Exercise Physiologist BS – Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic – Full-Time, Days

#REF!•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Exercise Physiologist will deliver care to patients utilizing the Exercise Physiologist Process. This includes assessing patient health risks, needs, and interests, and assisting the RN with patient assessment and the development of individualized exercise programs. The role involves supervision of exercise and pharmacologic stress tests, including preliminary interpretation, and conducting fitness evaluations. The Exercise Physiologist will develop exercise prescriptions tailored to the unique needs of cardiovascular patients, provide instruction for safe exercise performance, and promote secondary prevention to improve functional capacity and lower cardiovascular risk factors. Competence in age-appropriate patient treatment, cardiac telemetry, obtaining vital signs, and the setup and operation of monitoring and exercise equipment is essential. The role also includes patient education, documentation, maintenance of testing equipment, and ensuring a safe environment. Administrative duties include assisting patients with registration, handling phone calls, providing information on services, and scheduling appointments. Maintaining patient rights, proficient billing and charging, and routine communication via email are also key responsibilities. Documentation according to department guidelines for Cardiac Rehab members, unusual occurrences, and quality control procedures are required. Professionalism involves participating in strategies to meet business initiatives, attending in-services and meetings, and adhering to hospital and department policies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology or related field
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days
Must possess basic to advance knowledge of cardiac rhythms, EKG interpretation, equipment used in stress testing, cardiac rehab, knowledge of the cardiovascular system, and adhere to patient safety goals.

Nice To Haves

3 months’ experience in Cardiac Rehab

Responsibilities

Assess patient health risks, needs, and interests.
Assist RN with patient assessment on admission to the program and assist with the development of comprehensive individualized exercise program.
Exercise and pharmacologic stress test supervision, including preliminary test interpretation.
Conducts fitness evaluations in accordance with testing guidelines and assist in the development of comprehensive individualized exercise programs.
Develops exercise prescriptions/programs tailored to the unique needs of the cardiovascular patient in accordance with the diagnosis and orders from the provider.
Provides instruction necessary for the safe and effective performance of exercise activities, and promotion of secondary prevention to individuals who are limited by cardiac disease to improve functional capacity and lower cardiovascular risk factors.
Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
Competent in the use of cardiac telemetry ( ie. Scottcare, Paceart), obtaining accurate HR, BP, RR, and cardiac rhythm.
Demonstrates proficiency in the setup and operation of all monitoring and exercise equipment.
Plans, implements, evaluates documents patient education.
Completes all documentation and written communication in a timely manner.
Works with lab manager to maintain proper maintenance of testing equipment, and reports any malfunctions in a timely manner, while maintaining a safe and clear environment.
Seeks assistance/ supervision/ consultation as needed and reports to supervisor any problems and/or solutions regarding patient care of status of equipment.
Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and department personnel.
Notifies physicians in a timely manner of problems of pertinent complication.
Provides administrative support as needed, including but not limited to assisting patients with registration for cardiac rehab, receiving phone calls, providing information on cardiac rehab services, assists in scheduling appointments.
Maintain patient rights (confidentiality, privacy, safety, security, and decision making).
Proficient in correct billing, charging and procedure documentation.
Routinely obtain departmental, clinic and hospital communication via email.
Documents according to department guidelines.
Documents all required data for Cardiac Rehab members according to department guidelines (hospital based).
Documents all unusual occurrences to system, hospital, and department guidelines.
Assists with quality control procedures.
Participates in strategies to meet business initiatives and unit/team, program, and department specific goals and targets.
Attends in-services, department meetings, and other training sessions relative to job.
Is knowledgeable of and adheres to hospital and department procedures and policies.