Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab

Providence St. Joseph Health

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Basic Life Support (BLS), Best Practices, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Clinical Assessment, Communication Skills, Community and Social Services, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Diversity, Exercise Science, Healthcare, Hospital, Mentoring, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Physiology, Quality of Care, Risk, Risk Management, Social Work, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

The Exercise Physiologist plays a vital role in supporting CardioVascular Wellness Services by delivering exceptional patient-centered care within our cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. This position ensures that all services meet or exceed AACVPR, AHA, and ACSM standards while contributing to a multidisciplinary approach to wellness. The Exercise Physiologist provides expert clinical assessment, personalized exercise prescription, risk-factor education, and ongoing support to help patients achieve improved health outcomes. This role also includes administrative and educational responsibilities, serving as both a mentor to student interns and a resource to the broader clinical team.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Responsibilities:

  • Conduct initial patient assessments and evaluations.
  • Provide instruction on and monitoring of exercise therapy.
  • Develop and consult on individualized exercise prescriptions.
  • Deliver exercise and risk factor modification education in both individual and classroom settings.
  • Document patient progress and communicate effectively with referring physicians, including initial assessments and ongoing updates.

Administrative & Educational Responsibilities:

  • Work with and directly supervise student interns.
  • Serve as a knowledgeable resource to the multidisciplinary team regarding exercise, exercise prescription, and risk factor modification.

Providence Swedish caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Cherry Hill and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor''s Degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Cardiac Rehabilitation or related field
  • National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
  • Work experience interpreting GXT's, formulating and updating personalized exercise prescriptions, and risk factor and behavior modification
  • Demonstrated work experience in interpreting GXT's, formulating and updating personalized exercise prescriptions, and risk factor and behavior modification

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master''s Degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Cardiac Rehabilitation or related field
  • 2 years Bachelor's Degree: minimum of two (2) years of experience
  • 1 year Master's Degree: minimum of one (1) year experience handling own participant caseload in cardiovascular risk reduction and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation or related field

Why Join Providence Swedish?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate''s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Providence St. Joseph Health