Physical Therapist Assistant

• Competitive salary
• Therapist Performance Bonuses
  • Up to $2625 Quarterly Bonus
  • Achievable without having to double book patients
• $1500/year towards Continuing Education
• Three-month mentoring period to ramp up to full caseload
• Critical Reasoning Development Seminar for new grads to gain further confidence with assessing and developing a plan of care for common orthopedic conditions
• Leadership Development Series geared towards those seeking management or leadership positions and how to tackle communication coaching and developing strong teams
• Educational and collaborative opportunities with physicians
• We offer a competitive compensation package that includes health life dental and vision insurance generous PTO accrual as well as 401K profit sharing employee assistance program and disability coverage

Wide range of special interest groups to learn and develop from your peers including:

• Sports Medicine
• Foot & Ankle Group
• Manual Therapy
• Vestibular/ Concussion Rehab
• Performing Arts

Innovated Collaborative Programs:

• OrthoSync: Comprehensive coordinated surgical and rehabilitative care for Medicare patients undergoing joint replacements
• OrthoHealth: Metabolic approach to joint health and weight loss utilizing rehabilitation health coaching and nutritional counseling

Responsibilities

• Carries out treatment plans established by the physical therapist including progression of patient to attain functional goals as deemed appropriate by patient status and normal progression.
• Provide exceptional care for patients in an outpatient orthopedic clinical setting.
• Written documentation on patient status per compliance guidelines of IBJI Rehab.
• Periodic written communication to physicians through progress notes and discharges after consulting with the supervising PT regarding assessment and plan and co-signed by PT
• Frequent communication with supervising PT regarding appropriate patient progression discharge and patient follow up.
• Supervising Rehabilitation Technicians with patient care and administrative staff as needed.
• Compliance with daily paperwork which includes documenting all treatment in patient charts in a timely manner (daily notes progress notes discharges HEP etc).
• Stays current with billing policies and demonstrates ethical billing practices.
• Maintains active state license by earning appropriate CEUs through outside courses and IBJI sponsored educational opportunities.
• Develops positive relationships with physical therapists and physician teams at IBJI.
• Takes an active role in the patient medical team by facilitating relationships with PTs MDs and case managers as appropriately directed by supervising PT.
• Participates in IBJI sponsored programs including mentoring clinical educator special interest groups community outreach etc.

• Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Program.
• Holds current license to practice in Illinois.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
• Current CPR certification.
• Ability to lift greater than 25 pounds
• Demonstrates good understanding of proper body mechanics for lifting pulling pushing
• Ability to be stand and sit for sequences of time greater than 30 minutes
• Ability to work on a computer for lengthy times during the day

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute LLC (IBJI)

Founded in 1991 IBJI is the largest orthopedic group practice in Illinois. With more than 150 physicians in every orthopedic specialty IBJI offers care for adults and children from some of the most accomplished and respected orthopedists in the country. Serving northern Illinois and northwest Indiana with over 100 locations IBJI makes it easy to access care. Our headquarters is in Park Ridge Illinois a northwest suburb of Chicago. Our clinical services include advanced MRI imaging pain management non-surgical and surgical treatment plans rheumatology physical therapy occupational therapy wellness and sports training. Ortho Access walk-in clinics provide same day care for orthopedic injuries. Beginning in 2021 IBJI expanded its clinical model to include eight outpatient ambulatory surgery centers that serve as an alternative to the traditional hospital model enabling physicians therapists and staff to work closely together to achieve better patient outcomes and convenience. Comprehensive care offered all in one place enables physicians therapists and staff to work closely together so that patients and families achieve better outcomes. Collaborative care is also more many cases IBJI services are substantially less expensive than those provided by large healthcare systems and emergency rooms.

Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location skills and relevant experience. We offer the following benefits to those who are benefit eligible (30 hours a week): medical dental vision life and AD&D insurance long and short term disability 401k program with company match and profit sharing wellness program health savings accounts flexible savings accounts ID protection plan and accident critical illness and hospital addition we offer paid holidays and paid time off.

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications merit and business need without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity and expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and placement promotion training transfer retention rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment.