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• MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

• Worker Type:

• Regular

• Job Highlights:

• Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 7:30AM-5:30PM-Part Time role Certified or Registered Exercise Physiologist is required Location-SSM Health St.

Joseph Hospital-St. Charles Join our team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, strong benefits, and a supportive work environment. We offer affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family. Apply today to begin your career with SSM Health.

• Job Summary:

• Provides direct patient care to cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients including various types of monitoring, education and therapeutic exercise programs.

• Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Develops exercise prescription and oversees exercise progression in patients (often with cardiovascular or pulmonary disease) within a rehabilitation setting + Provides exercise prescription for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen; updates prescription according to the patient's response + Provides patient testing before and after rehabilitation including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance + Assesses hemodynamic response and patient tolerance to activity progression and utilizes information to provide appropriate exercise prescription + Performs appropriate documentation of monitored ambulation, education and discharge planning per departmental policies, guidelines and practices as pertinent for setting. + Provides exercise information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Exercise Science or a health related field

EXPERIENCE

+ Completion of internship in a Cardiopulmonary Rehab program

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Constant standing. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. + Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). + Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional lifting/moving patients. + Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional driving. + Rare crawling.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location:

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) + And + Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• Work Shift:

• Day Shift (United States of America)

• Job Type:

• Employee

• Department:

• 3002000002 Cardiac/Pulm Rehab

• Scheduled Weekly Hours:

• 30 •

Benefits:

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. +
• Paid Parental Leave
• :•we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

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• Flexible Payment Options:

• our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. +
• Upfront Tuition Coverage
• : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_
• _,_•_or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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