Exercise Physiologist

Department: Cardiac Rehab
Shift: Day
Daily Work Times: Flex 6-8
Scheduled Hours per Pay: 0
Position Summary: Analyzes patients' fitness in order to help them improve their health or maintain good health. Assists patients with heart disease and other chronic conditions, like diabetes or pulmonary (lung) disease, to regain their health. May also work with amateur and professional athletes to boost their performance or recover from injuries. Provides a full range of exercise physiology services, including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with professional practices and ethical standards.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Evaluates a person's overall health, with special attention to cardiovascular function and metabolism.
2. Conducts diagnostic procedures like exercise stress tests to evaluate patients' health.
3. Develops individualized exercise prescriptions to increase physical fitness, strength, endurance, and flexibility.
4. Designs customized exercise programs to meet health care needs and athletic performance goals.
5. Administers exercise prescriptions designed to improve mobility and flexibility, hasten recovery from injury, and help patients live with disabilities.
6. Advises patients about nutrition and ongoing exercise regimens; may teach classes and conduct research.

Qualifications:
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in exercise science or physiology.
• BCLS certified.
• Competency in applying the principles, methods, materials and equipment necessary in
  providing exercise physiology.

Preferred:

• Master's degree.

Position/SubsidiarySpecific:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)certification (must be attained at first available course)
• CARD AND NEUROTESTING: Performs basic and special neurodiagnostic testing, i.e., EEGs

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans