Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.     

As a Cardiac Exercise Physiologist, you will conduct and evaluate exercise stress tests for outpatients and inpatients based on physician orders and clinical assessments. Using your experience and skills, you will develop and implement exercise prescriptions and oversee treatment progression in patients managing cardiovascular diseases. This role offers an excellent opportunity to enhance the healthcare experience and improve outcomes, all while excelling in your role and finding your place within an innovative hospital setting. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 3:30PM or 8:00AM – 4:30PM, with limited Saturday morning call requirements. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Supervise all stress testing in the inpatient and outpatient setting.   

• Review history and physical (H&P) for test appropriateness. 

• Recognize contraindications to exercise and abnormal patient responses to exercise. 

• Respond appropriately to all situations including exercise cessation and referral to medical professionals. 

• Perform additional physiologic assessments as required (i.e. cardiopulmonary testing, PFTs, oximetry, ammonia PET studies, etc.).  

• Be responsible for coding daily procedures using current Medicare CPT and ICD10 guidelines. 

• Provide inpatient (Phase I) and outpatient (Phase II and maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation services to a variety of cardiovascular conditions. 

• Provide patient testing before and after rehabilitation, including strength, body composition, flexibility, balance and endurance. 

• Provide exercise prescriptions for patients utilizing test data, patient status and current medication regimen. 

• Update prescriptions according to patient response.  

• Implement concepts of cardiac secondary prevention. 

• Develop and/or update cardiac rehab participants’ Individual Treatment Plans. 

• Provide exercise, cardiovascular health promotion and behavior change strategy information for patients, peers and the community which may include public speaking and education classes. 

• Arrange for initial outpatient cardiac rehab evaluation, recurring outpatient cardiac rehab sessions and discharge from the program. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Nursing or a similar field 

• Completion of a three-to-six-month internship or equivalent work experience working with cardiopulmonary patients and their families  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for Healthcare Providers through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

• American College of Sports Medicine Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification within one year or hire  

• Knowledge of cardiology, disease processes, multi-organ disease issues and pharmacology related to exercise 

• Proficiency in 12-lead EKG interpretation and cardiac arrhythmia recognition 

• Competency in blood pressure, lipids, diabetes, smoking cessation, weight management, psychosocial assessment/plan development/reassessment and symptom evaluation 

• Competency in patient assessment skills, such as blood pressure measurement, pulse taking, telemetry, pulse oximetry, blood glucose assessment and body composition 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Three years of Exercise Physiologist experience