Clinical Exercise Physiologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Exercise Science or Exercise Physiology.
• Strong knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology and the hemodynamic response to exercise, including endpoints for testing or intervention.
• Strong knowledge of cardiac exercise protocols and the ability to select the most appropriate protocol for patient testing or intervention.
• Strong knowledge of cardiac rhythms and arrhythmia recognition.
• Critical-thinking and judgment skills, including the ability to evaluate patient responses to exercise during testing or intervention.
• Ability to multitask and work well under stress and in emergency situations.
• Ability to work interdependently.
• Ability to use PC software programs.
• Ability to provide patient education individually and in groups, as indicated.
• Strong knowledge of cardiac risk factors and lifestyle modifications.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), State of Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support, State of Pennsylvania.
• ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (or the listed ACSM exercise-professional certification), State of Pennsylvania, within one year, or CCRP (Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Professional), State of Pennsylvania, within one year.
• Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds; frequent sitting, standing, and keyboard use. Patient-care activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical internship in diagnostic stress testing with a diseased population.
• Basic and advanced ECG courses, including performance of a 12-lead ECG evaluation and dysrhythmia recognition.
• One year of cardiovascular stress-testing experience or one year of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation experience.

Responsibilities

• Determine the appropriate stress exercise protocol based on the patient’s medical history, evaluation, resting EKG, and test or intervention indication.
• Recognize indications and contraindications for stress testing or intervention, and communicate with a physician when the ordered stress type, intervention appropriateness, or a change in the patient’s condition warrants discussion.
• Prepare patients for testing or intervention by explaining the procedure, confirming understanding, and placing leads properly.
• Supervise inpatient and/or outpatient treadmill exercise stress tests, nuclear exercise tests, nuclear pharmacological tests, stress echocardiography, and/or graded-progressive cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
• Use critical judgment to monitor patients for inappropriate responses and ensure high-quality testing outcomes.
• Evaluate patient anatomy and physiology, hemodynamics, and vital-sign responses during testing or intervention; detect abnormal responses, including blood pressure and arrhythmia responses.
• Recognize testing and treatment-session endpoints, and determine when physician presence is appropriate.
• Integrate exercise-testing data into documentation for the physician’s final report interpretation.
• Perform Holter monitor scan analysis as needed.
• Participate in and support supervision and onboarding of new employees and student interns.
• Provide education on exercise, health, and lifestyle modification as appropriate.
• Develop individualized exercise prescriptions for cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular patients based on clinical assessment and/or exercise stress-test results, and evaluate responses to exercise conditioning.