Exercise Physiologist
Lexington Medical Center•West Columbia, SC
About The Position
The Exercise Physiologist evaluates, coordinates, and plans exercise education for patients in Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation. The role focuses on risk reduction, behavior intervention, and lifestyle modification. The position is in Outpatient Pulmonary Services and is listed as PRN, with day-shift hours of 0730–1600. The Exercise Physiologist supports patient evaluation, orientation, exercise prescription, exercise-session supervision, patient education, progress documentation, and program follow-up. The role also contributes to program development, staff and student orientation, quality improvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and safe use and maintenance of departmental equipment. Patient populations include adults ages 18–65 and geriatric patients ages 65 and older.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, or another field related to science or health.
- No minimum years of experience required.
- Basic Life Support certification, or certification within 3 months of employment; CPR recertification is required every two years.
- Advanced knowledge of exercise physiology, nutrition, risk factors, and behavior modification strategies related to cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation services.
- Experience providing individual and group educational programs for patients and their families that promote positive health behaviors.
- Complete annual mandatory Safety and Compliance Training in E-Train.
- Maintain competency in cardiac rehabilitation monitoring and interpretation of various EKG rhythms.
- Basic computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop, coordinate, and implement Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation programs; document patient progress and therapeutic response and coordinate follow-up for all program phases.
- Coordinate patient incentive programs.
- Assist with new-patient evaluation, orientation, and follow-up, including graded exercise testing, exercise prescription, body composition analysis, lipid analysis, and explanation of exercise sessions.
- Assist with supervision of exercise sessions and upgrade exercise prescriptions as needed.
- Assist with patient record keeping, attendance tracking, progress notes, and posting charges.
- Participate in educational opportunities offered to patients.
- Assist with orientation of new employees and students.
- Participate in and contribute to the departmental and organizational continuous quality improvement process.
- Use and maintain departmental equipment appropriately.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment for patients.
- Assess patients for signs and symptoms of adverse reactions to exercise.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of program development, including community presentations and Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Vascular Rehabilitation programs.
- Update staff and patients on new trends in exercise therapy.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rehabilitation staff meetings.
- Model the lifestyle promoted by Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation.
- Maintain an optimistic and professional image and provide excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.
- Conform to Service Excellence and Expectation Policies.
- Provide professional assistance, exercise observation and training, and appropriate comfort and safety measures for adult and geriatric patients.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Day-one medical, dental, and life insurance benefits for benefit-eligible employees and their families.
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- 403(b) match plan enrollment beginning on day one; Lexington Health matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary.
- Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums up to three times salary.
- Adoption assistance.
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Student loan forgiveness.
