Cardiac Stress Testing Specialist

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking a skilled professional to perform stress testing, monitor patient physiology during exercise, and generate preliminary reports. You will contribute to safety, accuracy, and quality of stress testing services in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Responsibilities include pre-test evaluations, on-site monitoring, IV access support, and collaboration with pediatric and adult cardiology teams while maintaining compliance with ACSM guidelines and lab protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology/Kinesiology or related field required.
• Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology and/or ACSM CEP Certification strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of cardiorespiratory physiology and ECG interpretation; familiar with ACSM guidelines for exercise testing.
• Flexibility required for weekend on-call duties as assigned within rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Conducts pre-test evaluation including patient assessment, medical history, explains procedure, and obtains informed consent.
• Monitors exercise response, measures rest/exercise/recovery hemodynamics, interprets ECG, and terminates procedure per lab protocols.
• Creates preliminary stress test report summarizing findings.
• Alerts attending cardiologist to concerns or abnormal findings.
• Triages appropriateness of ordered stress tests and provides recommendations as needed.
• Becomes proficient in stress echo/nuclear stress tests.
• Learns to place peripheral IVs; assists with contrast administration and agitated saline studies.

Skills

ECG interpretation

Exercise testing

Cardiorespiratory physiology

On-call weekend flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science/Physiology/Kinesiology

Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology / ACSM CEP

Job description

Dartmouth Health is seeking a skilled professional to perform stress testing, monitor patient physiology during exercise, and generate preliminary reports. You will contribute to safety, accuracy, and quality of stress testing services in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Responsibilities include pre-test evaluations, on-site monitoring, IV access support, and collaboration with pediatric and adult cardiology teams while maintaining compliance with ACSM guidelines and lab protocols.