Physical Therapist

Physical TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$82k-$110k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage and nights and shift pattern.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

  • Why be a PHYSICAL THERAPIST at Illinois Bone and Joint?
  • Highly Competitive Compensation Structure
  • Strong base salary
  • Therapist-friendly Quarterly Bonuses up to $11,500 annually
  • Sign-on Bonus
  • Profit Sharing
  • $2000/year towards Continuing Education
  • ABPTRFE Orthopedic Residency Program (Candidates paid full salary while working a reduced schedule)
  • Two to 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

  • Collaborative opportunities with physicians
  • Surgical observations at IBJI ASCs
  • Monthly Grand Rounds
  • Shared EMR for access to operative notes, imaging reports, and communication
  • IBJI offers 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 with 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

New Grad Physical Therapists encouraged to apply!

IBJI Park Ridge is well known in the community for the services it provides. This clinic is energetic, fun, and includes both OT and PT. Park Ridge Rehab serves on-site physicians that specialize in sports medicine and joint preservation. This role requires continual collaboration and coordination with the physicians and their teams.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC, is one of the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practices in the United States, with 100 locations and 150 physicians throughout the Chicagoland area, expertise in every orthopedic specialty, and complete diagnostic and rehab services.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute offers relief, solutions, and comprehensive integrated care. IBJI's dedicated physicians and staff pair cutting edge technology with modern practice techniques to offer the most beneficial and effective means of recovery.

This integration allows us to perform a full-range of collaborative and comprehensive services that directly impact our patients quality of life. IBJI wants to help our patients move better, so they can live better.

Job Summary

The position is under the general direction of the Facility Manager. The main focus of the position is on providing superior outpatient rehabilitation services through a collaborative care model with our physicians in order to optimize performance and enhance the quality of function for our patients.

Responsibilities

Exceptional Patient Care

  • Interprets physician orders, performs initial evaluations and establishes treatment plans and functional goals
  • Responsible for upgrading and amending the treatment goals as necessary during the episode of care
  • Written documentation on patient status to physicians per compliance guidelines of IBJI rehab
  • Determine appropriate discharge timeline and appropriate follow up
  • Supervision of Rehabilitation Technicians with patient care and administrative staff as needed
  • Compliance with daily paperwork. PT/PTAs/ATCs are responsible for documenting all treatment in patient charts in a timely manner (initial evals, daily notes, progress notes, discharges, HEP)
  • 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 the physician teams at IBJI

Takes an active role in the patient medial team: office visits with physicians, contact with case managers, etc.

Participates in programs sponsored by IBJI: Mentoring, clinical educator, special interest group, community outreach

Requirements

  • Graduate from accredited Physical Therapy Program
  • Licensed or eligible to sit for boards in the state of Illinois
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Professional and effective writing and verbal communication skills
  • 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

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 benefits. In 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.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedic rehabilitationClinical documentationBilling complianceTeam collaborationVestibular rehabilitation

Orthopedic Surgery — Physical Therapist Career Context

In Illinois, the Orthopedic Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (32 salary observations; 58 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (380 salary observations; 905 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$96k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Living in Park Ridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$547k≈ 6.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,549/mo≈ 37% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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About Illinois Bone and Joint Institute

Hospitals and Health Care
Des Plaines, Illinois
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly Competitive Compensation Structure
Strong base salary
Therapist-friendly Quarterly Bonuses up to $11,500 annually
Sign-on Bonus
Profit Sharing
$2000/year towards Continuing Education
ABPTRFE Orthopedic Residency Program
Two to three month mentoring period