Lead Cardiopulmonary Rehab Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Copley Hospital, located in Morrisville/Stowe VT, is looking for a Lead Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Clinician to join our team!

Please join us and make a real impact in your patients’ lives as you coordinate and grow our Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab program! Work alongside a dedicated Medical Director and Clinical Rehab Director to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care.

In this role, you will:
• Coordinate all aspects of the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab program
• Provide direct patient care, including exercise prescription and education
• Collaborate closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans
• Monitor patient progress and ensure quality, safety, and compliance standards are met
• Lead program development, documentation, regulatory compliance and outcome tracking initiatives

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a growing service, build lasting patient relationships, and be part of a supportive and collaborative team.

This is a Part-Time position (FT available).

Copley Hospital has a variety of shifts available across Full-Time, Part-Time, and Per Diem needs with day and evening shift availability. Please consider applying to discuss how your availability may align.

Compensation:Negotiable.

An offer of employment may vary based on factors such as experience, education, skill, internal equity, and market data.

• Provide group and individual patient and family education for any established CR and or PR education topics:
  
  -Exercise
  -Nutrition
  -Weight Management
  -BP Management
  -Lipid Management
  -Stress Management
  -Heart Function
  -Cardiac Symptoms
  -Risk Factors
  -Medications
  -Energy Conservation
  -Lung Function
  -Pulmonary Symptom Management
  -Supplemental Oxygen needs
  -Breathing Techniques
  -Infection prevention and Management
  -Other topics as required by specific patient assessment and needs.
• Assess patient compliance with all medications based on patient reports, symptoms and clinical evidence: BP, HR, telemetry, lipids, BG, pain, Oxygen Saturation, weight, medications for co morbidities.
• Assess need for and provide Tobacco cessation behavior interventions to promote tobacco cessation and long-term tobacco-free adherence
• Determine appropriateness of using Heart watch with and teach patient the use of for the following purposes: safe progression from telemetry to self monitoring heart rate, teaching self monitoring, assessing patient’s accuracy in self monitoring pulse.
• Participates in department and program staff meetings and quality improvement activities. Contributes to continually assessing and improving the quality of the programs. Promptly and appropriately responds to changes in procedures and policies. Proactively discusses procedural issues and opportunities for improvement with supervisor and other assigned individuals, in a professional and constructive manner.
• Utilize the department computer system for telemetry monitoring and all documentation requirements, incorporating system upgrades. Participate in system troubleshooting and communications with technical support staff.
• Follow department procedures and policies for patient registration and billing.
• Complete a comprehensive patient Initial Assessment, and document in accordance with department policy. Perform and document these within the approved and allotted time frames.
• Manage the exercise sessions safely while capturing all required documentation elements of the program. Monitor, direct, assess and progress the programs of 4-5 telemetry or non-telemetry patients in accordance with each individual Assessment and Plan, and based on patients' signs, symptoms and reports.
• Develop patient individualized treatment Plan of Care in accordance with department policy in the time allotted.
• Assess signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia and take appropriate actions.
• Compile & submit Evaluation and Plan of Care to referring providers and Medical Director in accordance with CPR standards for assigned patients, in the allotted time frames.
• Complete and submit monthly Progress Reports for assigned patients to referring providers and Medical Director, within appropriate…