Clinical Exercise Physiologist I

UNC Health•Rocky Mount, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Exercise Physiologist works with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate evidence-based exercise therapy aligned with patient-focused medical goals. The role assesses and monitors patients, develops and implements exercise prescriptions, and uses evidence-based practices, protocols, and guidelines to guide interventions. The position also contributes to patient care and education, program development, compliance, and quality performance improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited university in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field.
Completion of a clinical internship.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively to groups.
Organizational and time-management skills, ability to meet operational timelines, and ability to work independently on assignments.
Customer-service skills, including the ability to handle patient and customer-service issues efficiently, calmly, and tactfully.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and proficient keyboarding skills.
Ability to solve practical problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret instructions, think critically, and use good judgment in patient-care decisions.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working in a clinical setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ exercise therapy needs using standardized practices and critical thinking; identify and report potential medical problems to a physician or registered nurse, intervene in unsafe exercise situations, and monitor responses to exercise, including heart rate and rhythm, blood pressure, blood glucose, and oxygen saturation.
Attend and participate in patient care conferences.
Under the supervision of the Program Medical Director and/or a Clinical Exercise Physiologist II, develop exercise prescriptions based on patients’ age, disease, medical history, and individual needs.
Implement and monitor exercise prescriptions and individual treatment plans, and participate in discharge planning.
Demonstrate clinical and age-specific competency through competency tools, forms, chart audits, tests, and observation.
Assist with compliance with applicable accreditation standards and participate in efforts to improve care safety, quality, and organizational performance.
Perform business functions, including managing resources cost-effectively, and participate in compliance and quality-improvement efforts.
Document all aspects of exercise therapy in the medical record and demonstrate compliance with regulatory standards through chart audits and surveys.
Communicate effectively with physicians, the medical director, other providers, and coworkers.
Provide patient education using established behavioral change techniques and orient new patients to the program.
Attend staff meetings and continuing education opportunities; participate in quality-improvement initiatives and cross-training; maintain professional competency and skills.
Act as a resource for community-based exercise programs.
Participate in training clinical exercise physiology students as directed by a Clinical Exercise Physiologist II or another upper-level team member or supervisor.