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This position is responsible for performing activities related to the safe fitness testing of patients and for providing exercise prescriptions pertaining to the patient's fitness assessment and body composition, while taking into consideration any barriers to physical activity due to any identified medical conditions. This includes communicating, implementing, monitoring, motivating, coaching, and managing of the physical activity intervention recommendations for the patient.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions- Performs exercise testing of new patients.
- Interprets exercise testing results and designs exercise plans encompassing the physician recommendations, testing results, treatment plans, and patient goals.
- Teaches patients relevant exercises and guides them through progressive exercise programs. Makes modifications to meet the patient's current treatment status.
- Monitors patient's health and modifies their exercise plans as needed.
- Develops relationships with other departments and assists in conducting research by collecting data and coordinating participants as needed.
- May assist with the development of training workshops for outreach and education for healthcare providers and community-based fitness professionals for exercise interventions for those with chronic diseases, conditions and/or physical shortcomings.
- May guide patients on outdoor outings such as snow shoeing, fly fishing, hiking, cycling, rowing, or additional activities as determined by patient's needs.
- Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.
- Ability to provide care to the population served.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
- Ability to make decisions quickly regarding patient care and treatment.
- Knowledge of treatment plans for patient's illness or physical shortcomings and the possible side effects caused by treatments.
- Ability to cooperate with other healthcare professionals.
- Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
- Master's degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, or Kinesiology, or equivalency.
- Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
One of the following
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
- Health and Fitness Specialist with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
- Clinical Exercise Specialist with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
- This position involves intermediate working conditions in a healthcare setting that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving patients or objects, such as medical equipment, while providing patient care. Workers in this position may be exposed to infectious diseases and may be required to function around prisoners or behavioral health patients.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or equivalent
- Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, obtained within 30 days of hire
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from NSCA
- Health and Fitness Specialist certification from ACSM
- Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist certification from ACSM
- Clinical Exercise Specialist certification from ACSM
University of Utah Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Utah and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Utah.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement contributions on both the academic campus and U of U Health are notably strong, with automatic contributions and additional voluntary savings options. This emphasis makes long-term financial benefits a distinctive part of the total compensation offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices, robust mental-health support through the Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs create a comprehensive health offering. Network options and wellness incentives further enhance coverage quality.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave policies provide options for fully paid periods or extended partial-pay leave for staff, with parallel provisions at U of U Health. Separate frameworks for faculty include modified duties and leave arrangements during family transitions.
University of Utah Insights
What We Do
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders. The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011. Technology and Commercialization The University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information. Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/ Healthcare University of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores. See more about University of Utah Health Care at http://healthcare.utah.edu/index.php
