Cardiac Rehab Program Adjunct Faculty

University System of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); Presencial; GBP 2300 - 4600; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University of New Hampshire seeks an experienced instructor to teach clinical exercise physiology within the Cardiac Rehab Practicum. You will oversee students as they develop skills to monitor and lead exercise programs for individuals with cardiovascular disease and risk factors.

The role includes assessing patients, interpreting responses, and ensuring safe progression. Responsibilities include supervising student clinicians, providing feedback on clinical performance, and managing the Canvas

Formación

• Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or other closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience providing exercise assessment, prescription, and supervision for individuals with cardiovascular disease and/or multiple chronic disease risk factors.
• Current BLS/CPR/AED certification.

Responsabilidades

• Teach and oversee students in clinical settings.
• Provide instruction in clinical assessment, exercise prescription, monitoring, and interpretation of physiological responses to exercise.
• Supervise students during clinical interactions and exercise sessions.
• Manage Canvas course site, assignments, due dates, and grading.

Conocimientos

Clinical assessments

Exercise testing

Exercise prescription

Patient education

Supervising students

Educación

Master's degree in Exercise Physiology/related field

5+ years clinical cardiovascular experience

Herramientas

ACSM-CEP (preferred)

Descripción del empleo

Duties/Responsibilities

• Clinical Teaching: EXSC 795 - Cardiac Rehab Practicum (1.5 units, 6 credits of teaching)
• Teach and oversee students as they develop the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to appropriately monitor and lead group and individualized exercise programming for individuals with cardiovascular disease and/or multiple cardiovascular risk factors, including patients with complex comorbidities and orthopedic limitations.
• Provide instruction in clinical assessment, exercise prescription, exercise progression, patient monitoring, and interpretation of physiological responses to exercise.
• Provide instruction in medical record interpretation, review of relevant medical history, and daily patient status/update reporting.
• Instruct students in the recognition of abnormal signs/symptoms, exercise termination criteria, emergency procedures, and appropriate response to clinical events.
• Directly supervise students during clinical interactions and exercise sessions.
• Provide ongoing feedback and mentorship regarding students' clinical performance.
• Manage the Canvas course site, including assignment management, updating due dates, and grading assignments in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or other closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience providing exercise assessment, prescription, and supervision for individuals with cardiovascular disease and/or multiple chronic disease risk factors.

Required Licenses & Certifications

• Current BLS/CPR/AED certification

Knowledge

• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risk factor management.
• Cardiac rehabilitation principles and standards.
• Exercise prescription, monitoring, interpretation of physiological responses, appropriate progression/regression of exercise.
• Cardiovascular pharmacology and medical management.
• Risk stratification, emergency response, and patient safety.

Skills

• Conducting clinical assessments and exercise testing appropriate for a cardiovascular population.
• Developing individualized exercise prescriptions and progression plans for individuals with CVD.
• Monitoring of patients during exercise and appropriately responding to changes in HR, BP, symptoms, and perceived exertion.
• Providing effective patient education and behavior change counseling related to CV risk reduction.
• Training and supervising undergraduate students, graduate assistants, and/or other personnel.

Abilities

• Provide clinical leadership for a medically supervised cardiovascular exercise program.
• Maintain a high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered program.
• Monitor and develop students and emerging clinical exercise professionals.
• Adapt programming to meet the needs of individuals with varying levels of cardiovascular risk, health status, and functional capacity.
• Balance clinical, academic, administrative, and operational responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP).

Compensation Pay Range

• 1-2 Credits $3,100
• 3-4 Credits $6,100

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.

The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individua