What are the responsibilities and job description for the Exercise Physiologist, Brandywine Full Time position at MEDSTAR HEALTH?
Provides office stress testing support to assure high quality and service to patients.
Education
Education
- LPN, or graduate of a certified Medical Assistant program, or graduate of an Exercise Physiology or related program required
- 1-2 years Post-graduation experience as a clinical assistant of exercise physiology required and
- Cardiology experience preferred
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR certification required and
- Health Services\ACLS ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required
- Demonstrated knowledge of EKG interpretation.
- Demonstrated proficiency in blood pressure monitoring.
- Demonstrated effective communication and problem-solving skills.
- Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
- Actively participates in the direct delivery of patient care which can include performing cardiac monitor study hook-ups, home sleep testing, endovenous ablation set-up, and port removal set up to render appropriate clinical support to the physicians and mid-level providers.
- Assists in coordinating patient care with clinical staff by reviewing the patient schedule at the beginning of each day to ensure appropriate support is available at the appointed times.
- Completes patient assessment by identifying chief complaint, obtaining Review of Systems, updating medication list, completing vital signs, performing ECGs when required to render appropriate clinical support to the physicians and mid-level providers.
- Interacts with patients, physicians, and staff by obtaining and communicating essential data and assisting other team members to coordinate the effective transmission of patient-related information.
- Maintains a regulatory/compliance environment by following organizational policies and procedures to ensure compliance to state, local, and federal standards and regulations.
- Maintains a safe office environment by following practice policies and procedures to ensure the office is in full compliance with OSHA practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Provides direct patient care by following practice policies and procedures to conduct stress testing including treadmill stress tests, nuclear stress tests, and stress echocardiograms.
- Reviews physician orders for appropriateness of testing before beginning stress tests.
- Verifies, confirms and submits pharmacy refill requests by following office policies, which include e-prescribing, to ensure accurate and timely drug therapy.
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