Pulmo Rehab Specialist

Job description

The pulmonary health and rehabilitation program will staff (full time, part time, or consultant basis) respiratory care practitioners who will be responsible for implementing the respiratory regimen and assisting with pulmonary participant support. - Contributes expertise as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to offer comprehensive treatment strategies to provide positive outcomes for individual participants and for the pulmonary health and rehabilitation program - Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with rehab team members about individual patient findings or concerns and about program improvement issues - Demonstrates a willingness to strive toward proficiency in the clinical competencies - Demonstrates the interpersonal and observational skills needed to effectively identify appropriate psycho social adaptation to illness and/or the presence of psychopathology (e.g., depression, anger, excessive anxiety, etc.) - Assesses patients' risk factors that are modifiable and demonstrates ability to offer support and strategies to aid patient in successful therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) - Understands and utilizes contemporary theories of health behavior change in help...