Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Elizabethtown Community Hospital • Elizabethtown, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Exercise Physiologist is responsible for the implementation of fitness assessments and related health exercise/health tests, cardiac stress tests to apparent healthy populations and individuals with chronic disease states (cardiac rehabilitation, phase II and phase III, hypertension, diabetes, obesity).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science or Physiologist
• Certification through ACSM. If not certified at hiring must be certified within 1 year of employment
• BLS required
• Meets requirements of physical pre-placement screening.
• Must possess a high level of interpersonal skills to interact with patients, patient’s families, staff and management.
• Must be highly motivated, able to work outside the normal working hours as volume demands.
• Must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Must possess the ability to collaborate with other health personnel.
• Must have strong organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree preferred
• completion of ACLS within 1 year
• Personal training exerperience preferred
• Successful completion of cardiac rhythm course within six months
• Experience working in ambulatory care setting or physician office practice
• supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Implementation of fitness assessments and related health exercise/health tests
• Cardiac stress tests to apparent healthy populations and individuals with chronic disease states (cardiac rehabilitation, phase II and phase III, hypertension, diabetes, obesity)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level