Pulmonary Rehab Specialist 1.0 Days

American Addiction Centers • Hazel Crest, IL

11d • $31 - $46 • Onsite

About The Position

Perform duties and responsibilities for Pulmonary Rehabilitation and assist in Cardiac Rehabilitation as needed.

Requirements

• Licensure: Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Education/Experience Required: Graduate of two year American Medical Association approved program for Respiratory Care.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Strong interpersonal, clinical, problem solving, team building and communication skills.
• Must work well under stressful situations.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Current certification in BLS life support; be willing to prepare for and become ACLS certified.
• Candidate must be willing to change work hours within the assigned shift, change assigned shift, orientate to and work in all hospital areas and integrate back into routine operation if special programs are dissolved; based on the needs of the hospital, department, work volume and/or patient census.
• Candidate must be willing to attend all mandatory educational activities and associate meetings, activities and associate meetings, act as a resource for physicians, nursing and ancillary associates in regard to respiratory care practices and maintain and model current standards for respiratory care practices.
• Candidate must be able to function under stressful, fast paced conditions, communicate in a professional, knowledgeable, respectful manner with superiors, peers, and external customers and foster a team-building environment when performing job functions.
• Candidate must be able to perform physical tasks in order to provide respiratory care services such as bedding, lifting, climbing, pushing, and being able to respond quickly to emergencies. Candidate must also have full range of motion of hands in order to perform delicate invasive procedures and certain therapy modalities requiring the use of hands, such as chest physical therapy and arterial blood gas acquisition.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
• For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties and responsibilities in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
• Performs patient orientations with six minute walks, and exit interviews.
• Assures compliance with guidelines for participant orientation, education, exercise, risk factor modification, and counseling.
• Conducts Phase II and Phase III exercise sessions and provide a safe environment for exercise.
• Maintains confidential patient records in accordance with accepted standards
• Communicates patient progress through summary outcome reports to primary physician and medical director.
• Assures patient compliance with insurance and Medicare guidelines for reimbursement.
• Performs on going quality improvement monitors to evaluate effectiveness of program.
• Markets Pulmonary Rehabilitation program to physicians and respiratory care practitioners.
• Assesses learning needs of Easy Breathers Club; schedules speakers to address those needs and facilitates the meetings.
• Develops learning and competency standards of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation associates and assures annual compliance.
• Performs and maintains ScottCare telemetry system competencies in all daily/weekly/monthly reporting functions.
• Act as a role model for department associates:
• Consistently demonstrate behavior that enhances and supports team building by such things as treating others with respect, maintaining composure in stressful or confrontational situations, seeking out factual information as opposed to disseminating information that is based on rumor, and demonstrating the ability to distinguish issues that are personal versus issues that are work related and provide feedback to the leadership team for follow up.
• Abide by all department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Provide support for department and hospital mission, values, and philosophy by maintaining an understanding of those goals and objectives; be able to communicate the goals and objectives to other associates.
• Support and work towards the development of the respiratory care profession by maintaining and keeping skills and knowledge of self and associates up to date with current standards of practice, seeking out self development needs from leadership and supporting professional goals and activities.
• Integrate the “customer focus” philosophy into everyday activities both internal and external and pro-actively work towards integrating these activities into the associate level.
• Assists in Cardiac Rehabilitation program as additional staff member as required.
• Report patient safety events and near misses in timely fashion
• Adhere to all behavioral and procedural patient safety practices
• Promote culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm
• Communicate openly and promote team work
• Report intimidating behavior and other threats to patient safety promptly

Benefits

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees