Exercise Physiologist

### **SUMMARY:** **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.** ### **Maintain quality customer service and minimize 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 finding of static and dynamic ECG telemetry.** ### **Document 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.**