Description

Must Have: ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and V02 Max Testing Experience

The Clinical Exercise Physiologist works in direct partnership with the primary care team to help patients improve health and wellness through sustainable exercise and physical activity-related behavior change. The Clinical Exercise Physiologist will conduct advanced fitness assessments and create individualized fitness prescriptions to guide and strengthen the lifestyles of patients who are healthy and those with cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic diseases and disorders. The Clinical Exercise Physiologist will utilize skills from the coaching and education disciplines to help patients improve awareness, skills, confidence, and motivation to reach their goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology or Kinesiology
• Certified ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist
• 2+ years experience designing and implementing exercise programs
• Current America Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• EKG experience preferred
• Compliance with AC Wellness Occupational Health Policy, including required immunizations

Essential Job Functions

• Serves as an expert exercise consultant for primary care patients
• Applies and interprets tools for clinical assessment (e.g., sphygmomanometry, ECGs, auscultation, telemetry, oximetry)
• Creates personalized and detailed fitness prescriptions based on assessment findings
• Translates scientific language and concepts into understandable information for patients
• Consults with primary care physician and care team to promote and integrate high quality, patient-centered care

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.