Cardiac Fitness Therapist
US-CA-GLENDALE
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 432925
Type: Day
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Overview: Founded in 1926, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in Glendale, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including its award winning heart center, the colorectal surgery institute, a gastrointestinal program, and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation's five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information. One Community. One Mission. One California Responsibilities: * Provides the professional care necessary to achieve the goals of the Cardiac Fitness center program; the achievement and maintenance of optimal physical and psychological functions in patients with post acute coronary heart disease. * Serves as a role model of cardiac fitness by integrating the role components of clinician, teacher and consultant. Qualifications: * Exercise Physiologist, must have a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and training in cardiopulmonary from an accredited University. * One year's internship or work experience in cardiac rehabilitation preferred. * Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from American Heart. * Proficient in basic arrhythmia recognition. Completed a basic arrhythmia course. * Must have knowledge and experience of the following: Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. * Pathophysiology of coronary artery disease. * Patient education methods
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