Cardiovascular therapy is a growing field of medicine, due to the increased population of aging citizens who commonly have heart problems. If you're a doctor or therapist who runs a private clinic, offering cardiovascular therapy treatments increases your patient base and income.

A medical professional trained in cardio therapies provides cardiac care for patients with heart disease and problems. These specialists are cardiovascular technologists, cardiovascular therapists, cardiac care nurses, cardiac sonographers and cardiologists. You can pick and choose which type of professional you want in your clinic, or simply provide a network of preferred cardiologists to your patients. When choosing which services to offer, consider the following:

1. A cardiovascular therapist or technologist helps with patient prep, operating room monitoring, cardio sonography and assists with cardiac catheritization.

2. Critical care nurses with certification in critical cardiovascular therapies can help monitor patient medications and lets your office provide in-home visits.

3. Cardiologists are in demand all across the nation. By having a list of reputable cardiologists in different states, you can refer patients to the best cardiovascular disease therapy for their cardiac needs.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Choose a certified or registered cardiovascular therapist

Graduates of cardiovascular therapy programs have the opportunity to sit for exams that give them either a credential or register them in cardiovascular therapy. When hiring therapists, focus on applicants who have taken exams given by Cardiovascular Credentialing International, or CCI. Cardiovascular sonographers should have a credential given after passing the exam from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

I recommend: Contact CompHealth and they will list your hiring ad on their website for qualified cardiovascular therapy specialists. Put in a rate request with Hospital Jobs Online, and receive thousands of resumes from qualified candidates.

Hire cardiac critical care nurses for in-home visits

Critical care nurses specialize in cardiac catheritization, pediatric cardiovascular treatments, drug monitoring and home health visits. A clinic that has one or two cardiac critical care nurses on staff can offer home health care services for follow-up care. This helps attract and keep patients suffering with long-term cardiovascular disease.

I recommend: Gain an understanding of certifications, testing, education and employment in the cardiovascular therapies field at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Hire cardiac nurses for your clinic through Cardioworking.com.

Network with cardiologists who provide cardiovascular protective therapies

This option is great for general practitioners that want to give their patients the best recommendations, or therapists in other specialties that want a strong referral network. Networking with specific medical professionals means you'll have another doctor providing you with patients.

I recommend: Locate and contact board certified cardiologists listed at Health Communities.com. Attend conferences and lectures where you can meet and network with cardiovascular therapy specialists and doctors through the American College of Cardiology.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Sometimes it's better to train from the ground up. If you have a potential hire you like, consider paying for their education while you train them in the office.