Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator

3M HEALTHCARE; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

DailyPay access to earned pay

Tuition coverage

Job summary

SSM Health in Missouri is seeking a Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab professional to provide direct patient care, monitor patients, and guide therapeutic exercise programs.

The role involves collaborating with nurses, physicians and an interdisciplinary team, performing assessments, developing exercise prescriptions, coordinating testing and follow-up, and contributing to quality improvement efforts through education and outreach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs daily through chart review, unit nurses or cardiac nurse, physicians and interdisciplinary team.
• Provides exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen; updates prescription according to the patient's response.
• Schedules and coordinates patient assessment, testing, results reporting, treatment and follow up as needed.
• Assesses hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilizes information to provide appropriate exercise prescription.
• Performs appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for setting.
• Participates in routine maintenance and calibration of the test equipment to ensure its proper operating condition and reporting the need for major repair.
• Assists in recruiting/interviewing and onboarding of new associates.
• Creates quality improvement monitoring strategies and improvement initiatives.
• Assists in monitoring of staff performance.
• Provides exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

Job Summary

Provides direct patient care to cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients including various types of monitoring, education and therapeutic exercise programs.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

• Assesses patient needs daily through chart review, unit nurses or cardiac nurse, physicians and interdisciplinary team.
• Provides exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen; updates prescription according to the patient's response.
• Schedules and coordinates patient assessment, testing, results reporting, treatment and follow up as needed.
• Assesses hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilizes information to provide appropriate exercise prescription.
• Performs appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for setting.
• Participates in routine maintenance and calibration of the test equipment to ensure its proper operating condition and reporting the need for major repair.
• Assists in recruiting/interviewing and onboarding of new associates.
• Creates quality improvement monitoring strategies and improvement initiatives.
• Assists in monitoring of staff performance.
• Provides exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: 3002000023 Cardiac/Pulm Rehab

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.