Exercise Physiologist – Cardiac Rehab Unit .6FTE (Various Hours)
Job ID:
R137453
Shift:
Various
Full/Part Time:
Part_time
Pay Range:
$24.85 – $37.30
Location:
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital – 1775 Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
24
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Rotating day shift hours with 8 and 12 hour shifts from 0630-1900 for Phase I and Phase II. Rotating 4-hour Saturday shift for Phase I.
Position Requirements:
- Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology/Cardiac Rehab Clinically appropriate skills
- Ability to work cooperatively with internal and external customers
- Proficient in telemetry monitoring and arrhythmia interpretation
- Computer skills
- Able to teach classes to 15~20 people
- ACLS Certification
- BLS Certification
- Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting effort up to 50 lbs. related to patients.
- May be exposed to hazardous materials and life~threatening disease.
- Ability to work designated shifts, including weekends.
- Ability to travel between sites of care (inpatient and outpatient) in a single work day.
- If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case~by~case basis.
Accountabilities:
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately assess the patient in a systematic way to assure safe and effective exercise documents patient assessment and teaching.
- Conducts exercise sessions.
- Demonstrates the ability to evaluate and revise the patient exercise plan as needed and documents revisions according to policy and procedure.
- Accepts responsibility for development and professional practice.
- Participates in research, development and implementation of new programs related to cardiac risk reduction.
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
