Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehabilitation

                    

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Job Title

Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehabilitation

                        

Location

Medina

                    

Facility

Medina Hospital

                     

Department

Cardiac Rehabilitation-Medina Hospital

                      

Job Code

D22026

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

6:00am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and be part of a team delivering world-class healthcare. Recognized for providing safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable, Medina Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital, the highest honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for professional nursing practice. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career supported by a team committed to your growth and success. 

As an Exercise Physiologist, you will develop individualized exercise prescriptions and oversee exercise progression for patients with cardiovascular disease in a cardiac rehabilitation setting. You will provide direct patient care to individuals recovering from open-heart surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions, delivering high-quality support across both acute and outpatient phases of recovery. In this role, you will collaborate within a multi-site organization to care for complex patients who have undergone advanced cardiac procedures, ensuring safe and effective rehabilitation.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working shifts varying between 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Caregivers in this role will cover both Mercy and North Canton locations.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation, including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance.  

• Provide exercise prescriptions for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen.  

• Update exercise prescriptions according to patient response.  

• Implement concepts of cardiac secondary prevention.  

• Recognize contraindications to exercise and abnormal patient responses to exercise.  

• Appropriately respond to all situations including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals.  

• Provide exercise information to patients, peers and the community through public speaking and education classes.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in exercise-related field

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Background in Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Experience with Inpatient Care (Post-Surgery Patients, Monitoring Vitals, etc.)

• Working Knowledge of EKG Rhythms

• Understanding of Telemetry Monitoring (Tele)

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand/walk for long periods of time and ability to help patients stand and walk.

• Will require some lifting, bending, twisting of upper extremity to help limited patients.

• Must be able to adapt to different room temperatures in exercise.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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