Exercise Physiologist, General Internal Medicine

Job Summary

This position is responsible for leading the treadmill exercise sessions for an exercise study of patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. This position also includes telephone coaching and in-person coaching, for behavioral change interventions, primarily focused on home exercise.

Specific Responsibilities

• Coordinating and conducting exercise sessions with enrolled study subjects including starting and stopping the sessions, and monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, and symptoms during the sessions.
• Contacting enrolled study subjects by telephone, to administer study questionnaires and assess outcomes.
• Participating in all aspects of organizing, managing, and up keeping data including collecting, processing, and analyzing.
• Implementing behavioral change interventions to assist with home-based exercise interventions. Both in-person and telephone contact with study subjects will be required.
• Participating in laboratory meetings, including presentation of ongoing findings.
• Communicating with research supervisors on an ongoing basis of work progress, and development of problems or concerns with laboratory data analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in exercise physiology or physical education, with a focus on exercise and fitness, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired.
• Formal training as an exercise physiologist.

Preferred Qualifications

• Training and experience in cardiac rehabilitation, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired.

Preferred Competencies

• Ability to engage study subjects effectively to help them achieve behavioral change.
• Action oriented - Willing or likely to take practical action to deal with a problem or situation.
• Coachability - Receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.
• Collaboration - Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team.
• Collegiality - Helpful, respectful, approachable; builds strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Initiative - Exhibits energy and desire to achieve; sets ambitious goals and acts decisively; takes action that no one has requested to improve or enhance job results and avoid problems.
• Merges meeting deadlines - Displays consistency and success in adhering to deadlines.
• Multi-tasking - Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Organization - Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail.

Paid Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid medical/sick and parental leave.
• Tuition benefits for the employee and dependents.
• Pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care.
• Generous retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs.

Professional Growth & Development

• Supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home.
• Offers a variety of tools and resources for professional growth and development.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status.