Cardiac Exercise Physiologist

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. As a Cardiac Exercise Physiologist, you will conduct and evaluate all exercise stress tests for both outpatients and inpatients in accordance with physician orders, clinical assessments, and established protocols. In this role, you will develop individualized exercise prescriptions and oversee safe, progressive exercise programming for patients with cardiovascular disease in a rehabilitative setting. A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with on-call and weekend requirements. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Supervise all stress testing in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Review history and physical (H&P) for test appropriateness. Recognize contraindications to exercise and abnormal patient responses to exercise. Respond appropriately to all situations including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals. Perform additional physiologic assessments as required (i.e. cardiopulmonary testing, PFTs, oximetry, ammonia PET studies, etc.). Be responsible for coding daily procedures using current Medicare CPT and ICD10 guidelines. Provide inpatient (Phase I) and outpatient (Phase II and maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation services to a variety of cardiovascular conditions. Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance. Provide exercise prescriptions for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen. Update prescriptions according to patient response. Implement concepts of cardiac secondary prevention. Develop and/or update cardiac rehab participants’ Individual Treatment Plans. Provide exercise, cardiovascular health promotion and behavior change strategy information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes. Arrange for initial outpatient cardiac rehab evaluation, recurring outpatient cardiac rehab sessions and discharge from the program.

Requirements

Master’s degree in exercise physiology, kinesiology, nursing or a similar field
Completion of a three-to-six-month internship or equivalent work experience working with cardiopulmonary patients and their families
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
American College of Sports Medicine Clinical Exercise Physiologist certification upon hire or within one year or employment
Knowledge of cardiology, disease processes, multi-organ disease issues, and pharmacology as it relates to exercise
Proficiency in 12-lead EKG interpretation and cardiac arrhythmia recognition
Competency in blood pressure, lipids, diabetes, smoking cessation, weight management, psychosocial assessment/plan development/reassessment and symptom evaluation
Competency in patient assessment skills such as blood pressure measurement, pulse taking, telemetry, pulse oximetry, blood glucose assessment and body composition

Nice To Haves

Three years of Exercise Physiologist experience

Responsibilities

Supervise all stress testing in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Review history and physical (H&P) for test appropriateness.
Recognize contraindications to exercise and abnormal patient responses to exercise.
Respond appropriately to all situations including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals.
Perform additional physiologic assessments as required (i.e. cardiopulmonary testing, PFTs, oximetry, ammonia PET studies, etc.).
Be responsible for coding daily procedures using current Medicare CPT and ICD10 guidelines.
Provide inpatient (Phase I) and outpatient (Phase II and maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation services to a variety of cardiovascular conditions.
Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance.
Provide exercise prescriptions for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen.
Update prescriptions according to patient response.
Implement concepts of cardiac secondary prevention.
Develop and/or update cardiac rehab participants’ Individual Treatment Plans.
Provide exercise, cardiovascular health promotion and behavior change strategy information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes.
Arrange for initial outpatient cardiac rehab evaluation, recurring outpatient cardiac rehab sessions and discharge from the program.