Exercise Physiologist - Stress Testing

Cincinnati Children's

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Exercise Physiologist - Stress Testing role involves patient care, research, equipment maintenance, training and education, and quality improvement. The position focuses on developing patient-specific testing protocols, conducting exercise counseling and rehabilitation, participating in research activities, maintaining medical instrumentation, and providing training to various healthcare personnel. The role also includes contributing to organizational performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Masters degree in related field.
0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

May require license.
Strongly recommend obtaining Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP) by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and Certified Cardiac Rehab Professional (CCRP) by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AAVPR) professional association within 2-3 years of hire.

Responsibilities

Develops patient and diagnosis specific testing protocols in collaboration with physician leaders.
Conducts exercise counseling, programming and rehabilitation, based on individual clinical status, field and fitness testing, and clinical goals, for hospital inpatients and outpatients.
Participates in research.
Obtains and maintains current Citi Training.
Analyzes data and tests measures.
Participates in data management and analysis for research projects, publications and presentations.
Collaborates with the Heart Institute and other investigators wanting to use the resources of the department.
Performs first echelon maintenance and calibration of medical instrumentation for exercise testing/therapy and data analysis.
Provides/generates training materials and programming for instruction of Fellows, residents, students of schools with whom we have contracts for clinical training, and allied health personnel.
Conducts in-service on exercise testing/therapy for Fellows, residents and allied health care personnel.
Attends required Cincinnati Children's training sessions, including radiation safety, laboratory safety, safety college, patient safety, and OSHA.
Complies with infection control policies and procedures.
Participates in improving organizational performance through recommending areas or approaches for improvement activities, performing new procedures, collecting data and providing input to Heart Institute discussions.
Performs other duties as assigned.