Cardiopulmonary Rehab Therapist

MyMichigan Health • Alma, MI

21h

About The Position

The Cardiopulmonary Rehab Therapist helps to maintain the operations of a comprehensive cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, to provide high quality patient care in keeping with the standards and strategic objectives as put forth by MyMichigan Health, Rehabilitation Services; under the direction of the CR/PR medical director(s) and/or the CR/PR health system manager

The Cardiopulmonary Rehab Therapist is responsible for the participation and decisions in daily operations within the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation environment. This includes but not limited to the development, implementation and regulatory compliance associated with patient care and the entire range of services provided in CR/PR such as: patient evaluation/assessment, patient engagement, patient interventions as indicated, patient and community education, exercise training and treatment, psychosocial support and continued reevaluation and follow up in conjunction with the CR/PR program's medical director.

Requirements

• Credential: BLS: Basic Life Support
• Equivalent Experience: Within 1 month of hire or transfer
• Qualification Source: AHA
• Essential: true
• Credential: CARDIAC REHAB THERAPIST: Cardiac Rehab Therapist - RN or RT
• Equivalent Experience: Licensed Respiratory Therapist with AACVPR Pulmonary Rehab Certificate within 2 years or Registered Nurse upon hire or transfer. Casual employees are not required to have AACVPR.
• Essential: true
• Education: Associates Degree
• Equivalent Experience: Degree in a healthcare related field. Two years of clinical experience preferred. Any therapist who has RTT credentials prior to July 1, 2004 is not required to have an Associate's degree. If a Registered Nurse, must obtain BSN by 1/1/2025.
• Essential: true
• Knowledge of nursing practices and procedures as normally acquired through 1 year experience working in a Medical Center and similar specialty setting.
• Experience in assessment of cardiac and pulmonary patients, the development of individualized exercise prescriptions and individualized treatment plans, and the design of individual exercise regimens for patients receiving treatment in CR/PR.
• Overall vision and hearing is necessary with or without assisted device(s).
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, regular and predictable attendance and ability to stay awake.

Responsibilities

• Daily operations and direct patient care consisting of supervised monitored sessions for the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patient, under the supervision of the CR/PR medical director(s). Direct session and patient oversight for all patients utilizing respiratory service codes. These duties may include patient assessments, monitoring patients for physiological changes during session, ECG interpretation, and emergency response to untoward events. The Exercise Physiologist will also be responsible for the development, assessment/re-assessments, modification, and submission of the patient's Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) to the Medical Director. In conjunction with the ITP the exercise physiologist will assist the patient in maintaining the treatment plan by providing patients with assistance in exercise training, education on health improvement and behavior modification, provide patient with feedback and program outcomes, and communicating any deviations from the plan to the patient's provider.
• Indirect patient care function such as scheduling, insurance verification, billing, EMR work ques, and physician communication.
• In coordination with the education department, Medical Director, and Cardiopulmonary Rehab Manager reviews, maintains, updates Emergency Policies and coordinates training and mock codes for compliance. Will work Cardiovascular Services and/or Respiratory Care teams to educate staff and perform quality improvements measures in patient education and referral process. program certification and national program registry. Leads and/or participates in Health System, Rehabilitation Services, and CR/PR program performance improvement initiatives to maintain the highest level of program quality and patient safety. Actively participates in the Rehabilitation Shared Governance model and the CR/PR Shared Governance Work Groups.
• Maintains patient's chart and performs chart auditing. Performs patient outcome assessments pre/post treatment and as indicated. Performs outcome data collection and interpretation for national program certification and national program registry. Leads and/or participates in Health System, Rehabilitation Services, and CR/PR program performance improvement initiatives to maintain the highest level of program quality and patient safety. Actively participates in the Rehabilitation Shared Governance model and the CR/PR Shared Governance Work Groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree