Exercise Physiologist - Cardiology

Prisma Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Columbia, SC seeks a Cardiac Rehab Exercise Specialist to work with cardiac and pulmonary patients in a variety of settings. The role involves designing and adjusting individual exercise prescriptions, promoting activity, and helping patients return to pre-event conditioning while aligning with our values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork.

Responsibilities include fitness assessments, education for patients, monitoring during exercise, communicating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science.
• 2 years of experience preferred.
• BLS certification is required.
• Certification may be required depending on job duties.
• Clinical competency based on patient's age.

Responsibilities

• Develop exercise prescriptions and re-evaluate activity until discharge.
• Educate patients on exercise importance and monitoring.
• Monitor patients during exercise and assess equipment needs.
• Communicate plans to other care providers.
• Document activity, vitals, and clinical response.
• May perform treadmill, nuclear, or stress echocardiography tests.
• Participate in discharge planning and outcome data collection.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Exercise prescription

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

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.

Accountabilities

• 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 Responsibility

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

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor\'s degree in Exercise Science
• 2 of experience years preferred

Required Licensures/Registrations/Certifications

• N/A

In Lieu Of The Above Minimum Requirements

• N/A

Other Required Skills And Experience

• Certification may be required depending on job duties.
• BLS required.
• Demonstrates clinical competency based on patient\'s age.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

8 Medical Park Rd Richland

Facility

3185 Cardiology 8 Med Park 300

Department

31851000 Cardiology 8 Med Park 300-Practice Operations

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