About The Role

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist assists patients with acute recovery from cardiovascular and/or pulmonary disease in an effort to optimize their health and maximize quality of life.

Required Behaviors

As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy

Preferred Qualifications

Recent experience working in cardiac, pulmonary, physical therapy or exercise related environment
Recent experience working with continuous cardiac monitoring and/or EKG interpretation related skills or training
Recent experience performing vital signs and ability to interpret and respond to abnormal values
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Duties and Responsibilities

Able to obtain and interpret vital signs, responds to abnormal values appropriately
Observes cardiac monitors, interprets cardiac rhythms and correctly operates cardiac monitoring equipment
Develops expertise in operating, teaching and safely monitoring patients in the use of a wide variety or exercise equipment
Assists with clerical and/or receptionist duties as needed
Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter
Understands and follows policy and procedure
Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement
Demonstrates teamwork
Actively participates in the department
Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions

Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements

Special Demands

Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely or chronically ill patients and families