Description
Cardiac and Pulmonary Clinical Team Leader
Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness
Requisition:1907249
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hiring a full-time Clinical Team Leader to work in our multi-disciplinary Dayani Center. Our center is home to rehabilitation based programs including physical therapy, lymphedema therapy, aquatic rehab, cardiac rehab, and pulmonary rehab. Our medical fitness facility is for adults recovering from or managing medical conditions by addressing whole body needs. We offer unique approaches to health care including a warm water therapy pool, track, gym, as well as one-on-one therapy sessions with our patients.
JOB SUMMARY:
This Clinical Team Leader (CTL) will supervise a team of cardiac and pulmonary rehab providers and the Dayani Medical Fitness staff. The CTL will actively participate in overall management of these departments, development of clinical practice standards, and provision of patient-focused delivery of care and services. The CTL will be accountable for implementation and outcomes for goals associated with people, leadership, quality, service, compliance, finance, throughput and scheduling. The CTL ensures the departments' optimal performance by engaging in effective problem solving and root cause analysis to maximize efficiencies and meet performance standards. Additional responsibilities include providing feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions, and fostering a high-performance culture.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise day to day performance of assigned staff members: Cardiac Rehab Staff (RNs, Exercise Specialists), Pulmonary Rehab Staff (RTs), and Medical Fitness Staff (Exercise specialists, Group Fitness Instructors).
- Assess and coach staff to achieve goals.
- Complete formal evaluation of direct reports.
- Support leadership team in development of staff members by providing substantive feedback.
- Demonstrate clinical and technical knowledge to coach staff on day-to-day activities.
- Provide direct patient care within the cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, and medical fitness programs on a weekly basis.
- Implement rehab specific policies and practice guidelines in accordance with VUMC policy and regulatory standards using standardized tools and instruments.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Position Qualifications
Required
- Graduate of an approved discipline specific program and 5 years relevant experience with no substitution of experience to satisfy the minimum education requirement permitted.
- Beyond the education and relevant experience requirement, an advanced clinical certification within 12month of start date will be expected to be obtained
Preferred Qualifications
- 3-5 years of clinical experience in an Outpatient Rehab Setting as one of the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapist (RT) or Exercise Specialist (ES)with a minimum of one advanced certification listed below
- 1-3 Years of Leadership Experience
Preferred Qualifications - Advanced Certifications
- ACSM- Certified Exercise Physiologist
- ACSM- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist or Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
- AACVPR- Certified Cardiac Rehab Professional (CCRP)
Work Hours
- Exempt, Full-Time, Monday-Friday Clinic Hours
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
- Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
- Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
- The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
- Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
- National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
- Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.
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