Exercise Physiologist - Cardiology - Full Time - Days

Cardiology Exercise Physiologist

As the leading healthcare in the Uncompahgre Valley, MRH offers patients personalized and professional healthcare backed by the latest technology experience, and partnership, we continue to evolve and broaden our comprehensive services in 23-specialties and sub-specialties. We are the hospital, the healthcare resource, and the employer of choice in our communities. Montrose Regional Health is a not for-profit accredited by the Joint Commission meeting the highest standards of healthcare.

In the Cardiology Department at Montrose Regional Health, the cardiologists and patients are supported by a compassionate, educated and experienced staff of nurses, technologists and nuclear medicine technologists with a total of more than 150 years of experience in the field of cardiology.

Under the supervision of a Cardiologist, the Cardiology Exercise Physiologist will be responsible for explaining the procedure to the patients, what the exercise protocol entails, if the ordered protocol is appropriate for the patient based on physical and medical information observed and provided, the adverse effects that they may experience and overseeing all the practical aspects of the procedure.

The Cardiology Exercise Physiologist must have thorough knowledge of the different pharmacological stress agents (Regadenoson, Adenosine and Dobutamine) their mechanisms of action, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, adverse effects and administration protocols. The EP must have thorough knowledge of the different exercise modalities, and how to apply them to each patient to ensure a successful and safe procedure. The Cardiology Exercise Physiologist must know the indications for and the contraindications to the test, recognize normal and abnormal responses and complications that may require that the test be rescheduled, re-ordered to a different test or discontinued. The EP must be able to manage complications of the test using BLS and ACLS Standing orders provided by the Cardiologists.

Certified Exercise Physiologist

The required skills to validate competency in performing Exercise Stress Test/Nuclear Imaging Stress Test are as follows:

• 50 proctored Exercise Stress Test/Nuclear Imaging Stress Test by the Cardiologists
• Must complete a 12 lead ECG course
• Must attend 10 hours of physician-lead didactic training
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Completed Competency

Student loan employer contributions up to $10,800 tax free!

Mentoring

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401 K Retirement Plan with employer match

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This position is located in Montrose Colorado