Cardiac Rehab Exercise Specialist, Full-time Days

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Our vision

Together, serving as the trusted regional healthcare partner.

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At Samaritan Healthcare we are dedicated to providing healthcare services to the community that we serve. We are committed to providing the very best work environment for our professionals and the very best care to our patients.

Schedule

• Monday through
• Friday, 7am -3:30pm

As an Exercise Specialist, you will work closely with the Exercise Physiologist to design, implement, supervise and evaluate outcomes of exercise therapy given to rehabilitating patients to restore proper physical functioning and facilitate independence per the standards, policies, and practices of Samaritan Healthcare. The Exercise Specialist will collaborate with the cardiac rehab team in providing exercise guidance, individualized exercise prescriptions, and risk factor education for patients in our Phase 2 and Phase 3 programs.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES (not limited to)

• Collaboratively develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate exercise programs for patients.
• Provides education/counseling on cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, risk factors, and home exercise.
• Performs exercise testing.
• Proficient at taking resting and exercising blood pressures and basic rhythm interpretation.
• Leads strength training exercises.
• Stays current with new exercises, techniques/developments, and equipment through continuing education, conferences/seminars, professional societies, and journals.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (not limited to)

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise science or related field.
• Preferred American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise Test Technologist/Exercise Specialist Certification.
• One year experience in cardiac rehabilitation including developing and progressing individualized exercise prescriptions.
• Experience with risk factor modification counseling.