Facility: Cobb Hospital

Wellstar Cobb in Austell, Georgia is seeking a PRN Cardiac Rehab Educator. The Cardiac Rehab Educator functions under the direction of the Cardiac Rehab Manager and WellStar Director of Cardiac Rehab and is responsible for providing age appropriate cardiac education which addresses the biological, emotional, developmental, and psychosocial needs of the patient/family within the acute care setting. Serves as a resource of cardiac education to other inter-disciplines of the acute care setting. The Cardiac Educator functions as the liaison and/or facilitator for patients and families between inpatient cardiac services and appropriate outpatient cardiac services such as Phase II and Phase III Cardiac Rehab.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Patient and Family Teaching

Provide patient specific teaching according to diagnosis, treatment plan and patient’s learning needs.
Provide family education both individually and, in a class, setting.
Use team centered approach to address patient and family learning needs. Maintains confidentiality
Facilitate Outpatient Referral Process

Provide patients and families information regarding Phase II and Phase III cardiac rehab and encourage participation as appropriate.
Act as a liaison between inpatient (patients and physicians) and outpatient Cardiac Rehab to ensure a smooth referral process
Teaching Resources

Communicate with staff and supervisors regarding teaching material needs
Assist team with appropriate material updates to reflect changes in the cardiology scope of practice
Utilize custom books and Krames on Demand to fulfill patient and family education resource needs
Self-Development

Seeks opportunities to learn through in-services, grand rounds, web casts, computer-based learning modules, meetings and peer to peer knowledge sharing
Identifies self-learning needs and seeks opportunities for improvement
Maintains current BLS and ACLS skills. ACLS requirement determined by Site Leader
Team Responsibilities and Professional Conduct

Supports performance improvement initiatives designed to promote quality patient care.
Serves as a mentor in the development of peers, staff and students
Supports fiscal accountability for human and material resources
Maintains flexibility to respond to changing needs of team
Collaborates with leadership to promote a positive team atmosphere
Demonstrates an understanding of and practices the “Safety First” initiatives.
Maintains attendance/punctuality in accordance with system policy and procedure
Adheres to dress code and is neat in appearance.
Adheres to department standards according to Cardiac Rehab policies and procedures
Customer Service

Uses internal resources to enhance skill and promote customer service.
Actively searches for methods to improve customer service or patient care.
Serves as an educational resource for other professionals within the hospital and WellStar system.
Serves as liaison between Phase 1 and Phase 2 and 3 Cardiac Rehab, for physicians and multidisciplinary team.
Communication and Documentation

Demonstrates understanding of circumstances when referral to other health professional is appropriate.
Documents in a timely manner any clinical findings that require medical follow-up for patient safety and treatment success.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills with patients, families, team members and other health care professionals.
Demonstrates competency in communicating and documenting delivery of care (patient education) to patients/families.
Technology

Has working knowledge of Outlook.
Has working knowledge of Success Factors
Has working knowledge of basic Microsoft word.
Has working knowledge of Perfect Serve
Limits equipment/computer use to work related functions
Electronic Medical Record – separate competency
Security and Confidentiality – separate document

Required Minimum Education:

Graduate of an accredited and approved school of nursing, Required or
an Exercise Physiologist Required and
Master's Degree in Exercise Science Required or related field. Required

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Required
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Required
Master's Exercise Science/Related Preferred
Reg Nurse (Single State) Preferred
RN - Multi-state Compact 4.00 Preferred

Additional Licenses and Certifications: n/a

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 1 year in Cardiology Required

Required Minimum Skills:

Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and cardiovascular procedures, tests, and recovery care.
Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risks and life style modification recommendations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
Must be able to teach individuals as well as large groups using various teaching principles and methods of learning.
The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude. (See core competencies)