Supervisor Cardiac Rehab

CommonSpirit Health•Omaha, NE

About The Position

The Supervisor of Cardiac Rehab provides leadership and oversight for cardiac rehabilitation services, supporting high-quality rehabilitative care and education for cardiac patients. The role manages daily operations, leads and mentors healthcare professionals, develops individualized treatment plans, and monitors patient progress to support recovery and sustainable lifestyle changes. The supervisor oversees the assigned work unit to promote safe and appropriate patient care, achieve clinical core measurement scores, and ensure timely, cost-effective operations that comply with organizational values, professional standards, internal policies and procedures, and regulatory requirements. The position participates in developing and implementing clinical systems and programs, updates procedures and training materials, documents productivity and quality indicators, reports on performance metrics, and collaborates with other departments. The role continuously monitors services, outcomes, quality control, patient and family satisfaction, staffing, and operational effectiveness. It assesses the clinical area for improvement opportunities, supports adequate internal controls, and develops recommendations for changes to standards, programs, and services. The supervisor interviews and assesses new cardiac and pulmonary patients for entry into phase II monitored or phase III unmonitored programs, prepares required patient charts and forms, and enters participant information into the Scott Care System. The position also performs measurements and assessments including height, weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, EKGs, and lung auscultation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 1 year of experience in the discipline, or 3 years of experience in the discipline.
Basic Life Support.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Responsibilities

Supervise daily operations of the assigned work unit to ensure safe, appropriate, timely, and cost-effective patient care.
Lead and mentor healthcare professionals and support the delivery of high-quality rehabilitative care and patient education.
Develop individualized treatment plans and monitor patient progress.
Participate in developing and implementing clinical systems and programs to enhance services and standards of care.
Recommend and implement procedures, guidelines, and training materials to support regulatory and accreditation compliance.
Ensure work-unit activities, productivity, and quality indicators are documented according to CHI-FH guidelines.
Produce and present reports on key performance indicators and benchmarking metrics.
Collaborate with other departments to resolve problems, share information, and improve effectiveness and productivity.
Continuously monitor services, patient outcomes, quality control, patient and family satisfaction, staffing needs, and operational effectiveness.
Identify opportunities for quality and performance improvement and recommend initiatives.
Ensure internal controls support accurate, complete, and compliant programs and processes.
Develop recommendations for changes to standards, programs, and services for consideration by the Director.
Interview and assess new cardiac and pulmonary patients for phase II monitored or phase III unmonitored programs.
Create patient charts and complete the forms required for program entry.
Enter required participant information into the Scott Care System, including demographics, medical information, exercise prescriptions, and survey results.
Measure participant height, weight, resting and exercise blood pressure, and resting and exercise oxygen saturation.
Perform resting and exercise EKGs and auscultate lungs to assess breath sounds.