Cardiac Rehab Specialist

Fully Remote  •  Brookfield, CT 06804; Clearwater, FL 33759

Salary Range

$32.00 - $32.00 Hourly

Position Type

Full Time

Job Shift

Day

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage

None

Category

Health Care

General Description (Duties & Responsibilities)

•   Monitor, assess, treat, and document patient tolerance of exercise via ROMTech virtual user platform.

•   Provide exercise, lifestyle modification, and disease management education for patients and family members.

•   Provide exercise prescription for patients utilizing clinical assessment data, patient status, and current medication regimen, and update prescription according to patient response.

•   Complete all required patient documentation, including ITP and session notes in a timely and HIPAA-compliant manner.

•   Recognize contraindications to exercise, abnormal patient responses, and respond appropriately per protocol.

•   Communicate with the Director, Cardiac Rehab, supervising physician, and other appropriate staff, both verbally and in writing.

•   Interpret patient’s ECG and biometric data efficiently and effectively.

•   Compile current medication list and ensure patients fully understand the reason for and actions of all medications.

•   Provide both personal and user feedback related to product, meeting with the Director, Cardiac Rehab and Product Manager to assist with product development as needed.

•   Assist with development of educational content as needed.

•   Other duties as may arise from time to time and as may be assigned to the employee.

Skills & Abilities

•   Must demonstrate a strong ability to multitask, working with multiple patients simultaneously while maintaining standards and taking appropriate action when necessary.

•   Enthusiastic and motivated with strong interpersonal skills; desire and ability to develop patient rapport in telehealth setting.

•   Strong verbal and written communication skills.

•   Strong organizational and time-management skills.

•   Organized and supportive of flexibility in working with a team.

•   Proficient with Microsoft 365. 

Work Experience Requirements

•   Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or related field.

•   Master’s degree in Exercise in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or related field not required, preferred.

•   Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in a cardiac rehab program. 

•   2 years of experience in a center-based cardiac rehab setting required.

•   Basic Life Support (BLS), First Aid/CPR are required.

•   ACLS certification, required. ACSM-CEP and/or AACVPR-CCRP preferred. 

•   Must be bi-lingual (English and Spanish)

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

•   Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

•   Moderate noise (i.e., phone calls, online meetings, computer audio)

•   While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

•   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

•   Regular, predictable attendance is required.