Exercise Physiologist-Cardiology

Overview

Employer paid benefits - Medical, Dental, and Vision. (Eligible dependents included)

Hourly wage compensation - Min: $24.72 Max: $36.80

The Exercise Physiologist is responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing individualized exercise programs to improve the physical health, functional capacity, and overall well-being of patients. This role involves working with individuals who have chronic diseases, injuries, or risk factors for cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, or musculoskeletal conditions, ensuring safe and effective exercise interventions.

Essential Job Functions
:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients’ health, fitness, and functional capacity, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal evaluation.
• Develop and implement individualized exercise programs based on assessment results, clinical guidelines, and patient goals.
• Monitor patients during exercise sessions, adjusting programs as needed to ensure safety, effectiveness, and progression.
• Educate patients on lifestyle modification, exercise techniques, and strategies for managing chronic conditions.
• Collaborate with physicians, physical therapists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient assessments, progress, and program adjustments in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.
• Participate in wellness, prevention, and rehabilitation programs, including cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, or diabetes management programs.
• Ensure adherence to safety protocols, infection control practices, and emergency procedures.
• Stay current on industry trends, research, and best practices related to exercise physiology and patient care.

• The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position (reference program education curriculum).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or a related field.

Preferred:
Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or a related field.

Licenses/ certifications/ registrations

Required:

Certification as an Exercise Physiologist (e.g., ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, CEP, or equivalent). BLS certification, ACLS certification

Preferred: N/A

Experience

Required:

N/A

Preferred:
Experience in clinical or rehabilitation settings preferred.

Other

• Cognitive skills needed to competently supervise exercise tests
• Knowledge of appropriate indications for exercise testing
• Knowledge of alternative physiological cardiovascular tests
• Knowledge of appropriate contraindications, risks, and risk assessment of testing
• Knowledge to promptly recognize and treat complications of exercise testing
• Competence in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and successful completion of an AHA-sponsored course in advanced cardiovascular life support
• Knowledge of various exercise protocols and indications for each
• Knowledge of basic cardiovascular and exercise physiology, including hemodynamic response to exercise
• Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and the ability to recognize and treat serious arrhythmias
• Knowledge of cardiovascular drugs and how they can affect exercise performance, hemodynamics, and the ECG
• Knowledge of the effects of age and disease on hemodynamic and ECG responses to exercise
• Knowledge of principles and details of exercise testing, including proper lead placement and skin preparation
• Knowledge of end points of exercise testing and indications to terminate exercise testing
• Additional cognitive skills needed to competently interpret exercise tests
• Knowledge of specificity, sensitivity, and diagnostic accuracy of exercise testing in different patient populations
• Knowledge of Bayes’ theorem to interpret test results
• Knowledge of electrocardiography and changes in the ECG that may result from exercise, hyperventilation, ischemia, hypertrophy, conduction disorders, electrolyte disturbances, and drugs
• Knowledge of conditions and circumstances that can cause false-positive, indeterminate, or false-negative test…