Senior Clinical Exercise Physiologist

## Senior Clinical Exercise Physiologist Apply locations:
Boston time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
48000
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* POSITION SUMMARY:

** Under supervision of the Operations Manager and according to established policies and procedures,  Provides direct patient assessment and management in the BMC Stress Testing Laboratories and/or Cardiac Rehabilitation & Prevention Program.
** Position:
** Exercise Physiology Technician
** Department:
** Stress Techs
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* Schedule:

** 40 Hours (Days)

Job Description
** ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
**** Stress Testing Management
*** Knowledge of ACSM stress testing guidelines
* Evaluates patients for appropriateness of testing, patient safety, and correct type of test and protocol
* Effectively communicates pertinent information with supervising physicians, nurses, sonographers and other physiologists and ensures communication with referring physicians as needed.
* Evaluates and performs stress testing of outpatients and inpatients; including, exercise tolerance tests, stress echocardiograms, dobutamine echocardiograms, metabolic stress tests, exercise nuclear stress tests, pharmacological nuclear stress tests.
* Performs Pediatric stress testing. Exhibits knowledge of testing protocols and proper equipment usage for pediatric patients.
* Provides patient information, explains testing methods and procedures, and obtains patient consent
* Selects appropriate testing protocol according to patient clinical presentation
* Ensures recordings are of the best quality for diagnosis according to departmental practices and procedures.
* Performs ongoing clinical assessment throughout the test by monitoring  cardiovascular and pulmonary parameters including symptoms, appearance, heart rate, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram
* Determines test duration and test termination as per BMC Stress Testing Lab Policy and ACSM guidelines
* Calculates and records all necessary parameters, and provides initial interpretation of  electrocardiographic tracings for diagnostic purposes
* Creates the electronic record of exam, documentation of pertinent exam information, and data entry for charge capture
* Evaluates and communicates findings to medical personnel as required, following departmental practices and procedures
* Responds to medical emergencies for Stress Testing Labs and BMC Non Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratories, and assists-physicians according to BMC Non-Invasive Lab policy.
* Provides education and instruction to hospital personnel and students in methods and theories of stress testing
* Inserts peripheral intravenous lines as needed  according to BMC Non Invasive Lab Policy
** Nuclear Stress Testing (specific additional duties to those as outlined above)
*** Coordinates patient-specific imaging protocol with physician staff (Cardiology and/or Radiology)
* Maintain Radiation safety standards per BMC Radiation policy and procedure guidelines
* Enters basic pre-test patient data and imaging data into Apollo (medical history, radiopharmaceutical doses and administration time, etc.)
** Cardiac Rehabilitation, PAD Rehab, & Prevention Program Management
*** Provides patient orientation to the Rehab Programs
* Reviews medical evaluation and implements treatment plan as developed by the Program Medical Director
* Develops specific exercise training program and training goals for each individual patient with reference to  underlying medical conditions and risks of exercise
* Performs ongoing clinical assessment throughout sessions by monitoring all relevant cardiovascular parameters
* Coordination & scheduling of all adjunctive rehab services including behavioral medicine, social work, nutrition, and tobacco treatment
* Evaluates and manages periodic Individualized Treatment Plans to achieve comprehensive risk reduction goals, interventions, outcomes, and effectiveness
* Utilizes behavior modification techniques to implement change: goal setting, support, feedback, and patient empowerment
* Educates patients on cardiovascular/pulmonary topics including (but not limited to):
Anatomy & Physiology, Cardiopulmonary Risk Factors, Stress Management, Exercise, and Medications.
* Assists in the…