Job Summary and Responsibilities
Position Summary:
As our Clinical Exercise Physiologist CRT, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive lifestyle modification services for individuals with chronic diseases.
Every day you will be responsible for developing and implementing treatment plans for your own caseload.
To be successful in this role, you will actively participate in clinical and program decisions made by the Lifestyle Management Team.
Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families.
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Accurately assesses client status and develops comprehensive treatment plan in collaboration with the Lifestyle Management Team.
Establishes patients on clinical pathway
Provides monitored exercise therapy to clients in the Lifestyle Management Program (i.e. with diagnosis of heart disease, diabetes, COPD, etc.).
Observes, records and reports potentially dangerous signs and symptoms to physician and provides documentation to direct supervisor
Adjusts treatment plan in accordance with established protocols, co-morbidities, client goals/needs and medical history.
Monitors progress and updates treatment/care plan prn
Actively participates in clinical team meetings to review current case load
Assists in and directs the education process of clients and their families regarding their disease, process, progress, and treatment plan.
Maintains current clinical data, insurance information and program records on each client.
Keeps accurate patient medical records and timely entry of data entry in patient chart
Job Requirements
Minimum:
Masters Of Science or advanced degree in Exercise Physiology or related field
One year experience in lifestyle management, exercise training, prescription and supervision of medical patients
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
Preferred:
Two years experience
Certified Exercise Specialist, upon hire or
Certified Personal Trainer/Exercise Speciast, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care.
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Pay Range
$50.62 - $58.70 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Hello. We welcome the chance to help you feel your best. Excellent, affordable health care, delivered with compassion, is what we stand for. Since our founding in 1986, we've made it our goal to create environments that meet each patient's physical, mental, and spiritual needs. We also believe this healing philosophy promotes the wellbeing of our staff and the places they serve.Dignity Health is made up of more than 60,000 caregivers and staff who deliver excellent care to diverse communities in 21 states. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is the fifth largest health system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in California.Through teamwork and innovation, faith and compassion, advocacy and action, we endeavor every day to keep you happy, healthy, and whole.Dignity Health began as a single hospital founded on the belief that all people deserve medical care, regardless of their background, ethnicity, or circumstances.The Sisters of Mercy, originally founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831, vowed to serve people who suffer from poverty, sickness, and lack of education. In 1854, eight Sisters arrived in San Francisco, California and immediately began caring for residents of a city struck by cholera, then typhoid and influenza. They founded St. Mary's Hospital, now the oldest continuously operating hospital in the city.Eventually, one facility became many, expanding to serve a rapidly growing population while strengthening its commitment to keeping the human person at the forefront of modern medicine.In 1986, two congregations of the Sisters of Mercy joined their ten hospitals together, forming Catholic Healthcare West. In 2012, we changed our name to Dignity Health to better describe what we stand for. Dignity is something everyone is born with. To us, "Dignity" means showing respect for all people by providing excellent care and helping them lead healthy, meaningful lives.Today, Dignity Health is one of the largest health systems in the nation with 400 care sites across a 22-state network, including 39 hospitals -- 24 of which are Catholic and 15 are other-than-Catholic. The mission and values we were founded upon remain the same. Through teamwork and innovation, faith and compassion, advocacy and action, we endeavor every day to keep our patients happy, healthy, and whole. Hello humankindness.