Cardiopulmonary Rehab Specialist
Altru Health

Location:
Altru Hospital1200 S.Columbia Rd.Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range: $27.80 - $41.71

Summary:
Work Schedule/Hours: 32 hours per week, Monday through Friday (7:30am-4pm or 8am-4:30pm), no weekends, no holidays.

The Cardiopulmonary Rehab Specialist seeks to ensure the patient understands their condition. Performs and documents evaluations and patient assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and progresses patients as tolerated. The Specialist provides education to patients and families regarding risk factors, disease processes, and healthy lifestyle choices that could help reduce health risks. Specialist will work with cardiac and pulmonary patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments and develops an individualized treatment plan with collaborative patient goals.
  
• Supports progress of the patient by monitoring, reassessing and modifying treatment.
  
• Provides interactive education and skills training for patients and their families.
  
• Collects and reviews patient and program outcomes. Communicates findings to medical director and referring physician that warrant discussion or medical follow up.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
  

Certifications

• Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to start date | HR Primary Sources
  
• Respiratory Therapist | North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
  
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
  

Notes

• Can be licensed as Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist
  

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)
• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)
• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
• Crawl: Not Applicable
• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Twist: Frequently (34-66%)
• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
• See: Continuously (67-100%)
• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)
• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
• Outdoor: Not Applicable
• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:
Infrequent Driver

Reference ID: R4498

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