**Description:**
CHI Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits. We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout the South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.
Our mission is to deliver high quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach — physical, emotional, and spiritual — is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!
*Job Summary*
Performs the analysis, and develops personalized exercise programs for patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes, cardiac (heart) disease or pulmonary (lung) disease as prescribed by the Physician. Ensures programs and exercises are medically sound and benefit the patient by improving and/or maintaining health and fitness for rehabilitation of heart disease and other chronic diseases and disabilities.
Incumbents are also accountable for contributing to the development of exercise program policies and procedures and maintaining their skills, abilities and knowledge of the assigned function through continuing education, self-initiated study, and attendance in professional meetings and seminars.
*Essential Duties*
Assists nursing staff with clinical assessment by evaluating the patient’s overall health, with special attention to cardiovascular function and metabolism.
• May administer exercise stress tests.
Designs customized exercise programs to meet the patient’s need to maintain their health, reduce their risk of disease or speed recovery from cardiothoracic types of illness or surgery.
• Evaluates the patient’s medical and fitness needs and designs a customized exercise program that promotes individual goals.
Performs Phase II Cardiac Rehab exercise therapy in accordance with the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Hospital Association guidelines for exercise therapy.
• Assists with the monitoring of patient outcomes for the Cardiac Rehab program.
Documents patient progress and outcomes in accordance with department standards and procedures.
Provides education sessions as needed for patients, families, and external groups.
• Serves as a resource for patients, families, and other hospital disciplines.
Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Population Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
Performs related duties as required.
*Additional Responsibilities*
Adheres to and exhibits our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.
**Qualifications:**
*Education/Experience*
A Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology. Two years of recent related work experience that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities, preferably in a cardiac rehabilitation program.
*License/Certification*
• Current certification by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) or Certified Exercise Specialist (CES) required within one year of hire into the position.
• Current healthcare provider BLS certification.
• ACLS certification is preferred.
• ACSM Certification preferred.
Consistent with our Core Values, Catholic Health Initiatives employers are EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected characteristic.
**Job:** Patient Care Support
**Primary Location:** WASHINGTON-TACOMA
**Shift:** Days
**Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period:** 0
**Weekends Required:** None
**Req ID:** 2015-R0003187