Pulmonary Specialist

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to support Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in a hospital setting. The role involves patient orientation, education, and supervision of exercise sessions, while ensuring compliance with guidelines and accurate documentation.

The position requires graduation from an AMA-approved Respiratory Care program, current BLS certification, and a commitment to ACLS preparation.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of a two-year AMA approved program for Respiratory Care.
• Current certification in BLS Life Support; willingness to obtain ACLS.

Responsibilities

• 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 provides a safe environment for exercise.
• Maintains confidential patient records per accepted standards.
• Communicates patient progress through summary reports to physicians and medical director.
• Assures patient compliance with insurance and Medicare guidelines for reimbursement.
• Performs ongoing quality improvement monitors to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Markets Pulmonary Rehabilitation to physicians and respiratory care practitioners.
• Assesses learning needs of Easy Breathers Club; schedules speakers and facilitates meetings.
• Develops learning and competency standards for rehabilitation staff and ensures annual compliance.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Problem solving

Team building

Communication

Education

AMA approved Respiratory Care program graduate

Tools

ScottCare telemetry system

Job description

Major Responsibilities:

Performs duties and responsibilities in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

• 1)Performs patient orientations with six minute walks, and exit interviews.
• 2)Assures compliance with guidelines for participant orientation, education, exercise, risk factor modification, and counseling.
• 3)Conducts Phase II and Phase III exercise sessions and provide a safe environment for exercise.
• 4)Maintains confidential patient records in accordance with accepted standards
• 5)Communicates patient progress through summary outcome reports to primary physician and medical director.
• 6)Assures patient compliance with insurance and Medicare guidelines for reimbursement.
• 7)Performs on going quality improvement monitors to evaluate effectiveness of program.
• 8)Markets Pulmonary Rehabilitation program to physicians and respiratory care practitioners.
• 9)Assesses learning needs of Easy Breathers Club; schedules speakers to address those needs and facilitates the meetings.
• 10)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:

• 1)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.
• 2)Abide by all department and hospital policies and procedures.
• 3)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.
• 4)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.
• 5)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.

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.