Exercise Physiologist - Multilocation

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's in a health-related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's in a health-related field
• Minimum of three (5) years of clinical experience.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:
• BLS and ACLS certified. .
• ACSM - Exercise Physiologist or AACVPR- Certified Cardiac Rehabilitation Professional.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To facilitate healthier outcomes for not only cardiopulmonary patients but also others by offering fitness and health-related programs. Evaluate and execute an exercise plan for each patient regardless of diagnosis while focusing on risk reduction, behavior intervention, and modification.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
• Provides fitness evaluations and exercise prescriptions to patients
• Monitors the progress of the individual during the patient's enrollment period
• Provides fitness and health-related educational sessions for patients
• Skillfully utilize and maintain specialized equipment, devices, and computer programs
• Ability to communicate knowledge and experiences in the related field
• Ability to educate and motivate patients, tailoring specific goals to meet patients' needs
• Demonstrate excellent communication and listening skills
• Organizes and implements other programs that offer educational and practical information on

nutrition and exercise.
• Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitor and

enforce compliance
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members-working closely with physicians, nurses, and

therapists to modify the patient's plan of care
• Exercise testing/prescription while monitoring resting/ exercise heart rate, blood pressures,

oxygen saturation, and EKG as needed.
• Fitness testing/exercise prescription as needed.
• Knowledge of exercise physiology and activity progression for fitness and outcome-oriented

goals
• Performs educational guidance for risk factor management of patients
• Ability to work well in an interdisciplinary team and interact with a variety of patients
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal
• Assists in the development and expansion of exercise planning for patients at risk to include risk reduction, behavior intervention, and modification
• Provides educational sessions and/or teaching on fitness and health-related topics to special

interest groups, conferences, students, etc.
• Provides an annual case study or journal article to peers
• Provides training to ancillary or nursing departments as requested
• Participates in community programs with the hospital or organizations
• Participates and assists with implementation and data gathering for quality assurance projects
• Participates in the training and mentoring of entry-level exercise physiologists

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.