-Increased patient volume by 12% in 1st year.-Increased patient volume by 48% in 2nd year.-Increased patient volume by 9% in 3rd year.-Coordinated VHA West Coast awarding winning My Heart's Content program.•Generate and recruit all new patients through phone calling and patient contacts•Selling exercise to meet a monthly, quarterly and year end quota of patients•Facilitate monthly staff meetings•Facilitate monthly medical director meetings•Developed Intern training program•Responsible for conducting annual employee evaluations and staff coaching agreements•Responsible for interviewing and hiring of new staff (Exercise Physiologists, RNs, and clerical assistants)•Responsible for reviewing, revising, and writing all department specific policy and procedures•Administer annual staff competencies•Responsible for staff scheduling, vacation requests, timekeeping, and payroll•Lead and facilitate award winning My Heart’s Content Education program as a pro-bono service to the community•Communicate directly with physicians as department physician contact person•Responsible for communicating and tracking all hospital admitted Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure and Pneumonia patients in accordance with new CMS transitional care regulations•Facilitate quarterly mock code blue scenarios•Present department outcomes to Medical Staff at department of Cardiology meeting annually•Responsible for developing exercise prescriptions for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab patients, and calculating Target Heart Rate ranges•Monitor and interpret ECG rhythm strips at rest and exercise•Lead informational and outreach education presentations to the community and healthcare facilities in the bay area

•Familiarize patients to exercise equipment and monitor exercise response in Phase II and Phase III cardiac patients as it relates to progress, signs, and symptoms•Develop exercise prescriptions and adjust patients workloads accordingly•Monitor blood pressures, O2 SAT’s, and heart rates during rest and exercise•Lead resistance training, stretching, and exercise education lectures•Monitor and measure ECG strips and recognize arrhythmias•Responsible for maintenance and cleaning of exercise equipment•Responsible for entering charges for patients billing

•Case manager of 20-30 phase II patients•Responsible for writing insurance authorization requests, reading and analyzing stress tests, and documenting and notifying physicians of individual patients Plan of Care for 30-45 patients•Familiarize patients to exercise equipment and monitor exercise response in Phase II and Phase III cardiac patients as pertaining to progress and signs and symptoms•Develop exercise prescriptions, Target Heart Rates, and adjust patients workloads accordingly•Monitor blood pressures, O2 SAT’s, and heart rates during rest and exercise•Lead resistance training, stretching, and exercise education lectures•Monitor ECG strips and recognize arrhythmias•Responsible for maintenance and cleaning of exercise equipment•Cardiac Rehab “Safety Coach”. Responsible for all safety issues within our department and shared facility•Responsible for recording, calculating, and analyzing outcomes (quarterly and annually)

•Experience informing/educating patients about their diagnosis.•Responsible for education of all CHF, CAD, and CVA Phase I patients. •Familiarize patients to exercise equipment and monitor exercise response in Phase II and Phase III cardiac patients as it relates to progress, signs, and symptoms•Develop exercise prescriptions, THR, and adjust patients workloads accordingly•Monitor blood pressures, O2 SAT’s, and heart rates during rest and exercise•Lead resistance training, stretching, and different educational lectures•Monitor and measure ECG strips and recognize arrhythmias•Prep and setup of 12 lead ECG and assist in conducting stress tests