Cardiopulmonary Rehab Specialist
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND, USA
USD 27.8-41.71 / hour
Posted on Aug 26, 2025
Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.
Location:
Altru Clinic1300 S. Columbia Rd.Grand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $27.80 - $41.71Summary:
The Cardiopulmonary Rehab Specialist seeks to ensure the patient understands their condition. Performs and documents evaluations and patient assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and progresses patients as tolerated. The Specialist provides education to patients and families regarding risk factors, disease processes, and healthy lifestyle choices that could help reduce health risks. Specialist will work with cardiac and pulmonary patients.Essential Job Functions:
Conducts comprehensive patient assessments and develops an individualized treatment plan with collaborative patient goals.
Supports progress of the patient by monitoring, reassessing and modifying treatment.
Provides interactive education and skills training for patients and their families.
Collects and reviews patient and program outcomes. Communicates findings to medical director and referring physician that warrant discussion or medical follow up.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Certifications
Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to start date | HR Primary Sources
Respiratory Therapist | North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
Notes
Can be licensed as Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist
Language Requirements:
This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Physical Demands :
• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)• Crawl: Not Applicable• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)• Twist: Frequently (34-66%)• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)• See: Continuously (67-100%)• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)Weight Demands:
• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)Working Conditions:
• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)• Outdoor: Not Applicable• Extreme Temperature: Not ApplicableDriving Requirement Definitions:
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position:
Infrequent DriverReference ID: R6157Making a real difference. For one another.
To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.
At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.
Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)
