Exercise Physiologist (Athletic Performance Coach APEX), PRN, Variable

Prisma Health

Job Location:

Richland, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Works with cardiac and pulmonary patients in a variety of settings. This job encompasses a variety of responsibilities of cardiac imaging and rehabilitation services. Determines exercise prescription on an individual basis for each patient. Promotes exercise and activity aimed at assisting patients to return to pre-event level of conditioning. All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Healths values of compassion dignity excellence integrity and teamwork.

Essential Functions

All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths purpose: Inspire with compassion. Be the difference.
Provides fitness and lifestyle for development of exercise prescription instructions and ongoing re-evaluation of activity until discharge.
May provide classroom education to patients regarding importance of exercise and increased activity how to monitor activity indications and contraindications.
Responsible for monitoring patients during exercise assessing equipment needs and providing recommendations to manager.
Performs pertinent chart reviews to determine appropriate activity plan to other care providers.
Recognizes the need for and makes appropriate interdisciplinary referrals.
Documents patients physical activity as well as documenting vitals and clinical response.
Provides patient with self-monitoring tools as appropriate.
May perform a variety of stress tests to include routine treadmill stress tests nuclear stress tests and stress echocardiography.
May prepare studies for interpretation and assign studies to correct physician.
Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings including discharge in collection of outcome data.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Education - Bachelors degree. Science Exercise Science Public Health or health related field of study preferred.
Experience - Two (2) years of experience preferred

In Lieu Of

Required Certifications Registrations Licenses

BLS required.
Certification may be required depending on job duties.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Able to demonstrates clinical competency based on patients age.

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

1510 Richland Hospital

Department

Apex Retail

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Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.Job SummaryWorks with cardiac and pulmonary patients in a variety of settings. This job encompasses a variety of responsibilities of cardiac imaging and rehabilitation services. Determines exercise prescription on an individual basis for eac...