Exercise Physiologist

Exercise Physiologist

The Exercise Physiologist delivers direct and indirect, quality patient care, utilizing advanced exercise science and clinical knowledge and skills for inpatient and outpatient services.

Essential Functions:

• Administers and interprets cardiovascular exercise tests.
• Reviews patient chart, interviews and assesses patient to identify clinical, physiological, psychosocial and educational status as they pertain to cardiac rehabilitation.
• Implements and supervises exercise prescription and progression under the supervision of the Medical Director and the Program Supervisor/Manager following discipline specific guidelines (ACSM, CMS and AACVPR).
• Counsels and provides education for patients and family members regarding lifestyle changes and modifiable risk factors in a one on one and group setting to reduce future cardiovascular complications.
• Maintains quality customer service and minimizes patient distress by adapting language, behavior and procedures to suit the patient.
• Supervises rehabilitation activity session including resting and exercise blood pressures, heart rate, EKG strips, RPE, pain rating, SPO2 and blood glucose.
• Reads, interprets and applies findings of static and dynamic ECG telemetry.
• Documents patient history, clinical course, evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, daily session reports and progression reports in patient database ensuring accuracy.
• Communicates and consults with medical and allied health personnel regarding patient's progress, needs and discharge planning.
• Uses judgment and clinical experience to assess when advice is required from a more specialized staff member or medical staff.
• Coordinates with other service areas and team members to ensure proper patient care.
• Works in both inpatient and outpatient setting, providing patient care and education.
• Conducts or participates orientation and training of new employees, interns and other personnel in the cardiac rehabilitation department.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature review, workshops and by attending staff meetings, conferences and in-service meetings, etc.
• Demonstrates standards of performance (ownership, teamwork, communication, compassion) that support patient satisfaction, principles of service excellence while performing effectively and efficiently.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Performs administrative duties as assigned.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology or related field. Mastered degree preferred.
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience providing exercise therapy techniques to patients.
• Licensure or Certification: Current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of cardiac rehabilitation techniques and best practices.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide physical assistance to patients when needed.
• Ability to demonstrate 12 lead EKG interpretation and arrhythmia recognition skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively while providing a high standard of care.
• Skill in evaluating patient needs and improvement.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or feedback from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and apply basic algebraic concepts.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records.