Exercise Physiologist Specialist

At Sarah Bush Lincoln, we are seeking a highly skilled Exercise Physiologist to join our team. As an Exercise Physiologist, you will play a critical role in providing treatment for patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases through our outpatient rehabilitation program.

• Develop treatment plans for rehab patients based on findings from initial assessment, including exercise prescription, risk factor reduction, and short and long-term goals.
• Maintain current knowledge of ACSM standards for exercise prescription and testing and serve as a resource to other staff and medical staff members regarding all aspects of exercise for healthy and diseased populations.
• Organize, implement, and/or assist with various lifestyle management programs, grant programs, and conferences offered through the department and the Health System.
• Perform initial assessment and orientation for rehabilitation patients, including evaluation of patient status and readiness to begin rehab.
• Perform regular stress, cardiolite stress, and stress echo tests without direct supervision of MD, including documentation of history and medications, review for test contraindications, monitoring of electrocardiogram during test, and application of test end-points.
• Prepare patients, obtain history, insert saline locks, and assist RN with pharmacologic stress testing patients.
• Promote the charitable mission of SBL by serving as a resource to public schools, universities, civic groups, and others, including speaking about exercise, risk factors for heart disease, lifestyle management, and other topics in their area of expertise.
• Team with ACLS RN to assure safe and effective exercise for all Phase II and Phase III Rehabilitation patients, including monitoring patient's medical status, prescribing exercise, leading exercise, mentoring EIU graduate students, and educating & motivating patients on all aspects of lifestyle and disease management.

• MS in Kinesiology (Required)
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire
• BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire