Physical Therapist - Acute Care

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Physical Therapist for its inpatient setting at Memorial Hospital Belleville. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package including a sign-on bonus, extensive opportunities for mentorship, and a chance to work with a diverse patient population across various specialty programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance

Disability insurance paid for by BJC

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance available on first day

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

Qualifications

• License to practice as a physical therapist.
• Education in Physical Therapy required.

Responsibilities

• Establishes treatment plans tailored to patient needs.
• Educates and collaborates with patients and health care providers.
• Documents patient's progress following departmental policies.

Skills

Patient Education

Collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

Master's Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Memorial Hospital in Belleville is seeking a Physical Therapist to work in our inpatient setting . Our state-of-the-art facility offers a diverse patient population that includes opportunities for experience in orthopedic, sports medicine, neurologic, vestibular/balance and oncology rehab as well as specialty programs in lymphedema and hand therapy.

• Mentorship
• Flexible Schedule! (weekend and holiday rotation (some acute care) 6 weekends out of the year (half days)
• 2500 Sign on Bonus!

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh , a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Memorial Rehabilitation Services offers to inpatients and outpatients all state of the art modalities, manual therapy, supervised exercise and home exercise programming, electro-diagnostic testing, ADL training, cognitive testing, fitting of orthotic, prosthetic and other protective devices, sports medicine and hand therapy.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides skilled physical therapy services to patients including all aspects of evaluation and treatment.

Responsibilities

Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.

Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.

Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.

Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.

Provides assessment, reassessment, and/or consultations for Physical Therapy Services.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

- Physical Therapy (PT)

Experience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Physical Therapist License

Preferred Requirements

Education

Master's Degree

- Physical Therapy (PT)
Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer