Clinical Exercise Physiologist

• Schedules patients for entry into cardiac rehabilitation program. • Assists with the orientation, development of individualized goals and plan of care of new patients. • This includes the calculation of exercise prescription and home exercise programs based on stress test results to provide medically stable activities to each individual patient. • Supervises patients during outpatient exercise sessions, monitoring patients for inappropriate responses to exercises. • Provides individualized and group patient education in areas of expertise. • Performs warm-up, cool down exercises with patients. • Determines patient suitability for testing based on medical history, chart review, and resting EKG. • Contacts assigned cardiologist or patient’s referring provider regarding more suitable tests. • Explains test procedures to patients and answers any questions. • Monitors patient condition during testing. • Supervises all exercise, pharmacologic, and metabolic stress tests including technical staff, exercise lab trainees, and students during testing. • Decides when to terminate testing or exercise session based on exercise lab guidelines. • Provides preliminary report for resting and exercise EKGs, blood pressure response, symptoms, and arrhythmias. • Contacts the appropriate personnel as necessary for seriously abnormal test results. • Consults with the exercise lab medical director or designate for clinical questions, as needed. • Initiates emergency procedures as necessary in accordance with the exercise lab and cardiac rehab policies. • Coordinates with the area programs to enroll patients into a Cardiac Rehab program. • Provides formal lectures about exercise testing, cardiac rehab, and related topics as needed for physicians, technical staff, and students. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. Position Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. Benefits of working at Geisinger: • Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one • Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents • Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage • 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions • Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly • Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year • MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive • Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more. • Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance