Exercise Physiologist - Cardiac Rehab

Facility:

Wheeler Heart & Vascular: 3800 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1369 Cardiac Rehab SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

0630-1700

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

 

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

 

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

The Exercise Physiologist II is responsible for the assessment, development and delivery of all phases of care in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation setting.  This position is responsible for development of the individualized treatment plan, exercise prescription and patient education. The Exercise Physiologist II provides expertise and safety for all physical activity and exercise domains with specific focus on therapeutic delivery and intervention in secondary prevention settings.  The Exercise Physiologist II participates in the development of high acuity exercise prescriptions for persons with multiple and complex comorbidities. The Exercise Physiologist II participates in Multidisciplinary Rounds and research as assigned by the Manager.Education: ▪ Required: Master's Degree in Exercise Science or other health related field. Experience: ▪ Preferred: EP with 2 years of experience working in a fitness or rehab type field.  Comfortable with reading and interpreting telemetry monitoring and 12 lead EKGs.  Skills: ▪ Experience with recognition and interpretation of 12 lead and exercise ECG. ▪ Strong communication and people skills and positive attitude ▪ Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision ▪ Ability to manage multiple assignments and projects at one time and ability to work under pressure Licensure/Certification/Registration: ▪ Required: ACSM-CEP or AACVPR CCRP required within one year of hire