Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Exercise/Conditioning Therapist - Degree $36.058 to $44.093
Travel Required: No
: This position reports to he Manager for direction in day-to-day duties. The Exercise/Conditioning Therapist - Degree is responsible for the development, modification, and delivery of individual and group community-based exercise programming for patients with cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease, and other disease specific exercise programming. The Exercise/ Conditioning Therapist - Degree will need to deliver fall prevention education and exercise, facilitate and support hospital discharges. /"Preference for this position will be given to HSAS membersin accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement/"
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education - Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKin) Licenses - Valid Class 5 driver's license Other Education and Training - Experience implementing exercise programs for pulomnary disease an asset
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
- Clinical Exercise Physiologist by ACSM is an asset
- Certified Exercise Physiologist from CSEP is an asset
- Experience implementing exercise programs for cardiovascular disease an asset
- Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist by ACSM
- Experience implementing exercise programs for metabolic disease an asset Competencies - Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
- Intermediate - Decision making skills
- Advanced - Assessment skills
- Intermediate - Verbal communication skills
- Basic - Organizational skills
- Intermediate - Presentation skills Knowledge and Abilities - Knowledge of exercise and telemetry equipment
- Knowledge of behavior modification techniques and risk factor management
- Knowledge in various medications and potential effect on activity
- Ability to adhere to SHA policy, procedures, and standards of conduct
- Ability to identify cardiac arrhythmias and ECG abnormalities
- Ability to recognize and maintain confidential information
- Ability to deliver workshops and lecture material to clients and community
- Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs
- Knowledge of falls risk factors and best practice for falls prevention
- Ability to maintain and update patient medical charts
- Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
- Ability to be versatile and willing to change Other Information - For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
- Access to a reliable vehicle
- Travel required