Lead Exercise Physiologist - SSIHI Clinic - FT Days

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The lead exercise physiologist will play a important role in leading and growing the Cardiac Rehab Center. Responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating exercise programs for patients in our Cardiac Rehab & Preventive Cardiology Programs. Incumbent assesses cardiovascular and metabolic effects of exercise for cardiac and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Incumbent creates educational materials and sessions for patients in both programs. The incumbent provides day-to-day oversight, staff scheduling and implementation of the program. Acts as the clinical coordinator for the Preventive Cardiology Program; scheduling patients to have multi-provider/disciplinary visits with physicians, dieticians & exercise physiologists according to program guidelines.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills and the ability to understand specific patient needs
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Experience submitting state and federal documents for accreditation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Basic life support (BLS) certification
• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Able to work cooperatively with physicians and other medical specialists
• Ability to work with patients expressing a variety of emotions, and/or dealing with notable physical pain
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to attend to patients' health and fitness needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Exercise Physiology and ACSM certified or equivalent experience in a clinical setting
• Experience in an academic environment &/or military medical environment
• Experience in a healthcare environment
• 4+ years' experience in the field of exercise physiology

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.