Cardiac Rehab Therapist Assistant

Department: Cardiopulmonary

Employment Status: Temporary (0.6)- 48 hours per pay period

Benefit Status: Temporary

Hours:

• Monday-Wednesday-Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday off
• No Weekends

Position Objective: The staff assists the Cardiac Rehab Coordinator with the daily operations of Cardiopulmonary Rehab to ensure the Cardiopulmonary program provides high quality care and excellent customer services in accordance with the federal regulations and standards.

Essential Responsibilities

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

• Assesses patient, identifies his/her cardiac risk factors
• Assists with the development and prepares exercise prescription, develops and implements the individual treatment plan in collaboration with the Physician
• Collects outcome data and reports this information
• Evaluate and modifies ITP as needed to meet goals (in collaboration with the Physician)
• Recognizes and attends to the psychosocial and developmental growth needs of patients and those significant to the patient
• Performs new patient orientation and assessment
• Leads patient in strength training and warm up exercises
• Guides patients in exercise progression
• Communicates with patients provider as needed or required
• Leads and able to provide education classes on cardiac risk factors

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Participates in departmental or organizational meetings and trainings
• Demonstrates ability to use equipment relevant to the position
• Assists with pulmonary rehab program

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health’s mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Exercise Science or Graduate of an ADN or BSN school or College of Nursing- Active and current MN RN Licensure
• BLS Certified

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS (Prefer to obtain within 3 months of hire)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in EKG interpretation
• Advance knowledge of exercise physiology, cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology, nutrition, risk factors modification strategies, health coaching/counseling techniques as defined in the AACVPR core competencies position statement

Union Position

No