Description
The Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab Therapist supports Cardiac and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation by assisting with patient monitoring, implementation of prescribed exercise programs, and basic patient education.
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates foundational knowledge of exercise principles for Cardiac and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation and develops understanding of departmental policies, protocols, and procedures.
- Obtains and records patient information including medical history, medications, vital signs, and observed symptoms.
- Monitors patients during exercise sessions, recognizing changes in physiological or subjective response, and promptly reports concerns to supervising clinical staff.
- Executes prescribed exercise programs as directed, assisting patients with appropriate equipment, workloads, and modalities.
- Assists with and develops working knowledge of functional capacity testing.
- Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, supporting day-to-day delivery of disease-specific exercise and lifestyle interventions.
- Provides basic patient education and coaching, reinforcing safe exercise practices and lifestyle modification principles.
- Assists with inpatient mobility and activities of daily living per delegated plans of care.
- Documents patient participation, observations, and clinical data accurately and timely.
- Participates in patient safety, quality improvement activities, equipment safety checks, and other duties as assigned.
Skills
- Clinical assessment and monitoring
- EKG interpretation
- Symptom recognition
- Exercise programming
- Patient education and coaching
- Communication
- Patient Records
- Documentation
- Care coordination
- Technical proficiency with rehab equipment, telemetry systems, and clinical tools
Minimum Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s program in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or Kinesiology.
- Successfully completes a formal EKG interpretation and arrhythmia detection course within 6 months of hire.
- Basic clinical monitoring skills and foundational exercise instruction skills.
- Patient communication and education skills.
- Basic computer skills and ability to learn electronic documentation systems.
- Ability to work effectively on a team and follow directions from clinical staff.
- Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP)
Preferred Qualifications
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Physical Requirements
- Ongoing need for employees to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment.
- Expected to lift and utilise a full range of movements to transfer patients.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
Location: Intermountain Health Layton Hospital, Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20
Hourly Rate: $24.30 - $37.52