Position Summary:
The Exercise Physiologist I is responsible for leading and monitoring ECG monitored and unmonitored, supervised exercise sessions and providing exercise education to outpatients; for participating in marketing, scheduling, and quality management of the Phase II Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Supervised Exercise Therapy Programs; and for participating in the development and strategic plans for MultiCare Health System's Pulse Heart Institute. Work situations are a variety of routine and non-routine functions. Independent decisions are required within daily work routine. This position has extensive contact with patients and family members providing instruction and information. Other contacts include physicians, nursing staff, respiratory staff, nursing management, administration.

Minimum Requirements:
Three to six months’ experience in leading exercise classes and/or or complete a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation internship
Basic knowledge and experience in exercise prescription, program planning, supervision, and counseling of people with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease

Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in exercise physiology, kinesiology, exercise science or related field
CPR certification
Completion ACLS to be completed within 3 months of hire

Position Type: On-Call/Per-Diem
Full Time Employee: No
Primary Shift: Day
Work Schedule: 10 hour shifts

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MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

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