PT/Exercise Physiologist, Cardiac Rehab
About The Position
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Located at 2014 Washington Street, in Newton, the Newton-Wellesley Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is a medically prescribed exercise and education program to help people regain strength, endurance, and confidence after a heart attack, heart surgery, or other heart-related condition. We are certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), a measure of excellence and quality. Job Summary We are seeking an on call Per Diem Cardiac Rehab Physical Therapist or Exercise Physiologist to help cover vacations, call outs, and staffing vacancies. We are open Monday through Thursday, and our operating hours are 7:00am-6:00pm. We can work around candidate availability when scheduling shifts! This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our nurses, dieticians and other physical therapists who specialize in cardiac rehab to develop treatment plans and establish treatment goals for our patients. If you are passionate about curating patient exercise treatment plans and patient education this is the position for you!
Requirements
- Licensed by the Division of Professional Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- The Board of Allied Health is required for Physical Therapists
- CPR training is required annually
Nice To Haves
- Board Certification by ABPTS or CCRP by AACVPR preferred but not required
- Previous experience in cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, or other cardiac populations preferred
Responsibilities
- Directs, implements, and evaluates patient care, with a clinical assignment in relation to department need.
- Establishes treatment plans and goals with patient input.
- Delegates and supervises patient related tasks to assistants, aides, and support personnel.
- Coordinates/communicates with appropriate individuals, agencies, and institutions regarding patient discharge plans
- Communicates information regarding patients' status and progress to referring physicians, agencies, and third party payers in a timely and accurate manner
- Participates in department led research, including literature reviews, data collection, and completion of ethics/CITI training as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
