Overview Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Clinical Exercise Specialist for Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Tyler, TX. Why Join Us?Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 432 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care in Cardiac Rehabilitation.
- Monitors patients during exercise sessions.
- Responsibilities focus on the preventive and restorative healthcare needs of the cardiovascular patient.
- Provides patient education on disease entities, cardiac risk factors, behavior modification.
- Communicates with the Cardiac Rehabilitation Medical Director and the patient's physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition symptomatology.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in the patient's condition and response to treatment.
Qualifications Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an approved exercise science program: BS in Exercise Science or MS in Exercise Physiology.
- CPR, ACLS and AED certification.
Preferred Job Requirements:
- ACSM certification preferred