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ChristianaCare is recruiting for an Exercise Specialist to coordinate and support the Phase I and II Cardiac Rehabilitation, phase II Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) program.
In this position, you will collaborate with the Exercise Physiologists, Registered Nurses and Respiratory Therapists in the development and execution of exercise prescription and protocols for the Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and SET program participants to assure provision of safe and appropriate care.
This position may be required to cover at all of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program sites including Christiana Hospital Newark campus, the Health Care Center at Christiana, the Glasgow site, and PMRI.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:Inpatient- Perform medical record review prior to ambulating and educating patients in Phase I
- Collaborate with Registered Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Cardiac Surgeons and other caregivers to discuss patient’s ambulatory status, needs at home and readiness for discharge
- Safely ambulate and document information including vitals, patient’s gait, distance, and help needed
- Educate qualifying patients on the benefits of Cardiac Rehab and locate facilities that are convenient to their location
- Conduct Phase I and II exercise Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab therapy and SET sessions with the supervision of the Exercise Physiologist, Senior Exercise Specialist, Registered Nurse and/or Respiratory Therapist staff.
- Perform medical record review prior to providing program orientation
- Prepare individualized exercise prescriptions, monitors the patient’s response and makes adjustments as needed under the supervision of the Exercise Physiologist, Senior Exercise Specialist, Registered Nurse and/or Respiratory Therapist
- Provide supplemental education and counseling to patients, families, and significant others in changing behaviors for positive risk factor modification
- Work collaboratively with patients and other staff members to develop, implement and evaluate plans of care/discharge planning
- Maintain complete and confidential patient records and program documentation
- Conduct discharge planning including development and counseling of patients on home exercise programs
- Complete progress reports and initial, 30-day and discharge Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) updates
- Assist with collecting and entering outcomes data
- Assist in tallying departmental metrics including inpatient consults, daily & monthly censuses, and charge audits
- Bachelor's degree in Exercise Fitness, Exercise Science, Physical Education, or related field
- At least two years of experience in cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required
Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver!
Post End DateJul 31, 2025EEO Posting StatementChristiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care
