Exercise Specialist, Full Time, 10 Hour, Days

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The Exercise Specialist develops implements and supervises exercise training guidelines and sessions for cardiac rehabilitation patients. Administers fitness assessments on an outpatient population and provides exercise expertise as needed.

• Training in ECG and arrhythmia recognition.
• Ability to perform the following test:
• Graded exercise tests (GXT) using a variety of modes and protocols.
• GXTs utilizing metabolic cart for expired gas analysis.
• Ability to evaluate and interpret expired gas values
• All standardpulmonary function tests 9full flow loop lung volumes etc.).
• Body composition (skinfold method).
• A variety of upper and lower extremity flexibility and strength tests.
• Familiarity with invasive and non-invasive cardiodiagnostic tests and procedures for the purpose of developing individualized exercise guidelines for healthy and high risk individualsand cardiac patients.
• Written and oral communication skills.
• Successfully passing safety cultural sensitivity and blood pathogen classes.