Pulmo Rehab Specialist

Lincare•HUGO, CO

11d

About The Position

The Pulmo Rehab Specialist is a respiratory care practitioner who implements respiratory regimens and supports pulmonary rehabilitation participants as part of a multidisciplinary team. The specialist contributes to comprehensive treatment strategies, communicates patient findings and concerns to the rehabilitation team, and participates in program improvement and education activities. The role involves assessing participants, helping develop individualized treatment plans, prescribing and adjusting exercise in accordance with exercise-test results, daily responses, and physician recommendations, and supervising exercise sessions. The specialist monitors vital signs and telemetry when indicated, documents assessments, reports significant changes to the supervising physician, and initiates emergency care according to hospital policy. The position also participates in outcome measurement, ongoing professional learning, emergency drills, and staff meetings.

Requirements

Twenty-four months of recent and relevant experience.
Current CPR and ACLS certification.
Current registration or certification in the state of practice.
Specialization or certification in a cardiopulmonary clinical area.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Desire to work within a comprehensive health care team.
Commitment to a healthy lifestyle as a model to participants and staff.

Responsibilities

Implement respiratory regimens and assist with pulmonary participant support.
Contribute expertise to multidisciplinary treatment strategies and communicate patient findings, concerns, and program improvement issues to rehabilitation team members.
Participate in program education, classes, individual sessions, initial assessments, and participant orientation.
Assist other staff in developing individualized treatment plans.
Apply exercise science knowledge to participants with pulmonary disease and potential comorbidities.
Develop and regularly adjust individual exercise prescriptions based on exercise-test results, daily participant responses, and physician recommendations.
Supervise exercise sessions and monitor participants for inappropriate responses to exercise.
Measure oximetry, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Assess participants before, during, and after exercise and make appropriate referrals or recommendations to participants, staff, and the Medical Director.
Observe telemetry responses when indicated.
Document initial and daily assessment data in participant records.
Immediately report new, changing, or significant participant conditions to the physician supervising the program.
Initiate ACLS measures and/or emergency care according to hospital policy.
Participate in collecting, analyzing, and reporting individual and program outcomes.
Keep current in pulmonary rehabilitation through journals, in-services, and conferences.
Participate routinely in emergency drills and mock codes.
Attend scheduled staff meetings.
Model a healthy lifestyle for participants and staff.