Athletic Performance Coach - APEX PRN

Prisma Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking an Athletic Performance Coach to work with cardiac and pulmonary patients, providing exercise prescriptions and monitoring during rehabilitation. This entry-level position requires a Bachelor's degree and offers opportunities to inspire health by serving with compassion.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience preferred.
• BLS certification required.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical competency based on patient's age.

Responsibilities

• Works with cardiac and pulmonary patients to determine exercise prescriptions.
• Provides fitness and lifestyle assessments.
• Responsible for monitoring patients during exercise.

Skills

Clinical competency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Exercise Science, Public Health or health related field

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Job Summary

Works with cardiac and pulmonary patients in a variety of settings. This job encompasses a variety of responsibilities of cardiac imaging and rehabilitation services. Determines exercise prescription on an individual basis for each patient. Promotes exercise and activity aimed at assisting patients to return to pre-event level of conditioning. All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Health’s values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• 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 Responsibilities

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

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree. Science, Exercise Science, Public Health or health related field of study preferred.
• Experience - Two (2) years of experience preferred
  
  

In Lieu Of

• N/A
  
  

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• BLS required.
• Certification may be required depending on job duties.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Able to demonstrates clinical competency based on patient's age.
  
  

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

1510 Richland Hospital

Department

15477370 Physical Therapy

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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• Job function

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• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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