Cardiac Rehab Therapist

About the role

Join our team as a Day Shift, Full-Time Cardiac Rehab Therapist at INTEGRIS Health Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.

Responsibilities

• Gathers subjective and objective information pertaining to the client from written referral, computer-made referral, clients' medical records, anthropometric measurements (utilizing ACSM and AACVPR guidelines), and findings from other health professionals.
• Educates inpatients and outpatients and their families regarding cardiovascular and pulmonary disease process, interventions, post-op/recovery, risk factors, heart failure, and home exercise as ordered by physician following ACSM and AACVPR guidelines.
• Documents all evaluations, treatments, daily progress, vital signs, and discharge guidelines in appropriate charts as outlined in organizational procedures and policies and JCAHO guidelines.
• Refers patients into the outpatient program from inpatient stay as appropriate and with physician approval.
• Notifies physician concerning problems with client during exercise and makes recommendations concerning client.
• Assists cardiac rehab team members in establishing and writing exercise prescriptions for patients as well as program development.
• Reports to Cardiopulmonary Rehab Coordinator. Also reports to physician or RN any significant symptoms, maladaptive responses, etc., identified during treatment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology or Physical Therapy (PT).
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal/written).

Qualifications

Required

• 6 months to one year of experience as an exercise physiologist or Cardiac Rehab Technician.
• Licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT) or Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology.

Preferred

• Experience working with cardiac and/or pulmonary patients.
• ACLS and stress testing experience.
• Master's degree in Exercise Physiology.

Benefits

• Front-loaded PTO.
• Medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network.
• Financial assistance for continued education.
• 24/7 mental health support.