Exercise Physiologist

Trinity Health • Brighton, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for conducting exercise stress tests, based on physician orders, clinical assessment, and standard protocols. Responsible for conducting Cardiac Rehabilitation classes and providing education to Cardiac Rehabilitation. Responsible for recognizing emergency situations and initiating emergency procedures. Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution. Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, employees, and visitors to Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places. Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management. Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science or related field, or successfully completed a cardiovascular program with a non-invasive specialty.
• Must have active BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Successfully completes departmental test on defibrillator, as per ACLS protocol.
• Successfully completes annual departmental competencies.
• Requires vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges.
• Possesses verbal and numerical abilities, and manual dexterity.
• Possesses talking and listening skills.
• Ability to reach for and handle various pieces of equipment and use a computer keyboard.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in stress testing and cardiac rehab preferred.
• Provides proof of CEP certification through ACSM prior to end of first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts exercise stress tests based on physician orders, clinical assessment, and standard protocols.
• Conducts Cardiac Rehabilitation classes and provides education to Cardiac Rehabilitation patients.
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates emergency procedures.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships with patients, physicians, and staff.
• Approaches conflict in a constructive manner and helps identify and resolve problems.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient, physician, employee, and visitor information.
• Assumes responsibility for performing job duties safely and reports hazards.
• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision, and Values of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.
• Demonstrates knowledge of indications for various types of stress tests and methods of testing.
• Follows SJMHS Cardiovascular Lab protocols for patient assessment, preparation, ECG recordings/monitoring, test performance, test end points, and recovery monitoring.
• Notifies appropriate medical staff of abnormal pre-test conditions and test results.
• Documents pertinent information and applies preliminary test results for physician interpretation.
• Assists with training and orientation of new employees and interns.
• Demonstrates flexibility related to work schedule, locations, types of patients, and work environment.
• Successfully completes departmental competency test on use of crash cart and performs regular crash cart check-offs.
• May assist on a rotational basis to perform ECGs, put on and process Holter/Event Monitors, scan Holter Monitors, and assist with MUSE editing.
• Assists in other departments as needed.
• Establishes relationships, provides reassurance, and instills confidence in patients throughout the Cardiac Rehabilitation program.
• Monitors and motivates patients as they perform their rehabilitative exercises.
• Develops a customized Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP) for each patient.
• Tracks and bills patient sessions as they progress through the program.
• Motivates patients to attend all sessions for success and sustainability.
• Conducts new patient orientations, including review of cardiac event, risk factors, signs and symptoms, equipment, gym, and monitor instructions.
• Develops a cardiovascular risk reduction plan individualized for each patient.
• Conducts Phase II class according to policy and procedure.
• Completes reports and sends them to referring physicians.
• Reports significant medical abnormalities to the physician.
• Performs daily checks of the crash cart and glucometer.
• Provides mentoring and education to interns during cardiac rehabilitation classes.
• Develops and reviews home exercise programs for Phase II rehab patients.
• Delivers organized weekly educational lectures to the cardiac rehabilitation classes.
• Follows performance measures and guidelines of AACVPR accreditation.
• Responds appropriately in emergency situations, initiating CPR and other emergency procedures quickly.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states.
• Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation.
• Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services.
• In fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees