Exercise Physiologist

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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina. The smallest of the four Duke Health hospitals at 123-beds, it offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties.

Exercise Physiologist

EKG and Cardiac Experience Highly Preferred

Summary & Work Performed

Develop, coordinate and implement exercise related programs including marketing, research, and internships. Provide exercise-related education for patients and the community. Responsible for all exercise sciencestandards needed to meet regulatory and credentialing requirements.

Level I -

• Performs all Exercise Specialist duties and diagnostic testing independently as required by work site.
• Assist with oversight and daily operations of clinical and non- clinical programs.
• Assist manager with program compliance, benchmarking and performance improvement.
• Able to teach most/all offered land and water based group exercise for low, medium, and high risk clients. Mentor and train other staff in group exercise. 
• Required to have clinical knowledge of disease management programming multiple co-morbidities. 
• Responsible for exercise prescription development for all patient populations 
• Mentor and lead others in thedepartment (employees and interns)
• Direct responsibility for all exercise requirements indicated in cardiac rehab state license, AAVCPR national and ACSM guidelines, if required at work site.
• Recognizes symptom changes/signs of problems and knows theappropriate medical response and processes. Initiates first responder care.
• Active in program certification process and regulatory agency review according to work site. 
• Assign and implement lectures, fitness classes, marketing and other materials as needed for each work site.
• Lead Process Improvement initiatives and benchmark responsibilities for program changes.

Level II -

• Clinical oversight regarding exercise for all patients at all risk levels. 
• Able to teach all land and water based group exercise for all risk level patients.
• Serves as master trainer to other staff in area of group exercise and evaluates staff regarding group exercise.
• Functions as a Team Leader in supervising and program oversight.
• Implement processes to ensure compliance with state, national and organizational safety requirements.
• Takes responsibility for program compliance issues.
• Collects, process and interpret program data to support both medical coverage and administrative support. 
• Has knowledge of industry standards.
• Serve as principle investigator for research projects, which may include supervision of research and publication.
• Present exercise knowledge at national or regional conferences.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Stay current with certifications and attend continuing education events.
• Review current research and update materials as needed
• A high level of professionalism and knowledge of exercise programming is required.

Level Characteristics

Level I -

• Performs all Exercise Specialist duties and diagnostic testing independently as required by work site.
• Assist with oversight and daily operations of clinical and non- clinical programs.
• Assist manager with program compliance, benchmarking and performance improvement.
• Able to teach most/all offered land and water based group exercise for low, medium, and high risk clients.
• Mentor and train other staff in group exercise. 
• Required to have clinical knowledge of disease management programming multiple co-morbidities. 
• Responsible for exercise prescription development for all patient populations 
• Mentor and lead others in thedepartment (employees and interns)
• Direct responsibility for all exercise requirements indicated in cardiac rehab state license, AAVCPR national and ACSM guidelines, if required at work site.
• Recognizes symptom changes/signs of problems and knows theappropriate medical response and processes. Initiates first responder care.
• Active in program certification process and regulatory agency review according to work site. 
• Assign and implement lectures, fitness classes, marketing and other materials as needed for each work site.
• Lead Process Improvement initiatives and benchmark responsibilities for program changes.

Level II -

• Clinical oversight regarding exercise for all patients at all risk levels. 
• Able to teach all land and water based group exercise for all risk level patients.
• Serves as master trainer to other staff in area of group exercise and evaluates staff regarding group exercise.
• Functions as a Team Leader in supervising and program oversight.
• Implement processes to ensure compliance with state, national and organizational safety requirements.
• Takes responsibility for program compliance issues.
• Collects, process and interpret program data to support both medical coverage and administrative support. 
• Has knowledge of industry standards.
• Serve as principle investigator for research projects, which may include supervision of research and publication.
• Present exercise knowledge at national or regional conferences.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Master's degree in Exercise Physiology or Exercise Science.
• Bachelor's degree plus ACSM-CEP accepted.

Experience

• Level I: Minimum 1 yrs applicable experience, prefer 2.
  • Experience working with Cardiology patients and EKG highly preferred. 
• Level II: Minimum 3 yrs applicable experience (leadership experience preferred).

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Level I: ACLS required (must obtain within 6 months of hire date); ACSM certification as Exercise Physiologist, Health Fitness instructor, Group Exercise Instructor, or Personal Trainer (must obtain within 6 months of hire date).
• Level II: ACLS required; ACSM certification as Clinical Exercise Physiologist required.