Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health - South Sub West Suburbs

Advocate Health Care; Oak Brook (IL); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sign-On Bonus of up to $10,000

Health benefits

Flexible scheduling

Résumé du poste

Advocate Health Care is looking for a Physical Therapist for their home health division, focusing on the Far Southwest suburbs of Chicago. The ideal candidate will possess a valid Illinois license and demonstrate at least one year of clinical experience. You will be responsible for delivering quality patient care in various home settings, coordinating services, and ensuring compliance with documentation requirements. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is offered for this role.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Illinois and compliant with state education requirements.
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience.
• Ability to adapt communication to patient needs.

Responsabilités

• Provide quality patient care in home settings.
• Coordinate with healthcare team for effective patient management.
• Document compliance with regulations for patient reimbursement.

Connaissances

Good interpersonal skills

Time management and self-organization skills

Strong documentation skills

Basic knowledge of computer use

Formation

Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Illinois

1 year of clinical experience or strong clinical affiliation experience

Outils

Microsoft Word

Hoyer lifts and other home therapy equipment

Description du poste

PHYSICAL THERAPIST - HOME HEALTH

Location: FAR SOUTHWEST SUBURBS WITH FOCUS ON MIDLOTHIAN, CRESTWOOD, ROBBINS, BLUE ISLAND, CALUMET PARK AND ALSIP

Hours: Days. Schedule: M-F, Days, 8a-5p. Must be able to rotate weekends as necessary and work 1 summer/1 winter holiday.

Sign-On Bonus: This position is eligible for up to a $10,000.00 sign‑on bonus! You must be working in this same position at time of payout. Current internal team members are not eligible at this time.

Major Responsibilities

• Assuring and Improving Quality of Care:
  • Utilizes appropriate resources to respond to situations that have the potential to negatively impact outcomes.
  • Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence‑based literature. Utilizes appropriate tests and measures, and interventions to achieve outcomes.
  • Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives.
  • Promotes efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
  • Consistently demonstrates the ability to thoroughly and decisively document to support reimbursement and regulatory requirements.
• Care and Service Coordination:
  • Participates in staff meetings, agency in‑services, and educational activities to enhance development and support organizational initiatives.
  • Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice.
  • Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills promoting collaboration among healthcare team members.
  • Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competency of self and other department members.
• Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development:
  • Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for all patients, including those with complex problems.
  • Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care.
  • Prioritizes and organizes patient care, ensures clear hand‑off communication to achieve optimal health outcomes for patients, utilizing excellent communication techniques like SBAR and 5P's.
  • Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates care utilizing the interdisciplinary approach. (As appropriate based on employment status).
  • Actively participates in interdisciplinary case conferences. (As appropriate based on employment status).
• Patient Relationship:
  • Provides care that routinely exceeds patients and families expectations, as measured by survey instruments.
  • Promotes patient/family knowledge and confidence to safely manage self‑care, disease process, medications, procedures and infection control prevention.
  • Incorporates an individualized approach to the plan of care, which includes assessment of physical, psychosocial, comfort and wellness needs.
  • Incorporates AHHS Standards of Behavior into interactions with patients, other associates, and physicians.
  • Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in goal setting, planning and implementation of care. Seeks consultation and outside referrals as needed.
  • Demonstrates adaptive communication styles based on individual patient needs.
• Business Development and Growth:
  • Demonstrates adherence to personnel and operational policies.
  • Collaborates and plans patient care with others in organization to maximize efficiencies and conserve resources.
  • Monitors utilization of resources to achieve excellent health outcomes for patients.
• Patient Education:
  • Assess patient and family readiness to learn and modifies approach as necessary.
  • Provides and adapts appropriate resource material to achieve patient education outcomes, employing health literacy assessments and principles.

Licensure

• Physical Therapist

Education/Experience Required

• Licensed in the State of Illinois (or eligible for licensure). Able to demonstrate compliance with state continuing education requirements. 1 year of clinical experience or demonstration of a strong spectrum of clinical affiliation experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Basic knowledge of computer use (i.e. Microsoft Word, email access and use). Ability to learn to use computer‑based scheduling and documentation system. Ability to communicate professionally both verbally and through written reports, with strong documentation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good time management and self‑organization skills.
• Proficient use of all home‑based therapy equipment and assistive devices (balls, bands, weights, Hoyer lifts, etc).
• Licensed as Physical Therapist in the State of Illinois.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Extensive travel within geographical boundaries in all extremes of weather and on all types of roads including expressways. Must be able to provide/arrange own transportation to and from patients' homes and branch offices. Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays.
• Requires adherence to scheduled days and hours of work based on commitment to patient/client and work load assigned.
• Ability to attend mandatory informational/education/branch meetings.
• Work environment includes patient or family homes, or assisted living facilities.
• Requires full range of body motion: bending, sitting and standing; climbing stairs while carrying objects; pulling, pushing, reaching, carrying and lifting (must be able to lift/carry at minimum 25 pounds); assisting and maintaining patient's safety with ambulation on flat surfaces and stairs; transferring patients using standard pivot transfers or with use of transfer board of Hoyer lift; providing treatment on standard beds in the home environment.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.