Exercise Physiologist

7 days ago

Lakeville, United States Allina Health Full time
Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
September 13, 2024
Department:
31005029 AHMHI Lakeville Support
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union
Weekend Rotation:
None
Job Summary:
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.
Key Position Details:

Position will be located within the brand-new Lakeville Specialty Center and will support Minneapolis Heart Institute (MHI.)
  • 1.0 FTE
  • 8-hour, day shifts
  • No weekends
Job Description:

Provides services and education for patients in various modalities of cardiology testing and therapies. Care is delivered in collaboration with the physicians and healthcare team. May provide cardiac rehab screening, activity or exercise prescription, and preventative health.

Principle Responsibilities
  • Provides assessment of patients, determines and implements plan of care.
    • Performs initial evaluation and treatment sessions.
    • Monitors progress of patient treatments based on ongoing assessment of tolerance, clinical judgment, and plan of care goals.
    • Educates patients and families through group classroom sessions and one on one with patients, including age specific and cultural considerations.
    • Monitors patient health statics throughout testing, recognizing abnormal findings and institutes recommended intervention.
    • Operates technical equipment to obtain accurate documentation during all procedures.
    • May enroll patient in monitoring services.
    • May perform stress procedures which include, standard graded exercise test, treadmill echocardiograms, dobutamine stress echo, nuclear graded exercise test, nuclear Lexiscan and Dobutamine stress tests.
    • May perform Holter scanning or Arrhythmia monitoring.
  • Facilitates and participates in the continuum of patient care.
    • Consults with staff, physicians, regarding writing exercise prescriptions.
    • Assists with program development and initiatives.
  • Maintains equipment.
    • Sets up equipment for each procedure.
    • Trains and provides in-servicing on all outreach accounts on equipment used, including downloading techniques.
    • Trouble shoots outreach accounts equipment or connectivity issues.
    • Ensures all outreach accounts have all the supplies necessary for hook ups.
    • Orders and stock supplies.
    • Maintains equipment in working order and manages repair process.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree exercise physiology or related field
Preferred Qualifications
  • 2+ Years in cardiac rehabilitation
Licenses/Certifications
  • For positions working in Minneapolis Heart Institute or Cardiovascular Rehab departments, must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
    •Current ACLS/BLS from the American Heart Association
    •Current ACLS/BLS certification from the American Red Cross
    •Allina in-house ACLS/BLS training upon hire, by completion of orientation
  • For positions working in our LiveWell Fitness Center department, must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
    •Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
    •Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
    •Allina in-house BLS-Basic Life Support training upon hire, by completion of orientation


Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently

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