of care integrating goals, treatments, outcomes, and discharge plans.
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and healthcare providers using effective teaching methods.
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes.
• Perform examinations using reliable and valid methods relevant to patient complaints and history.
• Produce documentation in accordance with clinical process policies and regulatory standards.
• Screen patients to determine the need and effectiveness of therapy services.
• Use and supervise support personnel according to legal and ethical guidelines, providing regular feedback.
• Implement functional intervention plans considering patients’ functional and emotional needs.
• Modify approaches based on patient behavior and performance.
• Utilize standardized outcome measures uniformly to reflect functional performance accurately.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and significant others throughout rehabilitation, providing education and family training as needed.
• Supervise Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA) and rehabilitation technicians per regulatory requirements.
• Communicate patient status, activity/transfer recommendations, discharge disposition, and equipment needs clearly with the medical team.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Illinois
• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• New graduates considered

Additional Information

• Prior travel experience is not required.