Exercise Physiologist- Southdale

About the Role

Fairview Health Services is hiring a casual Exercise Physiologist to join our CV Imaging team at our Fairview Southdale Hospital located in Edina, MN. Perform non-invasive cardiology procedures; assess and monitor patient progress; intervene as appropriate to ensure procedures achieve desired outcomes; provide patient education; respond to medical emergencies; communicate with healthcare team; troubleshoot equipment; and orient and train. Is cross scheduled to allow for a flexible work schedule between the hospital and imaging center.

Schedule

This casual position provides coverage on an as-needed basis, with shift lengths varying from 4 to 12 hours. The department is open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., seven days per week. Candidates must be available to work weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care—Monitor, assess and provide appropriate exercise interventions for inpatient/outpatient, exercise pharmacologic and cardiopulmonary stress tests.
• Monitor physiological responses including: Heart rate, Blood Pressure, Electrocardiogram, Respiratory rate, Signs and symptoms.
• Determine exercise/test termination and recovery time.
• Document appropriate subjective findings.
• Provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
• Ability to perform technical procedures: EKG's, Holter monitor placement and scanning, BP monitor placement, Event monitor placement.
• Collect, assess, and report data.
• Prepare reports for physician interpretation with department software.
• Properly document pertinent patient information.
• Communicate with other healthcare providers as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Exercise Physiology or Exercise Science
• Less than 1 year cardiac rehabilitation, stress testing or Holter monitoring experience
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc, Red Cross or MTN)
• ACLS at time of hire or within 180 Days
• American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Specialist Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of cardiac rehabilitation, stress testing or Holter monitoring experience

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more. Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract