Clinical Exercise Specialist

Clinical Exercise Specialist For Cardiac Rehabilitation

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Clinical Exercise Specialist for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Tyler, TX.

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center includes a 48-bed inpatient hospital, 14 outpatient therapy clinics, 11 cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinics and nine Olympic fitness centers, with access to some of the most advanced therapy techniques and care available.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care in Cardiac Rehabilitation.
• Monitors patients during exercise sessions.
• Responsibilities focus on the preventive and restorative healthcare needs of the cardiovascular patient.
• Provides patient education on disease entities, cardiac risk factors, behavior modification.
• Communicates with the Cardiac Rehabilitation Medical Director and the patient's physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition symptomatology.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in the patient's condition and response to treatment.

Qualifications:

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved exercise science program: BS in Exercise Science or MS in Exercise Physiology.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
• ACLS and AED certification.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• ACSM certification preferred