Exercise Physiologist

Overview

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WI-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights:

• Schedule:
  
  Full time | Day Shift | 36 Weekly Hours
• Starting Pay: 20.94+/hr. (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
• Sign On Bonus:
  Available for external qualified candidates
• Location:
  
  Baraboo, WI

Provides direct patient care to cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients including various types of monitoring, education and therapeutic exercise programs.

• Develops exercise prescription and oversees exercise progression in patients (often with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease) within a rehabilitation setting
• Provides exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen; updates prescription according to the patient's response
• Provides patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance
• Assesses hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilizes information to provide appropriate exercise prescription
• Performs appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for setting
• Provides exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or a health related field

• Completion of internship in a Cardiopulmonary Rehab program

• Constant standing
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more)
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive motions
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional lifting/moving patients
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors
• Occasional driving
• Rare crawling

State of

Work Location:

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

WI Dell Cardiac Rehab

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SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)
• Flexible Payment Options:
  Daily Pay allows eligible hourly team members instant access to earned wages (fees may apply) before payday
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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