- Providing inpatient and outpatient care to patients with cardiovascular and/or pulmonary disease. Patient education, wellness and program development and implementation are primary functions of the CES.
- Assess and evaluate phase I, II and III cardiac and pulmonary patient’s functional status and implement appropriate exercise prescription based on findings
- Provide patient education for inpatients and outpatients and documents patient progression and response to exercise. Gathers data to be utilized with outcome studies.
- Participates in development and implementation of new programs, services and/or testing.
- Routinely performs specialized testing and procedures such as Pulmonary Function Testing, Basal Metabolism Test and Non-invasive stress testing
- Communicates with patients, families and all healthcare professionals required to provide comprehensive interdisciplinary care
- Maintains skills and knowledge through training and continuing education to provide expected standards of care
Position Requirements:
- Associates degree in Nursing (A.D.N.) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) as well as Respiratory Therapy, Exercise Physiologist considered.
- Customer friendly
- Must be in good health and able to physically complete a fitness assessment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Active listening, hearing and visual skills
- Must use written and/or verbal sources of information
- Good problem solving skills
- Basic personal computer skills and comfort with Microsoft Windows operating system; database and word processing skills required
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time
- Ability to embrace the client relationship to guide decisions and actions
- Demonstrates good team work
- CPR and AED certification.
- Professional fitness certification from an approved organization within first 6 months of employment.
- Comply with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and policies
- Patient Centered Customer Service: Genuinely care about people.
- Cultivate a compassionate environment: Changing lives for the better together.
- Clinical and Operational Excellence: A relentless drive to be the best.
- Holistic Approach: Think and act for the benefit of the whole.
- Promote a collaborative environment: Build effective working relationships with others.
- Identify and Develop Talent: Prepare others to deliver excellence.
- Business Acumen: Know, own and drive our business.
- Continually Simplify and Improve: Work to make everything as efficient as possible.
- Foster Innovation: Seek and apply leading edge solutions.
- Set Clear Direction: Tell others where you are going, how to get there and why.
- Must be in good health and able to physically complete a fitness assessment.
- Ability to lift/carry 50lbs.
- Frequent and prolonged bending stooping, crouching, walking, pushing, pulling and standing.