Exercise Specialist - Duke Fitness Center - part time

Exercise Specialist - Duke Fitness Center - part time

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• Participate in screening individuals' medical histories and current health status to identify major health risk factors
• Administer fitness testing procedures and counsel individuals regarding test results and use of exercise equipment
• Assist with fitness-related educational programs
• Perform a wide variety of tests
• Assist with planning and implementing individual and group fitness programs

• Level I – Participate in screening individuals' medical histories and current health status to identify major health risk factors; administer fitness testing procedures and counsel individuals regarding test results and use of exercise equipment; assist with fitness-related educational programs. – Population usually low risk, even though risk factors exist. Entry level work with medical programs, scripts must be co‑signed by level 3 Exercise Specialist, exercise physiologist or supervisor.
• Level II – Plan, coordinate and implement the development of exercise and related programs for a variety of special populations and clinical programs; perform a wide variety of fitness assessments and/or non‑invasive cardiopulmonary tests according to work site; responsible for developing safe exercise prescriptions, goal setting and exercise progression for low, medium and high‑risk patients; able to teach variety of land and water based group exercise for low, medium and high risk clients as required by work site.
  
  – Requires co‑sign / oversight by Level 3 Exercise Specialist, exercise physiologist or supervisor.
• Level III – Responsible for all exercise requirements indicated in cardiac rehab state license, AACVPR national and ACSM guidelines as applicable to work site; able to teach most/all offered land and water based group exercise for low, medium and high risk clients as required by work site; recognizes symptom changes & signs of problems; knows appropriate medical response / processes; initiates first responder care;
  
  active in program certification process and regulatory agency review as applicable to work site; understands care management and interacts as patient advocate for appropriate referrals (non‑physician) to other professionals or community services as indicated; function as a team leader and performs charge responsibilities.

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• All exercise scripts have to be co‑signed by higher‑level ES
• Lower risk responsibilities
• Significant on the job training takes place at this level. Level II
• Higher level of function and autonomy, but still needs oversight. May have some “charge duty” responsibilities, but not full supervisory responsibility
• Functions independently in all diagnostic / clinical tasks
• Higher‑level function regarding program oversight
• No co‑signatures required (unless future national policy requires EP signature)
• Maximum level attained without master’s degree or RCEP credential

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