Clinical Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab

PeaceHealth; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k match

Paid time off

Life & disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness & EAP

Job summary

PeaceHealth SHMC at Riverbend in Springfield, Oregon is seeking a Clinical Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab for a part-time, 0.80 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $31.60 – $47.40 per hour, with hiring dependent on education, experience, and bargaining terms.

Responsible for direct patient care in inpatient or outpatient cardiac, pulmonary and vascular rehab. Collaborates with physicians and health care team members to develop, implement, and monitor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology or Exercise Science or related field.
• Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification
• Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial patient interview and assessment; develops individualized treatment plan for cardiac/pulmonary rehab.
• Case manages entire cardiac rehab program; assesses and re-assesses patient progress and documents data.
• Develops safe exercise prescriptions for diverse patients with comorbidities; collaborates with care team.
• Provides counseling on test results, home exercise programs, and risk factors.
• Develops and implements educational programs for patients and families.
• Assists in developing wellness programs and special events.
• Assists in policy, procedures, protocols, and outcome measures.

Skills

Cardiac rehab

Exercise physiology

Patient care

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Physiology

Master's Degree Preferred

Job description

Description

PeaceHealth SHMC at Riverbend in Springfield, Oregon is seeking a Clinical Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab for a Part Time, 0.80 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $31.60 – $47.40. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing direct patient care to individuals participating in inpatient or outpatient cardiac, pulmonary and vascular rehabilitation programs. May also work in exercise stress testing laboratory or in other clinical settings where exercise training has been shown to be of therapeutic benefit. Collaborates with physicians and other health care team members to develop, implement, and monitor the patient's therapy program.

What you will do:

• Conducts individualized initial patient interview and assessment, collects patient medical history and develops individualized treatment plan for comprehensive cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation program.
• Case manages entire cardiac rehabilitation program for individual patients. Implements, modifies and supervises therapeutic program for patients and family members. Assesses and re-assesses patient throughout the program to modify plan of care. Maintains appropriate clinical records and consistently documents data in the appropriate area.
• Develops safe and appropriate exercise prescriptions for diverse patient population with multiple co-morbidities. Collaborates with other health care team members regarding continuity of care, but capable of working independently and making high level clinical decisions on complex and high-risk patients with chronic disease.
• Provides patient counseling on test results and procedures, and instructs patients on home exercise programs, risk factors and other behavior modification.
• Develops and implements educational programs for patients and families.
• Assists Manager and Wellness Services Coordinator with developing and implementing wellness programs, services and special events (e.g. health fairs, community activities, employee and community wellness programs, etc.).
• Assists in the development and implementation of policies, procedure, protocols and outcome measures.

What you bring:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Required: Exercise Physiology orExercise Science or related field
• Master's Degree Preferred:

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Preferred: Experience in related field an
• Minimum of 2 years Preferred: Previous experience in cardiovascular rehabilitation services and

• Required: Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs

Credentials

• Required: Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification
• Required: Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist and
• Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Required: within 6 months Advanced Cardiac Life Support

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

• full medical/dental/vision coverage
• 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions
• paid time off
• employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options
• tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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