Exercise Physiologist Outpatient Cardiac Rehab PRN
About The Position
The Exercise Physiologist provides education and counseling to patients with heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases; at-risk populations; community members; and hospital employees. Topics include exercise, smoking cessation, nutrition, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. The role develops and modifies exercise prescriptions, leads and demonstrates exercise, and supervises patients in exercise classes. The position delivers comprehensive care and treatment to referred cardiac patients in Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation and supervises and supports participants in the Fit for Life community exercise program. The exercise specialist applies knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and cardiac and pulmonary conditions that affect physical activity prescriptions; current concepts in risk-factor identification and modification; ACSM exercise guidelines for low-, moderate-, and high-risk populations; and identification of common arrhythmias and appropriate patient interventions.
Requirements
- Knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and common cardiac and pulmonary conditions that affect physical activity prescriptions.
- Ability to describe current concepts of risk-factor mechanisms, identification, and modification.
- Knowledge of ACSM exercise guidelines for low-, moderate-, and high-risk populations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to identify common arrhythmias and the necessary patient interventions.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Certified Cardiac Rehab Professional (AACVPR-CCRP) certification must be obtained within two years of employment start date.
- Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Educate and counsel patients, at-risk populations, community members, and hospital employees about exercise, smoking cessation, nutrition, stress management, and healthy lifestyles.
- Develop and modify exercise prescriptions.
- Lead and demonstrate exercise and supervise patients in exercise classes.
- Provide comprehensive care and treatment to referred cardiac patients in Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation.
- Supervise and support participants in the Fit for Life community exercise program.
- Identify common arrhythmias and determine consequent necessary patient interventions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Time-away-from-work programs, including paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
