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INTRODUCTION

Your job is more than a job.

As an Exercise Physiologist, no two days and no two patients are alike. You champion multiple patients as they begin their cardiac rehabilitation. Planning, organizing, and conducting inpatient and outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise therapy and education programs, you adhere to specific guidelines of the American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Cardiopulmonary Services. Leading group exercise classes, you encourage, comfort, and ready your patients to live their best life following cardiac surgery. You celebrate the ordinary, because in the world of cardiac rehabilitation, every step is an extraordinary milestone for your patient.

And while you focus on your patient’s “extraordinary”, we focus on giving you the tangible and intangible resources that foster the “little something extras” you need to amplify your impact and career growth. It’s your journey, too, and we’re here to help you along the way as well.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this clinical exercise rehabilitation role.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate competence and knowledge in the assessment and treatment of patients during interviews, exercise therapy and discharge process.
• Assess and document activity level, vital signs, symptoms, and psychosocial concerns of patients.
• Work collaboratively with cardiac rehab team members and consult with medical director as needed.
• Coordinate and supervise exercise classes.
• Report exposures appropriately and maintain a safe environment for cardiac rehab participants.
• Recognize and take corrective actions to correct unsafe conditions utilizing proper channels of communication.
• Assist in the development of admission criteria in conjunction with the medical director and in accordance with AACVPR guidelines.
• Assist in program growth by scheduling referrals and making recommendations for increased patient participation.
• Counsel and render behavior modification techniques for reduction of heart disease risk factors.
• Attend related in-service programs, workshops, seminars, and/or certification programs to enhance professional growth and development.
• Demonstrate experience in developing cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs for group or individual exercise sessions.
• Operate exercise equipment safely, convey instructions on exercise performance as delineated in the exercise prescription, respond appropriately to questions relating to a client's physical exercise plan.
• Maintain the cleanliness, functionality of the exercise equipment and environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy/physiology and EKG recognition/interpretation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree Kinesiology/Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology
• American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Physiologist certification within one year of hire.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.
• 1 year of experience in cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

ABOUT LCMC HEALTH

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.

YOUR EXTRAS

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

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