Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab - BroMenn

Exercise Physiologist

The Exercise Physiologist performs a variety of non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostic exams and monitors inpatient and outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Qualifications:

• Certifications:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree:
  Related Field

Responsibilities:

• Provides care including the development, implementation and evaluation of exercise programs for cardiac and pulmonary patients in phase 2 and phase 3 of cardiac rehabilitation.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the patient's care team to ensure services are consistent with post op and/or post hospitalization care.
• Evaluates and revises plan of care as needed in collaboration with RN and physician when necessary.
• Develops and advances the patient's exercise program based on the physiological and electrocardiographic response to exercise.
• Provides health education and teaching for patient and family.
• Complete required feedback and communication to patient and healthcare team including EMR documentation and reports concerning education, exercise progression, exercise treatment and monitored physiological and vital responses of the patient.
• Assists with scheduling and billing of cardiac rehab services.
• Precepts nursing, exercise physiology and nutrition students as assigned to the program.
• Able to conduct stress testing (as needed) and accurately interpret clinical data and seek medical evaluation of such data.
• Conducts initial visit patient appointments
• Performs patient heart disease risk factor assessments
• Coordinates patient care plans for outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehab, phases II and III
• Coordinates patient exercise class schedules
• Monitors patients on telemetry during exercise sessions
• Leads patients through exercise prescriptions and assists patient with exercise equipment
• Provides education to patients to support risk factor modification
• Reports adverse events to ordering providers