Exercise Specialist jobs in Rockford, IL

Exercise Physiologist

Join the REMARKABLE team at SwedishAmerican! As a division of UW Health, we offer patients local access to many world-class specialists right here in Rockford, Illinois and surrounding communities.

We are seeking an Exercise Physiologist to:

• Provide educational and rehabilitation services to patients and their families in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation setting to patients with both cardiac and pulmonary disease.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science/Physiology/Kinesiology or Health Education with an emphasis in Exercise Science.

Licenses and Certifications:

• BLS certification required.
• ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) within one year of hire.

Experience/Skills:

• Good interpersonal skills and abilit yto deal with all levels within the organization and community under varied conditions.
• Excellent verbal, written, organization and critical decision-making skills required.
• Strong leadership and adult education skills necessary.

Pay:
SwedishAmerican offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Work experience that is relevant to the position will be taken into consideration when determining the starting base pay.

SwedishAmerican serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin communities-also a Magnet®-designated facility- is dedicated to delivering high quality healthcare and strategies to keep our patients and their families well. In fact, quality drives all that we do. In recent years, our commitment to quality and excellence has resulted in more national awards, for quality and preference than any other health system in northern Illinois.

SwedishAmerican, A division of UW Health values and embraces diversity and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.