Exercise Physiologist

Site: Newton-Wellesley Hospital

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The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality low cost innovative community-based ambulatory care. This stems from Mass General Brighams unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings including primary care specialty care behavioral and mental health and urgent care both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy imaging cardiac testing and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Job 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.

Essential Functions
-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
Bachelors Degree Exercise Physiology required or Bachelors Degree Kinesiology required or Masters Degree Exercise Physiology preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No

Licenses and Credentials
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS (AHA) - American Heart Association (AHA) preferred Basic Life Support BLS Certification - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred

Experience
-working in an acute care hospital/cardiac rehabilitation program

-2-3 years preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Skillfully utilize and maintain specialized equipment devices and computer program.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of acceptable ranges of blood pressure pulse oxygen saturation and EKG and reports any abnormal values to RN.
- Strong customer service mindset.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
- Ability to work independently with only general supervision.

Onsite

2014 Washington Street

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Per Diem

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$22.22 - $31.71/Hourly

Grade

5

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