Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab Exercise Specialist

Prisma Health; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health seeks a clinician to support cardiac and pulmonary patients with exercise prescription and rehabilitation services. You will assess fitness, monitor activity, and guide patients toward returning to pre-event conditioning levels.

Responsibilities include clinical documentation, patient education, interdisciplinary referrals, and participation in discharge planning with outcome data collection.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, Exercise Science, Public Health or health-related field preferred.
• Two years of experience preferred.
• BLS certification may be required depending on job duties.
• Clinical competency appropriate to patient age.

Responsibilities

• Provide fitness and lifestyle assessment; develop exercise prescriptions and re-evaluate activity through discharge.
• Monitor patients during exercise; assess equipment needs and communicate with the care team.
• Educate patients on exercise importance, monitoring, indications and contraindications.
• Perform stress tests (when applicable) and prepare studies for interpretation.
• Contribute to discharge planning and outcome data collection.

Skills

Fitness assessment

Exercise prescription

Patient monitoring

Education & counseling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Stress testing

Outcome data collection

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Exercise Science or Public Health

Health-related field preferred

Job description

Prisma Health seeks a clinician to support cardiac and pulmonary patients with exercise prescription and rehabilitation services. You will assess fitness, monitor activity, and guide patients toward returning to pre-event conditioning levels.

Responsibilities include clinical documentation, patient education, interdisciplinary referrals, and participation in discharge planning with outcome data collection.