Exercise Physiologist, Cardiology (FT)

• Provides fitness and lifestyle assessment.  Responsible for development of exercise prescription, instructions and ongoing re-evaluation of activity until discharge.

• May provide classroom education to patients regarding importance of exercise and increased activity, how to monitor activity, indications, and contraindications.

• Responsible for monitoring patients during exercise, assessing equipment needs and providing recommendations to manager.

• Performs pertinent chart reviews to determine appropriate activity levels.  Communicates plan to other care providers.

• Recognizes the need for and makes appropriate interdisciplinary referrals.

• Documents patient's physical activity as well as documenting vitals and clinical response.

• Provides patient with self-monitoring tools as appropriate.

• May perform a variety of stress tests to include routine treadmill stress tests, nuclear stress tests and stress echocardiography.

• May prepare studies for interpretation and assign studies to correct physician.

• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, including discharge planning.  Participates in collection of outcome data.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science

• 2 of experience years preferred

Required Licensures/Registrations/Certifications

• N/A

In Lieu Of The Above Minimum Requirements

• N/A

Other Required Skills and Experience

• Certification may be required depending on job duties.

• BLS required.

• Demonstrates clinical competency based on patient's age.