Kristin Sesnewicz

• Develop exercise prescriptions and review Careplans for Cardiac and Pulmonary patients
• Set patients up on exercise equipment and demonstrate proper form
• Calculate and review target heart rate with patients
• Monitor vitals, symptoms, telemetry before, during and after exercise sessions
• Educate patients on their diagnosis, disease process, risk factors and home exercise programs
• Data Entry for new patients
• Conduct new patient evaluation and assessment
• Conduct initial and discharge six-minute walk tests

• Explain testing protocol and procedure to patients
• Prep patients for test
• Monitor patient's vitals, symptoms and ECG under the supervision of the MD
• Performed 12 lead ECGs throughout the hospital

Job Description is the same as previously described under Stress Technician, Beth Israel Deaconess. Additionally, I aided with Nuclear Stress Tests and Stress Echoes.

Stress Testing

Cardiac Rehab

Assisted in a research project studying the effect of different exercise routines on HIV patients.