The Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator (CRC) is a pivotal role in the provision of secondary health prevention to patients who have suffered a cardiac event. This role involves working within prescribed legislation to provide proficient clinical, management, quality and safety, and educations leadership. The CRC will triage referrals and engage with stakeholders both internal and external, coordinate the Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program and provide education and support to staff and patients within the CCU. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator is the clinical leader of the multidisciplinary team which provides for the needs of individual patients and supporting them in their recovery and journey towards a healthier lifestyle.

Under limited direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing ICU/CCU Critical Care you will have the ability to work independently and part of a multidisciplinary team. You will:

1. Provide holistic patient care by delivering advanced clinical assessment, planning, implementing, and monitoring of patient health care needs in accordance with existing practice standards and guidelines to achieve best practice health outcomes.
2. Facilitation and delivery of patient education, clinical review and rehabilitation classes in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team in the outpatient setting accounting for diversity and different learning styles.
3. Delivery of nursing education demonstrating a commitment to fostering the learning culture through active contribution to specialty education and training of self and others, knowledge of current guidelines.
4. Participates in the development, review and maintenance of clinical standards, policies and protocols, continuous quality improvement and clinical research.
5. Keeping program statistics- including: referral numbers, attendance rates, outcome data.
6. Practice in accordance with relevant Government Health policies and procedures, the position description, Code of Conduct and industrial agreements and comply with relevant Canberra Health Service (CHS) WHS policies, procedures, work instructions and requests;
7. Participate in recruitment/retention, selection, orientation processes and other human resources activities as per delegation.
8. Patient satisfactions as measured by compliments, complaints and formal surveys
9. Take a strong leadership role and implementing effective management practices in relation to Identifying areas for practice development and quality improvement, research opportunities and conducting and responding to audits relating to the NSQHS Standards.
10. Demonstrating the principles of workplace equity, safety and injury prevention in work practices and interactions with patients, visitors, contractors and other CHS employees and clients and take reasonable care of your own health and safety and the health and safety of others in the workplace;
11. Accountability for the management and reporting of risk by patients, visitors and contractors.
12. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

• Strong organisational and leadership skills with role modelling behaviours and a high degree of drive consistent with CHS vision and values
• Knowledge of cardiovascular disease and anatomy
• Ability to manage and develop the full range of materials for education and training including, for example, evidence-based guidelines and materials.
• Innovation, adaptability and flexibility to manage a busy health service. ·
• A strong focus on person centred care and a commitment to quality outcomes.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Essential

• Post Graduate Qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Advanced life Support.
• 100% compliance with Mandatory training on induction and maintained annually.

Desirable

• Qualifications in Cardiac Rehabilitation or Advance Practice Nursing.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

Essential

• Minium 5 years post registration experience working in an Acute Care Hospital.
• Prior experience in a Cardiology environment.
• Demonstrated experience working as an independent clinical practitioner.

Desirable

• Prior experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation or Heart Failure.
• Computer literacy skills and proficient use of CHS applications.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Demonstrated broad clinical and operational experience in the area of Cardiac Rehabilitation with demonstrated advanced, comprehensive nursing assessment skills, and the ability to plan and implement comprehensive care plans for the patient post cardiac event.
2. Demonstrated proficient leadership, problem solving, organisational, and communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders and interact as part of the multidisciplinary team including effective negotiation and conflict resolution.
3. Demonstrated ability to utilise and participate in the development and presentation of adult education programs, as well as ability to prepares and deliver a range of learning and professional development opportunities for nurses who are providing inpatient education.
4. Demonstrated experience in identifying practice development, audit and research opportunities in the Cardiac rehabilitation space as well as commitment to own professional development including affiliation with relevant professional organizations
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Frequently
Standing for long periods	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Frequently
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Occasionally
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Never

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 - 9kg	Occasionally
Lifting 10 - 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Occasionally
Climbing	Never
Running	Never
Reaching	Occasionally
Kneeling	Never
Foot and leg movement	Occasionally
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Occasionally
Bending/squatting	Occasionally
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Occasionally
Push/pull	Occasionally
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Occasionally

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Never
Frequent travel – driving	Never

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Never
Excessive noise	Never
Low lighting	Never
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Never
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Never