Physical Therapist
Normal, Illinois
Carle Health - 1304 Franklin Ave

PT - Physical Therapy

Location: Normal, Illinois Employment Type: Clinical-Allied Schedule: Day shift, Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week) Contract Length: 13 weeks

Responsibilities

• Performs patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair, and floor
• Uses safe body mechanics to reduce injury risk to self, staff, and patients
• Designs and adjusts plans of care that integrate goals, treatment, outcomes, discharge planning, and patient response
• Performs examinations and screenings, and evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes
• Evaluates orthopedic and neurologic impairments and completes objective testing (range of motion, strength, functional performance)
• Applies taping and therapeutic modalities, including ultrasound, interferential, and iontophoresis
• Educates patients, families, caregivers, students, and providers
• Supervises and monitors support personnel, providing regular feedback
• Communicates with referring providers on patient progress and treatment recommendations
• Completes daily documentation and charges in the therapy EMR, following the clinical process policy
• Completes annual education as assigned to meet hip and knee replacement program requirements, if applicable
• Completes annual senior-status requirements on the therapy clinical ladder: supervising students, completing an approved project, and one in-service training

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist (PT) license in Illinois
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Experience

• New graduates considered

Key Skills

• Verbal and written communication
• Patient education
• Clinical findings and physical therapy examination
• Orthopedic and neurologic conditions