Job Summary: Provide compassionate, patient- and family-centered care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, adhering to best practices and professional standards for exercise physiologists. Collaborate closely with nursing and respiratory therapy teams to deliver high-quality cardiopulmonary diagnostic and rehabilitative services.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform non-invasive cardiopulmonary diagnostic procedures such as ECG, rhythm strips, heart monitor hookups, treadmill and nuclear stress tests, stress echocardiograms, and Dobutamine echo/nuclear tests under physician supervision after completing required training and competency evaluations.
• Collect brief cardiopulmonary histories by asking relevant questions prior to testing.
• Maintain departmental statistics and individual productivity records.
• Participate as a member of cardiac fast response teams in inpatient units.
• Apply clinical judgment considering patient age, diagnosis, and physical capabilities.
• Edit ECG and stress test reports according to established policies.
• Interact directly with patients and physicians regarding event recorder data collection, review, scanning, and reporting.
• Promote a safe environment focused on patient safety and adhere to departmental and organizational policies.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

• Use time, supplies, and equipment efficiently.
• Support leadership in scheduling and supply management to ensure quality and cost-effective care.
• Document patient charges accurately and timely.
• Chart initial and daily assessment data in participant records.
• Assess patients before, during, and after exercise, making appropriate referrals and recommendations.

Quality and Teamwork:

• Engage as a team player in continuous quality improvement initiatives and data collection.
• Assist in new participant assessments and orientation, contributing to individualized care plans.
• Offer expertise as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop comprehensive treatment strategies.
• Demonstrate skills to identify psychosocial adaptations to illness and potential psychopathology.
• Participate in collecting, analyzing, and reporting patient and program outcomes.

Patient Satisfaction:

• Work to enhance patient and family satisfaction, collaborating with nursing staff on improvement strategies.
• Utilize contemporary health behavior change theories to support patient learning and lifestyle modifications.
• Assess modifiable risk factors and provide support for therapeutic lifestyle changes.
• Practice relationship-based care models.

Patient Safety:

• Supervise exercise sessions, monitoring for adverse responses.
• Apply exercise science knowledge to populations with cardiovascular, pulmonary, and other conditions.
• Develop and adjust individualized exercise prescriptions based on patient response and physician guidance.
• Report new or changing patient conditions promptly.
• Follow safety protocols including fire, hazardous waste, and emergency response plans.

Professional Growth:

• Recognize personal limitations and seek assistance to improve core competencies.
• Participate in departmental development and share expertise with colleagues.
• Complete orientation and ongoing mandatory education.
• Identify professional development needs and collaborate with management for learning opportunities.
• Follow up on corrective plans as needed.

Customer Service:

• Exemplify excellent guest relations with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.
• Maintain a professional, quiet environment and demonstrate flexibility with assignments and shifts.
• Practice AIDET communication techniques.
• Promote teamwork and maintain positive interdepartmental relationships.
• Provide holistic care to diverse patient populations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field or Exercise Science.
• Preferred minimum of one year cardiology experience if degree is health-related.
• Area-specific certifications such as ACLS and BLS to be obtained and maintained upon hire.

Licensure Preferred:

• ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C)
• ASEP Board Certified Exercise Physiologist (EPC)

Work Shift:

7:30am – 6:00pm, PRN (as needed)

This position is located in a regional healthcare setting within the Midwest United States.