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The University of Utah Health seeks a staff member to design, implement, supervise, and evaluate exercise therapy for rehabilitating patients and other healthy populations. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise and Sports Science, or a related field, and experience in rehabilitation and exercise testing.

Requirements

• Assesses patient abilities and limitations by reviewing medical records and physician's notes
• Administers pre-exercise testing interview and test preparation
• Uses testing equipment, protocol selection, indications, contraindications, and termination criteria for graded exercise testing
• Records, analyzes, and interprets results of tests and prepares appropriate exercise prescriptions
• Administers therapeutic exercises and other techniques designed to provide improved functional capacity, exercise tolerance, exercise endurance, muscle strength and endurance, and coordination to rehabilitating patient populations
• Evaluates patient hemodynamic, electrocardiographic, and symptomatic response to exercise, and assesses appropriateness of responses as they relate to exercise intensity and endurance
• Collaborates with the department manager and medical staff in data collection, statistical analysis, development and implementation of research projects
• Assists in establishing new and maintaining current referral patterns, both within the organization and with other Salt Lake and regional hospitals
• Assists in coordinating the daily operations of the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program as well as planning for long-term growth
• Assists in arranging for patient follow-up and maintains correspondence with patients and referring physicians during rehabilitation course and after discharge
• May assist in program development for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, employee fitness and health, facility utilization, etc.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Health insurance
• Life insurance