Exercise Physiologist
4 weeks ago
At Optum, we're dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone. As a Cardiac Stress Testing Specialist, you'll play a critical role in our mission by performing exercise stress tests and interpreting electrocardiogram tracings, blood pressure, and heart rate responses.
Responsibilities:- Independently perform cardiac stress testing, including obtaining exercising blood pressure and monitoring electrocardiogram throughout the exam.
- Obtain past medical history, attach electrodes, direct patients to perform prescribed physical activity, and monitor cardiac performance throughout the test.
- Recognize normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms and hemodynamic responses to exercise and report them to the physician.
- Enroll, interrogate, and program outpatient pacemaker/ICD patients, recognizing pacemaker abnormalities, malfunctions, and replacement needed indicators.
- Coordinate and prioritize with other members of the healthcare team to respond to, plan, and initiate timely and efficient care.
- Educate patients and families regarding pacemaker device function and clinic follow-up scheduling.
- Responsible for pacemaker device trans-telephonic monitoring and reporting issues, monitoring patients to ensure they report in quarterly, and outreaching to patients that are overdue.
- B.S. in Exercise Physiology/Science, Cardiopulmonary Sciences, or related field (or equivalent education, training, or experience).
- Have the required education and willingness or ability to train on-site for 6 months in cardiac stress testing before approval to work independently on-site.
- EKG Certification or completion of within a year of hire.
- CPR certification.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required based on specialty.
- 6+ months of cardiac stress testing experience.
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart and cardiac medications.
- Proven ability to independently perform tests, good interpersonal, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Proven ability to use all electronic tools and applications relevant to the performance of the duties of the position.
- Proven ability to perform all job functions in compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and company policies and procedures.
- Proven ability to access only the minimum necessary protected health information (PHI) for the performance of job duties.
- Proven ability to actively protect the confidentiality and privacy of all protected health information they access in all its forms.
Physical health sufficient to meet the ergonomic standards and demands of the position.
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