Exercise Physiology Therapist

Genesis Healthcare System

In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an 'owner' of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always.

Position Details:

Work Shift: Varied Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Department: Cardiac Rehab

Overview of Position:

Assists in providing a broad range of services characteristic of a comprehensive diagnostic and/or primary and secondary prevention program. Services include but are not limited to utilization of a functional capacity assessment, exercise training, dietary screening, risk factor management, health education, psychosocial support, and emergency services. Assists with case management of patients' multidisciplinary treatment plan. Acts as the premier resource in providing exercise recommendations for patients and exercise-related staff education.

Essential Duties:

• Serves as a resource person for other staff throughout the hospital and community regarding cardiac health and rehabilitation.
• Understands the role of in-patient cardiac rehabilitation as it relates to other patient care disciplines throughout the patient's length of stay and refers appropriately to outpatient cardiac health and rehabilitation.
• Conducts comprehensive client needs assessment.
• Evaluates initial exercise tolerance and readiness for progression to more intense activity.
• Assists the patient in setting and achieving goals based upon the health assessment, national standards of practice, behavior change theories, and risk of future complications.
• Shows patient participation in lifestyle changes by summarizing patient outcomes in a clear, concise, meaningful manner and communicating the changes to the patient and physician.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical application of physical activity in the treatment of a wide variety of disease states.
• Demonstrates understanding of basic pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors and indications for primary and/or secondary prevention programming.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and cognitive skills for understanding the clinical applications of stress testing.
• Makes recommendations for continued improvement by reassessing all biopsychosocial information with the patient and making appropriate suggestions for the non-rehabilitation setting.
• Trains RN's on basic exercise principles so exercise guidance is available in the absence of the EP Therapist.
• Maintains expertise in various exercise modalities and makes recommendations for new equipment and upgrades to existing equipment including telemetry system and AED.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in an allied health field or the equivalent required.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to provide patient care in a warm and friendly manner.

Patient Centered Care & Behavioral Expectations:

• Living the Genesis Mission, Vision and Values:
• Performs work in a manner that is quality focused.
• Treats patients, co-workers, visitors and volunteers with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect.
• Results oriented and focused on achievement of objectives.
• Acknowledges and responds to the diversity of people and the situation.
• Encourages peers (others) to be owners of change.
• Always makes the effort to anticipate and exceed customer needs and expectations.
• Possesses the ability to engage others with patience and understanding.
• Acts in a manner that creates positive first and lasting impressions.
• Demonstrates the ability to own issues until they are resolved.
• Patient Centered Care (patients/families, physicians, co-workers, all other internal/external customers):
• Introduces self and roleconnects with everyone.
• Communicates effectively (i.e. advising others of actions, pertinent information, time durations, etc.) and asks for feedback.
• Asks for and anticipates needs and concerns of others.
• Maintains a positive work environment for staff and a healing environment for patients (i.e. safe, clean, quiet, etc.)
• Maintains the dignity and privacy of each person; manages confidential/sensitive information appropriately.
• Responds to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Exits patient/customer encounters courteously, asking if there are additional needs that can be addressed.
• Promotes Patient and Employee Safety:
• Demonstrates safe Patient Handling (i.e. transfers, transport, care administration, nutrition, medication, etc.)
• Demonstrates safe Materials Handling (i.e. appropriate use and disposal of chemicals, infectious wastes, etc.)
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of Infectious Disease precautions and use of proper protective equipment
• Demonstrates Slips/Trips and Falls Awareness.
• Actively contributes to maintaining a safe, clean and quiet environment.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Required to stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with the hands and arms, and taste or smell.

2. Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

3. Regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds; frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

4. Special vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

5. Ability to read, write and explain or describe moderately complex information to other hospital staff.

6. Ability to accurately take and record measurements or readings

Thank you for your interest in employment at Genesis. Genesis is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Selection of applicants for employment is based only on qualifications and the requirements of a specific job.

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