Job Description

Under direct supervision of a licensed medical professional, the Exercise Physiologist prepares patients and equipment for treatment. They assist the therapist in administering treatment to patients of varying ages ranging from infancy through late adulthood.

Under direct supervision of a licensed medical professional, the Exercise Physiologist prepares patients and equipment for treatment. They assist the therapist in administering treatment to patients of varying ages ranging from infancy through late adulthood.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory functioning, in accordance with exercise science standards, regulatory requirements, and credentialing requirements.
• Lead established exercise/rehab maintenance groups.
• Prescribe individualized exercise programs, specifying equipment such as treadmill, exercise bicycle, ergometers, or perceptual goggles.
• Interpret exercise program participant data to evaluate progress or identify needed program changes. Analyze quantitative data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapies
• Prepares the treatment area, equipment and supplies relating to patient treatment for all division services to expedite the delivery of patient care. This includes calibrating and maintaining exercise or testing equipment and demonstrating correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routine.
• Communicates impressions and objective information in a clear and timely manner to pertinent stakeholders to insure efficient coordination and optimal outcomes information.
• Participates in the department’s performance improvement program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Exercise Science or Exercise Physiology
• Less than 1 year of clinical practice
• Knowledge of and ability to assess clients and design exercise programs to enhance physical fitness, to promote health by reducing the risk of developing chronic disease and to ensure safety during exercise sessions.
• Knowledge of the prevention and treatment of intentional or unintentional injuries, ability to implement emergency procedures in accordance with appropriate safety plans.
• Knowledge of the human body's reactions and changes under acute and chronic exercise conditions, ability to measure, assess and adapt physiology during exercise.
• Knowledge of therapeutic methods and skills to develop, maintain and restore the optimal movement and functional ability of clients/patients, ability to skillfully deploy methods and skills in therapeutic cases to enhance the quality of life.
• Knowledge of the theories and methodologies for therapeutic progress assessment, ability to assess therapeutic progress to achieve therapeutic goals and ensure patient safety.
• Knowledge of and ability to provide or facilitate rehabilitation services to manage injuries and help injured people reclaim living or working capabilities.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association

Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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