Come work as a Cardiac Exercise Specialist (CES) at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Cardiac Exercise Specialist to join the Cardiac Rehabilitation team at Vancouver General Hospital. Apply today to join our team!

As a Cardiac Exercise Specialist you will:

• Implement exercise rehabilitation services by planning and leading individual and group exercise sessions, facilitating cardiac health education workshops, and counseling cardiac rehabilitation clients on suitable exercise regimes.
• Administers exercise programs designed to enhance aerobic endurance, cardiovascular function, muscular strength, and endurance, balance and range of motion.
• Support pre-participation health screening and implement physician exercise prescriptions.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team to enhance quality of life, manage health risk, monitor progress, and promote lasting health behaviour change for patients and clients challenged with cardiovascular diseases and disorders in order to maximize the client’s capabilities.
• Ensure the integration and coordination of quality care in the Cardiac exercise service.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology or Human Kinetics, or Exercise Sciences from a recognized program.
• Two (2) years’ recent, related experience in working in a cardiac rehabilitation environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist with either the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) or the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to conduct individual and/or group cardiac exercise programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work with prescribing physician to modify exercise for cardio-pulmonary limitations.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and respond to complications.
• Demonstrated ability to develop educational/resource programs and materials for clients and staff.
• Ability to educate, demonstrate, facilitate, motivate and coach clients in cardiac exercise rehabilitation.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
• Ability to communicate respectfully, tactfully and effectively with co-workers, physicians and other health care staff and clients both one-on-one and in groups.
• Knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Demonstrated ability of CPR techniques and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Broad knowledge of American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) standards of practice.
• Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet and database skills.
• Ability to use related equipment.
• General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.