Pulmo Rehab Specialist

Pay: $25–$45 per hour

About the role

The pulmonary health and rehabilitation program will staff respiratory care practitioners on a full-time, part-time, or consultant basis. Practitioners will implement the respiratory regimen and assist with pulmonary participant support as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive treatment strategies and positive outcomes for participants and the program.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with rehab team members about individual patient findings, concerns, and program improvement issues
• Strive toward proficiency in clinical competencies
• Identify appropriate psycho-social adaptation to illness and/or psychopathology (e.g., depression, anger, excessive anxiety) using interpersonal and observational skills
• Assess patients' modifiable risk factors and offer support and strategies for successful therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC)
• Utilize contemporary theories of health behavior change to help participants identify learning and lifestyle modification goals
• Participate in the program's educational efforts, classes, and/or individual sessions
• Assist in the initial assessment and orientation of new participants
• Contribute to the development of individualized treatment plans with other staff members
• Apply knowledge of exercise science to populations with pulmonary disease and other potential co-morbidities
• Develop and adjust individual exercise prescriptions based on GXT, daily patient response, and physician recommendations
• Supervise exercise sessions, monitoring participants for inappropriate responses to exercise
• Perform oximetry, heart rate, and blood pressure measurements
• Assess participants pre, during, and post-exercise, making appropriate referrals or recommendations to participants, staff, and the Medical Director
• Observe telemetry responses when indicated
• Document initial and daily assessment data in participant records
• Immediately report new, changing, or significant participant conditions (e.g., oxygen desaturation, dysrhythmias, abnormal blood pressure responses) to the supervising physician
• Initiate ACLS measures and/or emergency care according to hospital policy
• Participate in the collection, analysis, and reporting of individual patient and program outcomes
• Stay current in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation through journals, in-services, and conferences
• Participate in emergency drills and mock codes on a routine basis
• Attend all scheduled staff meetings