Lansing, MI, 48915, USA
4 days ago
Exercise Physiologist - McLaren Careers
**Position Summary:** Responsible for coordinating and performing patient cardiac stress testing, Holter monitoring, Cardiac Event monitoring, and EKG services. This will include patient instruction, education, procedure setup, and review testing data. Employees will follow hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and standards of care. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities** **:** 1. Review and interpret patient laboratory results and medical record history prior to stress testing. 1. Perform all department exercise and pharmacologic testing studies,including:explaining procedures/significance/safety precautions, instructing patient, administering medication for pharmacologic testing, monitoring patient vitals,utilizingnecessary equipment to produceaccurateEKG tracings, interpreting EKG,recognizingandidentifyingabnormal rhythms/cardiac issues during testing. 1. Works efficiently with other departments and correlates exams as a team. 1. Communicates with Cardiologist overseeing cardiac stress testing and consults whenrequired. 1. Set up, instruct patient, review data obtained from Holter monitoring and Cardiac Event monitoring. 1. Generate testing reports for physician interpretation. 1. Enterappropriate data/informationinto electronic medicalrecord. 1. Process paperwork for billing purposes. 1. Respond andassistduring hospital-wide emergency situations (rapid response/code teams). 1. Seeksto improve quality of service by continuously developing individual and departmental competencies within scope of practice. 1. All other job-related tasks. **Lead** **Essential Functions and Responsibilities** **(If classified in a Lead Role):** 1. Assistin quality control and performance improvement activities. 1. Contributes to performance feedback, hiring decisions. 1. Ensure standards are met (quality, timeliness, customer service, etc.) 1. Evaluates and tests new procedures/processes. 1. Orients and trainsnew staff. 1. Problem solving capabilities. 1. Subject matter expert/technical leadership. 1. Workflow distribution. 1. Assists in assuring compliance with all regulatory and other agency requirements, laws, and statutes pertaining to the operation of the department. **Qualifications:** _Required_ : 1. Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science or Physiology 1. BLS and ACLS certifiedwithin30 daysof hire. _Preferred_ : Certification through the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** 1. Ability to manage patients withdifferent typesof personalities. 1. Competency in applying the principles, methods, materials, and equipment necessary in providing exercise physiology. 1. Current knowledge of treatment theories, practices, and techniques per discipline. 1. Ability to lead PT assistants and technicians. 1. Knowledge and skill with common office software applications. 1. Compliance with the Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct. **Physical Requirements** **:** **(X)** Additional requirements detail available upon request __ Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools . Although sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties . Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met. __ Light Work: Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds . Even though the weight lifted may be only negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree, or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls. X Medium Work : Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 25 pounds or more . __ Heavy Work: Lifting 10 0 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. __ Very Heavy Work: Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. X-Ref: D.O.T. – U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration **Expected Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information:** Employees in this position are expected to have access to protected health information and other confidential business information from throughout the organization as is needed to fulfill their responsibilities in evaluating and reducing risk to the organization . No protected health information will be disclosed outside the organization unless specifically required by state or federal law. **Qualifications:** _Required:_ + Bachelor's degree in exercise science or physiology. + BLS certifiedwithin 30 days of hire. _Preferred:_ + Certification through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP). + Master's degree.
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