Exercise Physiologist

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

PRN

• 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

Provides direct patient care to cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients including various types of monitoring, education and therapeutic exercise programs.

• Develop exercise prescription and oversee exercise progression in patients (often with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease) within a rehabilitation setting.
• Provide exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status, and current medication regimen; update prescription according to the patient's response.
• Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance.
• Assess hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilize information to provide appropriate exercise prescription.
• Perform appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for the setting.
• Provide exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or a health related field.

• Completion of internship in a Cardiopulmonary Rehab program.

• 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.

State of

Work Location:

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) – American Heart Association (AHA)

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: provided through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

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