What are the responsibilities and job description for the Exercise Physiologist position at SSM Health?
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Job Highlights:
Department: Outpatient Cardiopulmonary Rehab
Schedule: PRN Shift, Day Shift, Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays, No Weekends
Shift Requirements: 2x to 3x 10-Hour Shifts/Month
Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
Location: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Job Summary:
Provides direct patient care to cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients including various types of monitoring, education and therapeutic exercise programs.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops exercise prescription and oversees exercise progression in patients (often with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease) within a rehabilitation setting
- Provides exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen; updates prescription according to the patient's response
- Provides patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance
- Assesses hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilizes information to provide appropriate exercise prescription
- Performs appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for setting.
- Provides exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or a health related field
EXPERIENCE
- Completion of internship in a Cardiopulmonary Rehab program
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
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Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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