Kinesiologist

Your Opportunity:
Description:
As a Kinesiologist, you may be working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, utilizing evidence-based and client-centred practice. You may be performing assessment of exercise tolerance for the purpose of developing, implementing, evaluating and maintaining appropriate exercise prescriptions/programs as well as referring patients (clients, residents) appropriately to other healthcare programs and/or services. You will take a health promotion perspective, providing self-management support and guiding the patient towards achieving improvements in their health and physical functioning by conducting pre-participation evaluations, screening of health status, and outcome measurement tests. You may be developing, supervising, monitoring and modifying the exercise programs, supervising clients both individually and in a group-focused program, and providing education to clients and their families.
- **Classification**:Kinesiologist
- ** Union**:HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- ** Unit and Program**:Kinesiology, Alberta Kidney Care - North
- ** Primary Location**:U of A Hospital
- ** Location Details**:As Per Location
- ** Multi-Site**:Not Applicable
- ** FTE**:0.80
- ** Posting End Date**:09-MAY-2024
- ** Temporary Employee Class**:Temporary Part Time
- ** Date Available**:20-MAY-2024
- ** Temporary End Date**:01-NOV-2024
- ** Hours per Shift**:7.75
- ** Length of Shift in weeks**:2
- ** Shifts per cycle**:8
- ** Shift Pattern**:Days, Evenings, Weekends
- ** Days Off**:As Per Rotation
- ** Minimum Salary**:$38.90
- ** Maximum Salary**:$51.80
- ** Vehicle Requirement**:Not Applicable

**Required Qualifications**:
Completion of bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, or equivalent exercise science degree. Current Clinical Exercise Physiologist to (CSEP) or the American College of Sports Medicine's Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP).

**Additional Required Qualifications**:
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support/Health Care Provider (BCLS/HCP) Level C certification required. Minimum of 3 years of experience in program development and delivering rehabilitative exercise program to patients with chronic health challenges is required. Minimum of 2 years of nephrology experience (within 3 years). Will consider 2 years of chronic disease management such as heart failure (within 3 years).

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Excellent communication skills with individuals with disabilities and the elderly. Ability to function effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Strong interpersonal communication (verbal and written skills). Previous experience with EMR preferred. Basic computer skills.