Exercise Specialist

Edmonton, AB; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Flexible spending account

RRSP/TFSA employer match

Vacation and personal time off

Education days

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network is seeking an Exercise Specialist (ES) to join our Central Clinic team on a temporary 0.6-0.8 FTE basis. The ES will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate physical activity care plans for patients of all ages, focusing on activity assessment, prescription, behavior change support, and chronic disease prevention.

The successful candidate will work with family physicians and a multidisciplinary team, with flexibility for one evening shift per week, reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Physical Education, Kinesiology or equivalent.
• CSEP-CEP or ACSM CES certification required.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers.
• Group facilitation/instruction experience.
• Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing or health behavior change methods.
• Experience using Electronic Medical Records.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a patient-centred, team-based primary care setting.
• Assess patients' baseline physical activity and readiness for change.
• Prescribe and supervise exercises; provide health education and follow-up.
• Make autonomous, professional decisions within the multidisciplinary team.
• Serve as a physical activity resource to colleagues and community programs.
• Ensure accurate clinical documentation in medical records.
• Facilitate and supervise physical activity groups.

Skills

Bachelors degree

CSEP-CEP or ACSM CES

BLS for Healthcare

Group facilitation

Motivational Interviewing

Electronic Medical Record

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Physical Education or Kinesiology

Tools

Electronic Medical Record

Job description

Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network - Exercise Specialist (ES)

The Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network was the first PCN in Alberta. Since 2005 the ESPCN has grown to become the largest PCN in Edmonton and consists of a team of health care professionals who are passionate about creating healthier communities. Each member of our team of healthcare providers plays a specific role in improving, coordinating, and delivering primary health services.

Our Vision is 'to be the trusted cornerstone of a healthy community'. Our employees are exceptional and describe their colleagues as respectful, passionate, collaborative, and dedicated. Now's your chance to join our amazing team of health care professionals as we lead in the provision of primary care through collaboration, innovation, and teamwork, creating healthy patients and satisfied providers.

Position Overview:

The Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for a temporary 0.6-0.8 FTE, Exercise Specialist (ES). The ES will provide comprehensive physical activity services and care to patients within the Primary Care Network. The ES will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate physical activity care plans to patients of all ages. The ES will practice to the full extent of the knowledge, skills and competencies required for the ESPCN ES role, with a focus on physical activity assessment, exercise prescription, behaviour change support, and chronic disease prevention and management.

The ES will work with the family physicians in the community, other health professionals and local and regional programming in a multidisciplinary environment to ensure a high quality of evidence-based health care to the practice population. This role will work out of our Central ESPCN Clinic. The successful candidate will need to be flexible to be available to work a minimum of one evening shift a week.

The Exercise Specialist will report to the Primary Care Manager-Central Clinic Sr. Manager, centralized services.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• To work collaboratively in a patient-centred, team-based primary care practice setting.
• To participate in the care of individual patients, practice populations and associated communities.
• To assess patients’ baseline physical activity and readiness for change, prescribe exercises, provide exercise supervision, health education and follow-up evaluation as needed.
• To make professional, competent, and autonomous decisions with patients as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• To act as a physical activity resource to other multidisciplinary team members, healthcare institutions and community agencies or programs.
• To ensure accurate, objective and timely clinical documentation in the appropriate medical record.
• Facilitation and supervision of physical activity groups.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in Physical Education, Kinesiology, or equivalent
• Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) or American College of Sport Medicine Clinical Exercise Specialist (ACSM CES) Certification
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare provider
• Vehicle/license - when appropriate
• Primary care setting
• Electronic Medical Record
• Group facilitation/instruction
• Health behavior change methods (eg Motivational Interviewing)
• Understand the Alberta privacy laws and act according to those laws.
• Should behave responsibly, be accountable and have excellent written and verbal skills, problem solving/critical thinking skills.
• Experience facilitating group classes.
• To support the vision and mission of the Primary Care Network.
• Successful candidate is required to provide a criminal record check

Why work for us?

Employees of the ESPCN enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes health and dental benefits, flexible spending account, eligibility to contribute to our group RRSP and TFSA plans and receive an employer match, generous vacation and personal time off allowances, education days, and professional development opportunities.

The ESPCN is a respectful and inclusive workplace. The ESPCN team is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including, 2SLGBTQ-identified persons, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities, and individuals who speak languages other than English.