Clinical Team Leader - Cardio Rehab

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Job Description Summary:

This position assures patient and/or family are provided with education to enhance their knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors necessary to fully benefit from the health care interventions provided. He/She is responsible for ensuring that community referrals are managed in collaboration with referring physicians. He/She promotes patient self-responsibility, is a resource for community resources and hospital personnel. This position also provides specialized knowledge of the disease process related to patient education and outcomes among leadership, staff and physicians. He/She has responsibility for daily operations of the program, including billing, documentation, ordering of supplies, reporting system metrics, and participating in Heart Services activities. The Team Leader is accountable for achieving optimal outcomes of customer service related to the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and includes oversight of all disciplines involved in both programs. These disciplines include but are not limited to registered nurses, exercise physiologists, program administrators, and patient support assistants.

Responsibilities And Duties:

1. 35%

Clinical Responsibilities 1. Assesses functional health status, performs initial assessment and symptom management, performs monitoring and management of patients participating in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and assesses patient physical, functional, psychological, social and environmental status. 2. Provides direct patient treatment including monitoring during exercise session or clinic visit, patient education, facilitation of health self-management skills, and provides learning environment to assist patients to learn how to minimize risk factors and adopt heart-healthy lifestyles. 3. Identifies individualized patient centered goals and facilitates self-management by patient and his/her family. 4. Monitors individualized patient care to ensure quality, quantity, timeliness, and effectiveness of treatment; provides reassessment to assume treatment inappropriate, cost effective, and enhances patient independence. 5. Coordinates patient care delivery by collaborating with multidisciplinary team which could include exercise physiologist, dietitians, mental health professionals, physicians, and other healthcare providers to assure comprehensive care. 6. Appropriately selects and performs patient education activities related to disease management/streamline processes and coordinates all course work. 2.

30%

Patient Education 1. Assesses patient educational level, age, culture, language, and readiness to learn; religious practices; physical and emotional limits. Individualize teaching to ability of patient and family to comprehend and implement education. 2. Develops, implements, monitors, and modifies individualized patient care through interdisciplinary team process, in conjunction with patient, family, and referring physician, to facilitate optimal outcomes for self-management, symptom reduction, risk factor modification, disease management and promotion of heart healthy lifestyle behaviors. This is accomplished in the clinic and/or in one-on-one consulting sessions. 3. Provides appropriate educational materials for all patients in assigned areas and an ongoing educational plan for staff nurses and other healthcare providers to encourage educational documentation and staff participation in patient education. 4. Assures patients and families are familiar with specifics of their program i.e., Coumadin risks, environment, equipment t and understand patient guidelines and bill of rights to promote patient flow, comfort and safety. 3.

15%

: Leadership 1. Provides input to manager regarding staff performance and provides feedback informally and formally, through annual performance review and goal setting, and ongoing supervision and evaluation. 2. Assures completeness and accuracy of competency and licensure database for all staff. 3. Assures appropriate orientation and continuing education of interdisciplinary staff by providing opportunities to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for program delivery. 4. Maintains completeness and accuracy of clinical data through routine data reporting and data analysis. 5. Implements quality process improvement initiatives to ensure work efficiency and optimize customer satisfaction. 6. Serves on process improvement team and assures departmental involvement as appropriate. 7. Serves as liaison between McConnell Heart Health Center departments and physicians to foster integration to facilitate smooth flow of participants and information. 8. Assists Manager in development of new programs and services. 4.

10%

: Financial Performance 1. Meets MHHC specific outcomes based on Riverside balanced scorecard as defined by Clinical Manager. 2. Assures cost efficient use of program resources. 3. Monitors and assures accuracy of volumes tracking as well as managing expenses related to the program. 5. 5%

: Policies, Procedures, Certifications and Regulations 1. Ensures audit procedures, clinical documentation, clinical billing, JCAHO are completed, reported, evaluated and appropriate changes are made based on findings. 2. Participates in development of policies and procedures and coordinates annual review of departmental policies and procedures. 3. Assures compliance with appropriate regulations and standards of care and quality JCAHO, OSHA, AACVPR, OhioHealth, etc. 6. 5%

: Professional Development 1. Participates in educational programs and in-services to keep current on clinical best practices and national guidelines regarding cardiac rehabilitation. 2. Publishes and presents program outcomes. 3. Assumes responsibility for self-development to meet performances goals, certification and program standard.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (Required)ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association, BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association

Additional Job Description:

Field of Study: exercise physiology or related field with minimum 3 yrs. work Experience in a clinical setting(not including internship. BLS and ACLS Certification . Knowledge of CVD risk factors, exercise physiology, pathophysiology, and adult learning principles. in Anatomy and Physiology; risk factors and modification tools; activity guidelines and progression of activity for patient with cardiovascular diagnosis; adult principles and Experience in teaching adults; EKG interpretation/physical assessment skills; and oral presentation skills. Ability to identify and adjust teaching needs based on an individual s needs and abilities. May require advanced training in specialty areas; understanding of systems and change process; ability to communicate verbally and in writing; organizational skills; diplomacy; assertiveness skills; autonomy; and openness to change. Personal computer skills. Viewed by peers and physicians as clinical expert in his/her area of practice. 3 years Experience in a clinical setting.

Work Shift:

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Department

New Albany Cardiac Rehab

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