Exercise Specialist

Job Summary

Seeking an Exercise Specialist for our practice who provides clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.

What You Will Do

• Prepare patients for diagnostic stress tests, including interviewing, obtaining informed consent, skin preparation for electrode placement, obtaining resting EKG and blood pressure.
• Interpretation of resting, stress, and recovery EKGs.
• Determination of appropriate diagnostic endpoint and immediate discussion of test results with physician or midlevel, if necessary.
• Immediate completion of necessary stress test documentation, including placement of patient stress tests in electronic medical record and communicating results to referral and providing physicians, as well as patients within a timely manner.
• Basic understanding of internal pacemakers and internal cardiac defibrillators, with the ability to perform basic interrogation and programming.
• Access and interpret pacemaker and ICD home monitoring reports.
• Identifies areas for continuing education.
• Perform Other Duties As Required.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: Experience Interpreting 12 Lead EKGs Required
• Mandatory: Experience with treadmill stress test using Bruce protocol required
• Prior experience with pacemaker and internal cardiac defibrillators is preferred

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Nursing, or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Benefits

Austin Heart, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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 for 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

Supporting HCA Healthcare

We are supporting HCA Healthcare's 186 hospitals and 2,400+ sites of care, Physician Services plays a crucial role as the main entry point for patients looking for high-quality healthcare within the HCA Healthcare system. With a focus on meeting the needs of our patients at all access points, Physician Services is dedicated to implementing innovative, physician-driven, value-added solutions to assist physicians in providing high-quality, patient-centered care, aligning with our mission to care for and enhance human life.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.