Jacob Garcia

Responsibilities

Check pre-exercise vitals, exercise vitals, and post-exercise vitals. Create and progress exercise programs for patients of various cardiac conditions and other chronic conditions. Setup and monitor ECG's during exercise classes. Instruct proper exercise technique for patients. Educate patients on exercise, chronic conditions, and living a healthy lifestyle. Setup equipment for each exercise class. Assist in patient scheduling. Keep exercise equipment clean.

Accomplishments

I feel very honored to be added to the cardiac rehab staff at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Getting to know the team and patients was a great experience!

Learning experience

I learned how to be confident in what I know and to ask more questions.

What advice would you give?

Keep putting yourself in challenging scenarios, you'll never stop learning.