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Job Summary Job Profile Summary Summary Demonstrates advanced knowledge pertaining to the design, evaluation, and standards of exercise programs for who patients who qualify or are undergoing cardiac rehabilitation. Functions as an essential ember of a multidisciplinary team directing, coordinating, and providing special expertise to staff, patients, and families participating in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and other Exercise Programs.

• Assessments – Executive Physicals and Health Fit Assessments
• Conduct stress tests, using electrocardiograph (EKG) machines.
• Recommend methods to increase lifestyle physical activity.
• Explain exercise program or physiological testing procedures to participants.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Advises patients about nutrition and ongoing exercise regimens may teach classes and conduct research.
• Thoroughly and legibly documents in chart to be reviewed by provider
• Follows hospital and department procedures and policies.

• Education Bachelor's Degree Exercise Physiology required or Bachelor's Degree Kinesiology required or Master's Degree Exercise Physiology preferred
• Licenses and Credentials Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS (AHA)] - American Heart Association (AHA) preferred
• Licenses and Credentials Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred
• Experience experience working in an acute care hospital/cardiac rehabilitation program 2-3 years preferred
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  Skillfully utilize and maintain specialized equipment, devices and computer program.
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  Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
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  Knowledge of acceptable ranges of blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation and EKG and reports any abnormal values to RN.
• Knowledge,
  
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  Strong customer service mindset.
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  Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
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  Ability to work independently with only general supervision.

The Massachusetts GeneP ral Hospital (MGH) Wasfy Laboratory is seeking a motivated independent exercise physiologist with excellent organizational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills for a truly unique exercise physiology research opportunity. The exercise physiologist will work primarily at the Massachusetts General Hospital Main Campus. He/she will interact with physicians, technicians, and administrative staff to conduct cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPETs) in healthy, middle-aged study participants in a new research study.

This project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, will help to define how exercise physiology shifts during menopause help us to better understand later life risk for cardiovascular disease Under the direction of Dr. Meagan Wasfy, responsibilities will include:

The exercise physiologist will be expected to have:
High-level professionalism and interpersonal skills to serve as an effective member of the Wasfy lab.…