Exercise Physiologist FT Heart
UHS
Summary
Works with patients to support and encourage them to meet their health and life goals. Design and carefully monitor programs for patient safety and progress through Pritikin ICR. Friendly, accommodating, and encouraging.
Job description
Position Summary
Works with patients to support and encourage them to meet their health and life goals. Design and carefully monitor programs for patient safety and progress through Pritikin ICR. Friendly, accommodating, and encouraging.
Qualifications
- Minimum of one-year clinical experience in Cardiac Rehab program preferred, with emphasis on wellness, communication skills, customer orientation, and ability to lead through demonstration.
- Desire to work with a comprehensive health care team. Committed to a healthy lifestyle as a model for participants and staff.
- Expertise in the human body's metabolic response to short- and long-term physical activity for ICR.
- Advanced knowledge of exercise physiology, nutrition, risk factor modification strategies, counseling techniques, and uses of behavior change programs and technologies in CR/SP services.
- Passion for helping patients improve their health, experience in fitness, and effective communication skills. Respect for the human body, highly motivational, able to provide reassurance and instill confidence in patients performing exercises. Experience working in cardiac rehab preferred.
- Knowledge of exercise testing protocols, indications/contraindications of exercise and health, training techniques and administration. EKG coursework and experience preferred.
Education / Licensure
Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Physical Education, Recreation, Physiology or related field. Certification in CPR preferred. ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES) certification preferred. ACLS certification required within 3 months of hire or if hired with a current certification must keep current at all times.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Physical Education, Recreation, Physiology or related field
- ACLS certification required within 3 months of hire or keep current
- Minimum of one-year clinical experience in Cardiac Rehab program preferred
- Knowledge of exercise testing protocols, indications/contraindications of exercise and health, training techniques and administration
- Advanced knowledge of exercise physiology, nutrition, risk factor modification strategies, counseling techniques, and behavior change programs
- EKG coursework and experience preferred
- Certification in CPR preferred
- ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES) certification preferred
- Effective communication skills
- Desire to work with a comprehensive health care team
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.