Job Description
Primary City/State:
Glendale, Arizona
Department Name: Cardiac Rehab-Hosp
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Clinical Care
A rewarding career that fits your life. Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better.
Banner Thunderbird cares for a high volume of heart disease patients throughout the state of Arizona and the southwest. Our physicians stand out as being active participants in national research and as providers of cardiac training to physicians from all over the United States and the world. Our goal is to offer patients excellent cardiac services by providing safe, compassionate care and the best advanced treatment options.
As an Exercise Physiologist in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center you will play a key role in supporting patients across all phases of recovery, from inpatient to long-term maintenance. The daily work includes assessing patients' medical status, developing individualized exercise prescriptions, and leading supervised exercise sessions while closely monitoring vitals, ECG, and symptoms to ensure safety. You will provide education on lifestyle medication, breathing techniques, and risk-factor management, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to support recovery and long-term wellness. Through compassionate coaching and evidence-based practice, you will help patients build confidence, improve functional capacity, and transition safely from hospital care to independent exercise.
Schedule: 24-hours per week working Monday-Friday either four 6-hour shifts or three 8-hour shifts between 7:30 am - 4 pm. Should you have any questions, please contact Debbie Hoekstra at [click to reveal phone number]970-810-6347 or [click to reveal email address] debbie.hoekstra@bannerhealth.com .
Banner Health's premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children's Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position provides assessment, treatment, and education to cardiac patients and their families during their inpatient stay post cardiac event and in outpatient cardiac and/or pulmonary rehabilitation. Works in phase 1 rehabilitation; performs various exercise tolerance tests and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. May perform pharmacological stress testing.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations to determine appropriate intervention. Develops a plan of care and exercise goals, as ordered by physician or other referral source. Serves as a resource to new Clinical Exercise Physiologists and reinforces high quality patient care, appropriate exercise prescription and in-depth patient education. May independently run phase I, II, III, cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation classes. May delegate duties to team members under the direction of Exercise Physiologist Lead or leadership.
2. Implements individualized exercise plans that consider patients' physical and age-specific needs and abilities. Ensures that treatment plans are supported by standard practices and/or current literature. Re-evaluates treatment plans, as needed, to ensure safety and maximum patient benefit. Follows protocol with little deviation for patient assessments and exercise prescription. Promotes and may be a resource to team for standardization of exercise testing, department protocols and best practices. Maintains strong working relationships with physicians; provides recommendations and guidance specific to knowledge baseAssists with training of staff so that quality of care is standardized across all phases of cardiac and pulmonary rehab and/or exercise testing. Provides feedback to peers and assists Lead with daily department operations under direction of management.
3. Educates patients and family during phase 1 cardiac rehab to promote patient participation and attainment of exercise program goals. May ambulate post open-heart patients to improve outcomes and safe/prompt discharge home. Ambulation done both in the telemetry and intensive care unit. Provides individualized home programs with clear instructions. Instructs patients and families in pathology, discharge guidelines, risk factor modification, and exercise individually and through classes for both cardiac and pulmonary patients. Provides highest acuity patient care while meeting all quality standards.
4. Presents educational material to team to aid in maintaining clinical relevance and application of best practices. May be involved in Quality Control (QC) and Process Improvement (PI) projects.
5. Independently documents patient treatment according to professional and regulatory standards. Maintains strong competency in policies and procedures and all required documentation. May serve as a resource to other team members. Supports compliance to policies, procedures and regulatory standards. Assists with coordination of care from beginning to end to follow best practices.
6. Follows plan of care to accomplish functions within established procedures and scope of practice. Makes independent judgments based on specialized knowledge. Confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. Internal customers: All levels of nursing management and staff, medical staff, and all other members of the interdisciplinary health care team. External Customers: Physician offices, patient families, third party payers, and medical supply companies.
7. Utilizes solid understanding of medical devices, equipment function and quality control measurements. Adheres to safety policies. Troubleshoots equipment issues; notifies lead and manager if there is a need to communicate with vendor. Assists with follow up for repairs and maintenance as needed. Maintains a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
8. Complies with all ethical, legal and professional responsibilities. Maintains confidentiality of all patient information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Requires a level of clinical knowledge as normally obtained through Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology or related field.
Minimum experience of a 300 + hour internship in cardiac rehabilitation or equivalent clinical/patient hours.
Requires knowledge in cardiac/pulmonary physiology, management and treatment of chronic disease, health promotion, ECG interpretation.
Requires the ability to work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare providers. Must have strong interpersonal, communication and human relation skills.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in Exercise Physiology or related field
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
600+ hour internship in outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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Full time, Internship, Monday to Friday, Shift work,