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Job Opportunity: Inpatient Rehab Physical Therapist (PT)

Location: Decatur, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab PT)
Shift: 5 days per week, 8 hours per day (08:00 AM - 04:30 PM)
Caseload: 50-60 patients on the OT caseload
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year of experience
First-timers: Accepted
Weekend Requirement: 1 weekend per month
License: Must have an active Illinois state license at time of start
Certifications Required:
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- NBCOT (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy)
- State license (Illinois)
On-call: Not specified
Floating: May float within scope to meet facility needs
Block Schedule: Not accommodated
Locals Accepted: Yes, no radius restrictions
Return to Office (RTO) Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days
Guaranteed Hours: Client may cancel up to 36 hours per 13-week assignment without pay; on-call shifts count as called-off shifts

Required Work Setting Experience

Acute Care

Required Skills and Knowledge

Activities of Daily Living: Adaptive Equipment, Pre-Discharge Planning
Professional Skills: Lifting and transfer, Patient/Family Education, Safety and injury prevention, Telephone communication
Billing/Documentation: Assessment, Discharge, Evaluation, Plan of Care, Reassessments

Facility Information

Type: Acute Care Hospital
Trauma Level: Level II Trauma Center
Total Staffed Beds: 372
Scrub Color: Dark grey scrubs or professional dress
Charting System: Cerner
Parking: Permit required, no cost

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

Background Checks:
- Within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
- Includes SSN Trace, Counties, States, National Criminal, National Sex Offender, FACIS Level 3
- EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days prior to start
Fingerprinting:
- Illinois Health Care Worker Registry Search required instead of fingerprinting starting 7/8/2025
- Fingerprints must be taken in Illinois 3 business days prior to start
Education Verification: Initial degree verification required (official or unofficial transcripts accepted if pending)
State-Specific Searches:
- Illinois Department of Corrections Inmate Search
- Illinois Most Wanted Search
- Illinois State Police Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry
Certifications:
- ACLS, BLS, PALS as required by unit/specialty (AHA or RQI acceptable)
- Primary Source Verification of licenses and certifications
Competency Exam: Required for all clinical and allied candidates
Photo for Badge: Required within a week of signing contract
Code of Conduct: Must review and sign within 7 days of contract signing
Flu Vaccine: Vaccine or approved medical/religious exemption required annually by 11/30
Physical Exam: Required within 1 year of start, must confirm good physical and mental health, ability to perform job functions without restrictions
Fit Mask Test: Required for new contracts (specific mask types accepted)
TB Testing: 2-Step PPD, TSPOT, or Qgold within 1 year of start; chest x-ray if positive TB test
Immunizations:
- Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella (2 MMR vaccines, positive titer, or declination)
- Hepatitis B (vaccine series, positive titer, or declination)
- Varicella (2 vaccines, positive titer, or declination)
Drug Testing: 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; negative dilute requires retest
References: 2 professional references required for clinical candidates
Skills Checklist: Required for all clinical and allied candidates

This position offers an opportunity to work in a Level II Trauma acute care hospital with a defined caseload and structured schedule. Candidates must meet Illinois licensure and certification requirements and comply with comprehensive background and health documentation protocols.