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

Texas Health•Arlington, TX

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Exercise Physiologist works at the Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic, delivering patient care through the Exercise Physiologist Process. The role prepares patients and performs regular stress tests and nuclear PET/CTs, assesses patient health risks and needs, supervises exercise and pharmacologic stress testing, and provides preliminary test interpretation. It conducts fitness evaluations and develops individualized exercise prescriptions for cardiovascular patients based on their diagnoses and provider orders. The position also provides safe-exercise instruction and secondary-prevention education, adapts treatment to age-specific needs, monitors vital signs and cardiac rhythms, operates monitoring and exercise equipment, and documents patient education and care. The role supports equipment maintenance, reports equipment or patient-care issues, communicates pertinent complications to physicians, and assists with clinic administration, including patient inquiries, cardiac rehabilitation information, appointment scheduling, billing and procedure documentation, and quality-control procedures. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 501 Rita Lane, Arlington, Texas, with travel to surrounding clinics as needed (approximately 25%; mileage reimbursement provided).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, or a related field.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certification, maintained every two years and obtained within 90 days of hire.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification within 90 days of hire.
Advanced knowledge of cardiac rhythms, EKG interpretation, equipment used in stress testing, and the cardiovascular system.
Adherence to patient safety goals.

Nice To Haves

Three months of experience in cardiac rehabilitation.
CCES (Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist) certification upon hire.
RCEP (Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist) certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

Prepare patients and perform regular stress tests and nuclear PET/CTs.
Assess patients’ health risks, needs, and interests.
Supervise exercise and pharmacologic stress tests, including preliminary test interpretation.
Conduct fitness evaluations in accordance with testing guidelines and assist in developing individualized exercise programs.
Develop exercise prescriptions and programs tailored to cardiovascular patients’ needs, diagnoses, and provider orders.
Instruct patients in safe and effective exercise and promote secondary prevention to improve functional capacity and reduce cardiovascular risk factors.
Provide age-appropriate treatment and individualize care based on patients’ age-specific needs.
Obtain accurate heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and cardiac rhythm measurements.
Set up and operate monitoring and exercise equipment.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and document patient education.
Complete documentation and written communication in a timely manner.
Work with the lab manager to maintain testing equipment and report malfunctions.
Seek assistance, supervision, or consultation as needed and report patient-care or equipment issues and potential solutions to the supervisor.
Notify physicians promptly of problems or pertinent complications.
Provide administrative support, including responding to patient calls, sharing information about cardiac rehabilitation services, and assisting with appointment scheduling.
Complete billing, charging, and procedure documentation accurately.
Document according to department guidelines and record unusual occurrences in accordance with system, hospital, and department guidelines.
Assist with quality-control procedures.