Exercise Physiologist

reeded to fill in when needed: will perform stress tests

• →Assurance of appropriate, safe and effective stress testing
  • →    1)Comply with the policies and procedures of the cardiodiagnostic department and hospital.
  • →    2)Assist in performing initial patient interviews and evaluations, deciding which stress test is appropriate and communicating with physicians.
  • →    3)Must have knowledge of progression of heart disease in the adult cardiac patient.
  • →    4)Maintain confidentiality of the patient’s information.
  • →    5)Promotes patient safety by reporting of issues through established channels and participating as requested in safety initiatives.
• →Conducting Exercise stress testing
  • →    1)Responsible for following exercise protocol designed for each individual stress test. Reporting and discussing needed changes in the protocol with the physician.
  • →    2)May perform CPX testing
  • →    3)Communicate pertinent information of the patients to the physician.
  • →    4)Develop and update informational handouts for groups and individuals through research of journals, texts, experts, etc.
• →Providing safe environment for exercise testing
  • →    1)Assist in assuming the responsibility for the safe and appropriate use of equipment and supplies.
  • →    2)Demonstrates teaching strategies with patients, there families, and other health care members.
  • →    3)Assist patients in learning to safely perform exercise test.
  • →    4)Perform CPR and other emergency procedures as per department policy and procedure.
• →Participation in professional development and contribution to CQI atmosphere
  • →    1)Attends in-services and continuing education programs appropriate to needs and goal.
  • →    2)Looks for improvement opportunities for self and department.
  • →    3)Provides pertinent information and feedback to other health care members.
• →Application of Holter monitors and event recorders when needed
  • →    1)Scanning of Holter monitors for arrhythmias when needed
  • →    2)Patient education when applying monitoring device.
  • →    3)Patient follow-up on monitoring device when needed

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification issued by American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or approved equivalent within 12 months of hire. Certification within 12 months is a condition of continued employment. Failure to meet this requirement will result in termination of employment.
• Current BLS ACLS within 6 months of hire.

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology or Kinesiology. Master’s degree strongly desired.

• This position will need to recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.e., understand normal patterns of adult behavior and look for signs of normal aging; prior experience with various age groups is preferred.
• Knowledge of cardiac monitor detection and intervention.
• Good communication skills.
• Familiarity with cardiac monitors.

• Traits: Willingness to keep current in new concepts in stress testing.
• Possess an attitude that reflects assertiveness and optimism.
• Ability to offer ideas and projects for department performance improvement.
• Communicates effectively and works well with other hospital staff and physicians.
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.