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.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Exercise Physiologist, 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

Job Requirements

Required

• 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, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and

Preferred

• Two years experience in cardiac rehab preferred
• Certified Exercise Physiologist preferred

Posted Pay Range

$46.02 - $53.36 /hour