What are the responsibilities and job description for the Exercise Specialist position at Christiana Care Health Systems?
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ChristianaCare is recruiting for an Exercise Specialist to coordinate and support the Phase I and II Cardiac Rehabilitation, phase II Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) program.
In this position, you will collaborate with the Exercise Physiologists, Registered Nurses and Respiratory Therapists in the development and execution of exercise prescription and protocols for the Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and SET program participants to assure provision of safe and appropriate care.
This position may be required to cover at all of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program sites including Christiana Hospital Newark campus, the Health Care Center at Christiana, the Glasgow site, and PMRI.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Inpatient
- Perform medical record review prior to ambulating and educating patients in Phase I
- Collaborate with Registered Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Cardiac Surgeons and other caregivers to discuss patient’s ambulatory status, needs at home and readiness for discharge
- Safely ambulate and document information including vitals, patient’s gait, distance, and help needed
- Educate qualifying patients on the benefits of Cardiac Rehab and locate facilities that are convenient to their location
Outpatient:
- Conduct Phase I and II exercise Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab therapy and SET sessions with the supervision of the Exercise Physiologist, Senior Exercise Specialist, Registered Nurse and/or Respiratory Therapist staff.
- Perform medical record review prior to providing program orientation
- Prepare individualized exercise prescriptions, monitors the patient’s response and makes adjustments as needed under the supervision of the Exercise Physiologist, Senior Exercise Specialist, Registered Nurse and/or Respiratory Therapist
- Provide supplemental education and counseling to patients, families, and significant others in changing behaviors for positive risk factor modification
- Work collaboratively with patients and other staff members to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care/discharge planning
- Maintain complete and confidential patient records and program documentation
- Conduct discharge planning including development and counseling of patients on home exercise programs
- Complete progress reports and initial, 30-day and discharge Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) updates
- Assist with collecting and entering outcomes data
- Assist in tallying departmental metrics including inpatient consults, daily & monthly censuses, and charge audits
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Exercise Fitness, Exercise Science, Physical Education, or related field
- At least two years of experience in cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required
ChristianaCare Offers:
Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver!
EEO Statement: ChristianaCare Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
