Exercise Physiologist

About the Role

Under general supervision of the Nurse Manager, and in accordance with established policies and procedures, evaluates, provides physical assessment, and directs patient care. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age-specific needs of the patients. Employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate core Success Factors including instilling trust, valuing differences, focusing on patients and community, and collaborating.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive evaluation and physical assessment of new patients, obtains patient history, pertinent diagnostic data, and risk factor information from the medical record.
• Performs clinical activities such as making patient assessments, taking vital signs, administering EKGs, initiating and terminating IVs, evaluating lab values, administering vaccines, and providing patient education.
• Communicates assessments and findings to attending physicians as indicated.
• Participates in the development and evaluation of the patient care plan.
• Evaluates hemodynamic, electrocardiographic, and symptomatic response to exercise and assesses appropriateness of responses to the prescribed exercise intensity.
• Follows routine standing orders for administration of cardiac stress testing, including participation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support procedures.
• May receive and transcribe physician's orders.
• Maintains correspondence with referring physicians and notifies them of any untoward events.
• Educates patients about health conditions and treatment plans, including medications, diagnostic tests, and interventions.
• Documents in the medical record, ensures patient's file is complete following an office visit or diagnostic test, and updates patient care plan and problem list as appropriate.
• Takes and records baseline and exercise vital signs.
• Assists patients with telemetry hook-ups and performs 12-lead EKGs.
• Recognizes absolute and relative contraindications for stress testing as outlined in ACSM and AACVPR guidelines.
• May coordinate equipment maintenance through biomedical engineering, keep inventory on equipment parts, and perform weekly cleaning of exercise equipment.
• May assist with coordinating daily operations and planning for long-term growth and expansion.
• Participates in projects promoting the growth and development of the Cardiovascular Institute.
• Assists with maintenance of emergency supplies and crash cart.
• Assists manager with the maintenance of equipment and supply inventory.
• May assist with quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control in accordance with established policies.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Performs all essential functions with consideration of the age-specific needs of geriatric, adult, and adolescent patients.
• Fosters patient and family-centered care in accordance with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• As necessary, performs functions of subordinate clinical staff due to workload or staff shortages or to demonstrate proper work procedures.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Physiology or a health-related field.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Knowledge of exercise physiology and exercise prescription.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required; may obtain within six months of appointment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.
• Between two to three years of progressively responsible related experience as an Exercise Physiologist within a patient care environment.

Work Environment

Healthcare environment such as acute care hospitals, physicians' offices, and ancillary healthcare enterprises. Works with medical equipment and has direct patient contact. Potential hazards are minimized by adherence to established safety procedures and precautions, including the use of safety equipment and protective clothing. Involves prolonged sitting, standing, and walking, and may require lifting or turning patients and equipment. Repeated bending, squatting, and stooping.

Pay

$53,060.80 - $87,547.20

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• 8 hours per day