Interprets physician referrals and completes musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and/or integumentary evaluations utilizing appropriate methods. * Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results and functional goals. * Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts the individualized treatment plan based on the patient's response to treatment and provides status updates to physicians. Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, and ordering equipment. * Completes all required documentation following department policy, including patient progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate, to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as daily statistics, billing, and scheduling. Responsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly. Performs various manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique. * Demonstrates skill in use of modalities, exercise equipment and other devices that are available in area worked per department orientation checklist. Participates in performance improvement activities designed to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes and to improve quality of care. Manages assigned caseload, informing site leadership of coverage needs and ability to cover; Pursues professional growth through participation in continuing education courses, department inservices, and reading professional literature. Orients new staff to clinical and department policies as requested. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: * Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required, and * Physical Therapist license issued by the state of Wisconsin. Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy. No experience required. Intermediate computer skills. * Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday. * from floor to waist. * 20% of the workday. * Fine manipulation of hands during massage and joint mobilization. * Exposed to electrical and chemical hazards as well as blood and body fluids; Position may require travel; Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. 20,000 Sign on Bonus for full time new hire! Weekend premiums apply! Schedule will be 5 days a week and must include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of acute care coverage in a small rural hospital setting. Will receive an additional $11 hourly when working Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Base compensation within the position's pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training * Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job * Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability * Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses * Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave * Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs * full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc); About Advocate Health Advocate Health ( is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care ( in Illinois; Atrium Health ( in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care ( in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine ( serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.