Stephanie Bennett

Experience

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  City of Toronto

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2014

  Lifeguard/Swim Instructor/Pool In-Charge

  • Manage and supervise activities/patrons/ employees during recreational and instructional swim time• Developed and delivered class plans to help individuals progress their swimming skills• Provided necessary feedback and developed good rapport with students/patrons that attended pool• Maintained safety of all participants during programs, and if necessary conduct emergency response to those in need

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  Heart Wise Exercise Program

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Health Promotion Student

  • created a workshop curriculum to be presented to community centres to give understanding to fitness centres on how to provide a safe and effective workout space for individuals leaving cardiac rehabilitation programs• delivered this workshop to a group of community centre employees for their centres to be affiliated

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  Women's Cardiovascular Health Intiative

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Exercise Therapist Student

  • Assisted a Physiotherapist and Exercise Therapist with the women's only cardiac rehabilitation class • Performed blood pressure and heart rate measurements for patients before and after exercise • Conducted an appropriate warm-up and cool down for each class• Monitored and motivated patients throughout each class

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  Fitness York

  Sept 2012 - May 2014

  Certified Exercise Physiologist

  • Administered anaerobic, maximal/ sub-maximal exercise testing to research participants in various studies• Responsible for monitoring exercise prescriptions for cardiac rehab patients in the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Satellite Toronto Track Centre site • Able to administer and interpret ECG readings for any contraindications to exercise • Conducted assessments on fire-fighter candidates through job task fitness testing, conducting VO2 maximal treadmill tests• Assisted with the yearly NHL draft selection combine, conducting sport related fitness tests Show less

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  York University

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Teaching Assistant

  • Demonstrated and organized exercise fitness testing/assessments to first year kinesiology students • Conducted and marked labs each week• Involved in exam preparation

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  University Health Network

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Exercise Facilitator

  • Organized and conducted group/personal calls with cardiac rehab graduates discussing current exercise prescription, barriers to exercise, and exercise goals• Co-ordinated and assisted participants to find local exercise facilities and safe heart wise exercise facilities to help promote long term exercise adherence upon graduation from the program• Collected data regarding activity levels of participants, and counseled on safe exercise progression• Became familiar with both sites cardiac rehab exercise prescription and education session topics to keep relevant with participant exercise progressions Show less

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  West Park Healthcare Centre

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2015

  Registered Kinesiologist

  - Develop/progress exercise plans and conduct assessments for a variety of patient populations including, return to work, stroke, amputee, ABI, MVA, and musculoskeletal injuries- Lead the bi-weekly NeuroFittness group for patients to maintain their activities of daily living through strengthening, cardio, and balance exercises- Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team for best patient/quality of care- In charge of coordinating with Occ. Health & Safety to conduct mask fit testing for all hospital employees - Mentoring and responsible for managing volunteers/students that assist with classes and patients Show less

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  University Health Network

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  Cardiac Rehab Supervisor

  - Case managed cardiovascular patients, prescribed exercise prescriptions through reviewing patient history and exercise stress tests.- Organize /plan large groups for classes and ensure safety.- Deliver educational lectures using adult learning principles.- Supervise exercise by monitoring patients, heart rates and symptoms.

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  Scarborough Health Network

  Jun 2015 - May 2025

  Exercise Therapist

  Charge Exercise Therapist - Provide patient-and family-focused care, monitoring and providing individualized coaching to patients; and coordinating and directing patients to regional services and community programs. - Resolve sensitive inquiries/complaints and collaborate with senior management when necessary for resolution. - Application of adult learning principles to deliver patient and family education. - Leading weekly team huddles on performance outcomes.- Prioritize various tasks throughout the day, including program staff scheduling, patient care, EMR liaison, project lead, and quality improvement.Charge Program Scheduler- Responsible for planning, developing and implementing regional program master schedules for a multi-disciplinary team of 25 staff. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders within the Central East LHIN to coordinate weekly scheduling of in-person onsite and community-based rehab and virtual community centre cardiovascular rehab classes for patients and families; responsible for the development and completion of contractual agreements between sites, managing 16 sites and 38 classes. - Analyze quality and performance metrics, such as patient wait times and overtime variance to optimize regional program schedules with strong focus on efficiencies to minimize overtime costs and maintain budgetary constraints while ensuring operational needs are met. Project Lead – Regional Electronic Medical Record System “Cardiologica” - 2016 to Current - Responsible for managing ongoing quality improvement initiatives for the medical charting system, “Cardiologica”. , working with internal and external stakeholders across the province to facilitate process changes.Project Lead – “Cardiologica” Web-Based App- Championed the implementation of a regional, patient-and family-centred web-based app to support the delivery of cardiac rehab services and empower patients with self-management tools. Show less

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  Lakeridge Health

  May 2025 - now

  System Performance Quality and Research Lead