Pulmonary Rehab Therapist
Posted 17 Sep 2025
Advertised as “Remote Pulmonary Rehab Therapist *(Pulmonary Rehab Experience Required)”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Part-time
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsBLS, CRT, RRT
Field of studyRespiratory Care (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
CertificationsACSM-EP
Job Title: Remote Pulmonary Rehab Therapist *(Pulmonary Rehab Experience Required)
Classification: 1099 Contractor
Work Structure: Fully Remote
Schedule/Shift: Part-Time; Mon-Fri; 15-20 hours per week; schedules available between 8am and 10pm ET
Team: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Reporting to: Head of Care Operations
Location: United States
Compensation: Pay per session: $20 for 30 min; $30 for 60 min
Position Overview:
The Remote Pulmonary Rehab Therapist plays a pivotal role in supporting patients enrolled in our pulmonary rehabilitation program. The role focuses on providing pulmonary rehabilitation and therapeutic programming, as well as helping patients navigate through the program through goal setting, progression tracking, and providing education and guidance on healthy lifestyles. The Remote Pulmonary Rehab Therapist will also support patients in managing their recovery and daily life. The Remote Pulmonary Rehab Therapist will work closely with a multidisciplinary team including nurses, exercise physiologists, and dietitians to provide comprehensive care for patients in various stages of recovery.
Responsibilities:
- Patient Assessment and Monitoring:
- Performs comprehensive health assessments of pulmonary rehab patients, including physical fitness, medical history, lifestyle habits, and psychological wellbeing.
- Monitors patients' progress and adjust rehabilitation plans as needed, tracking metrics such as exercise tolerance, heart rate, and blood pressure.
- Personalized & Collaborative Care:
- Performs patient assessment & assessment for therapy.
- Verifies orders and administers aerosolized medication, bronchial hygiene, volume expansion, & oxygen.
- Performs pulse oximetry tests during pulmonary rehab sessions as well as 6MWT (six-minute walk test).
- Delivers oxygen therapy as appropriate in pulmonary rehab setting.
- Teaches and promotes respiratory muscle training, diaphragm and pursed-lip breathing.
- Performs cardiac EKG monitoring.
- Develops individual treatment plan including exercise prescription.
- Works closely with a multidisciplinary team, including pulmonologists, nurses, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, and dietitians, to ensure comprehensive care for each patient.
- Provides regular updates on patient progress and challenges to the healthcare team.