Description:
The Exercise Therapist will develop exercise treatment plans in accordance to the patient cardiovascular and overall physical abilities and provide support for self-management cardiovascular risk factor management.
Accountabilities:
- Function as a case manager for a designated group or program participants and as a liaison between the participant and their physician and other health care providers
- Develop exercise prescriptions for participant with cardiovascular disease
- Review exercise assessment results in developing exercise prescription and care plans
- Conduct exercise and educational classes
- Provide ongoing motivational support for self-management strategies with respect to long-term management of cardiovascular risk factors
- Apply principles of program planning, design adaptation and prescription in physical activity
- Counsel patients/clients regarding healthy behaviours,, self-management lifestyle techniques
Qualifications
- University degree in kinesiology/physical education with successful completion of advanced cardiac physiology, cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology electives
- Member in good standing with their professional college or regulatory body
- Minimum of two years of relevant experience in cardiac rehabilitation
- Current ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) and CSEP CEP certified
- Current BCLS certification with AED
- Current membership with Cardiac Rehabilitation Network of Ontario and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
- Working knowledge of cardiovascular exercise physiology, ECG interpretation, cardiovascular medications, principles of behaviour modification and cardiovascular exercise therapy
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of an inter-professional care team
- Experience in adult education and presentation skills
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to travel between all Osler sites
- Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration