✓You’ll need

Certifications

✓Current BLS certification required upon hire and henceforth kept current.

✓ACLS within 6 months of hire and henceforth kept current.

American Collegeof Sports Medicine (ACSM) and/or National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) clinical certification preferred.

Education

✓Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or related field.

Qualifications

✓Plan and implement exercise programs based individual patient needs.

✓Recognizes cardiac emergencies or symptoms of exercise intolerance and intervenes appropriately.

✓Physical Demands and Work Environment Conditions / ADA Compliance

✓Works inside.

✓Work is of minimum to moderate physical demand

✓sitting at a desk, carrying office supplies, and assisting patients with exercise equipment and routines.

✓Long shifts or occasional overtime necessary to assure continuity of patient care.

✓Normal or corrected vision is required to interpret rhythms, process paperwork, read physician orders, and use computer.

✓Normal or corrected hearing is required to monitor equipment and alarms, use telephone, and participate in conversations.

Basic EKG interpretation skills. Prior experience in health promotion programming or previous cardiac rehabilitation experience preferred.

About the role

The Exercise Physiologist functions as a team member of the Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab departments and is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of exercise and educational related programs for program participants.

(Bachelor's) SEIU-P Wage Range: $36.10 to $54.06, dependent on experience (Masters) SEIU-P Wage Range: $41.51 to $62.66, dependent on experience ELIGIBLE FOR CMH EMPLOYEE REFERRAL BONUS: PRIORITY RECRUITMENT The Exercise Physiologist functions as a team member of the Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab departments and is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of exercise and educational related programs for program participants.

Job Requirements Knowledge of /Skill/Ability to: Plan and implement exercise programs based individual patient needs. Assists with monitoring, interpreting, and documenting the physiological response to exercise. Recognizes cardiac emergencies or symptoms of exercise intolerance and intervenes appropriately.

Assists with patient education focusing on risk factor reduction and behavior modification. License/Certification: American Collegeof Sports Medicine (ACSM) and/or National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) clinical certification preferred. Current BLS certification required upon hire and henceforth kept current.

ACLS within 6 months of hire and henceforth kept current. Education and/or

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or related field. Basic EKG interpretation skills. Prior experience in health promotion programming or previous cardiac rehabilitation experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment Conditions / ADA Compliance Works inside. Work is of minimum to moderate physical demand; sitting at a desk, carrying office supplies, and assisting patients with exercise equipment and routines. Long shifts or occasional overtime necessary to assure continuity of patient care.

Normal or corrected vision is required to interpret rhythms, process paperwork, read physician orders, and use computer. Normal or corrected hearing is required to monitor equipment and alarms, use telephone, and participate in conversations. Potential exposure to biohazards or communicable disease.

Able to read, write, and converse in English. Subject to physical and emotional stress of the high energy work environment. Walking and standing much of the time while on duty.

Tolerates bending, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling for 8 – 12 hours (shift dependent). Lifts or carries up to 50 lbs. Demonstrates use of exercise equipment or specific exercises.

Days shift