Description
The Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab Specialist plays a vital role in helping patients return to their baseline health or achieve improved functional capacity following a cardiac or pulmonary event.
This position focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating individualized exercise and lifestyle management programs that promote recovery, reduce risk factors, and enhance overall quality of life.
Responsibilities include:
- Comprehensive patient assessment, such as medical history review, vital sign monitoring, ECG interpretation, and functional capacity testing.
- Providing education on medication compliance, stress management, symptom recognition, and healthy lifestyle practices.
- Developing and updating treatment plans, ensuring accurate documentation, supporting inpatient mobility, and contributing to patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
- Mentoring new staff and fostering continuous improvement in departmental protocols and patient satisfaction.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology).
- Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Successfully complete a formal EKG interpretation and arrhythmia detection course within 6 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of cardiac and/or pulmonary rehab experience.
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 that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Expected to lift and utilise a full range of movements to transfer patients.
Benefits:
- Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.
Hourly rate: $29.43 - $45.39