Exercise Specialist - Cardiac Rehab

About the role

Responsible for providing wellness assessments, individual or group exercise programs, program development, program implementation, instruction and guidance following the plan-of-care and treatment of patients. Ensures quality of service.

Responsibilities

• Makes recommendations and assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures in a positive manner.
• Assesses patients and provides ongoing reassessments in regard to exercise physiology and clinical data to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Conducts wellness assessments including sub maximal cardiovascular, strength, endurance, flexibility and body composition for patient/clients.
• Participates through a team approach in the development and implementation of a treatment plan.
• Maintains appropriate clinical records, and consistently documents participant/program data in the designated areas.
• Makes recommendations relative to acquisition of new equipment and needs for space.
• Coordinates activities with other rehab medicine services and other hospital departments.
• Instructs patients, family members, and caregivers on home exercise programs and self-care.
• Develops, implements and participates in educational in-services.
• Develops, implements, participates and assists in external wellness and health activities/programs targeting specific populations.
• Designs exercise programs based on wellness assessment data that establishes position on exercise continuum.
• Assists in writing health promotion articles and program information for various publications as appropriate.
• Counsels patients/clients on testing results, including establishing appropriate fitness & health improvement goals.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Required from an accredited four-year degree program in exercise science, Physical Education, Wellness or other health related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year; Preferred: Clinical experience in a Health/Wellness/Physical Rehabilitation program.