Kristy Brewer
Cleveland,TN
Summary
Highly skilled, compassionate, and enthusiastic professional with more than 24 years experience in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Wellness with exceptional care and communication skills. Well-versed in offering evidence-based care for patients dealing with signs and symptoms of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new staff and providing the highest quality patient care that aligns with the mission, vision, values, and strategic goals of Erlanger.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Exercise Physiologist (Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab)
Erlanger Health System
11.1999 - Current
- Responsible for Erlanger's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program's accreditation and for Erlanger's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program's accreditation with the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
- Develop and implement staff performance competencies to ensure compliance with Joint Commission and AACVPR.
- Manage day to day gym responsibilities - proper staffing, end of pay period and monthly numbers, billing for silver fit and renew active members, patient treatment charge in Epic, patient attendance, equipment safety.
- Evaluate cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients through patient interviews. Individualize, implement, and evaluate plan of care and perform skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, diagnosis, medical history, and exercise history of the patient.
- Exercise training and lifestyle modification for cardiac, pulmonary, diabetic, obese, hypertensive and hypotensive, and peripheral vascular disease patients.
- Assess the patients' response to exercise, by checking blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, weight, ECG, blood glucose level and respond accordingly.
- Disease management - risk factor implementation, implement effective education, increase physical activity and discourage sedentary lifestyle. Promote positive health behavior patterns. Recognize symptoms before an acute episode occurs.
- Implement and evaluate a psychosocial assessment, quality of life assessment, and nutritional assessment.
Education
Master of Science - Exercise Science - Exercise Physiology
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN12.1999
Bachelor of Science - Health And Human Performance
The University of Tennessee - Martin
Martin, TN05.1997
Skills
- Leadership
- Effective communicator
- Organization
- Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Goal setting for improvement and development
- Openness for feedback
- Motivator
- Time management
- Empathetic
Certification
- BLS Certified
- ACLS Certified
Timeline
Exercise Physiologist (Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab)
Erlanger Health System
11.1999 - Current
Master of Science - Exercise Science - Exercise Physiology
The University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Science - Health And Human Performance
The University of Tennessee - Martin
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