Exercise Specialist

Job Summary

Full time (Monday - Friday, days), No nights, No On-call, no weekends, No holidays

What you will do in this role

• 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

• Must read and understand and adhere to all Physician Care policies and procedures.
• Practice and adhere to the Code of Conduct and Mission and Values statements.

What you will need:

• EDUCATION: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Nursing, or equivalent. Master’s degree preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: Experience interpreting 12 lead EKGs required. Experience with treadmill stress test using Bruce protocol required. Experience with pacemaker and internal cardiac defibrillators also preferred.

Benefits

• 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

Note

• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder