Exercise Physiology Careers at Harrison
CAREERS
Promote Health and Well-Being Through Exercise and Movement
Assess, Educate, Collaborate, and Motivate
The Exercise Physiologist team possess deep knowledge and passion for movement and its relationship to positive health outcomes and longevity. We work with clients of all abilities to address their movement and fitness goals. With our guidance, support, and expertise, we assist clients in overcoming personal barriers, and foster a healthy relationship with exercise by discovering what motivates them.
A Comprehensive Wellness Approach
Exercise Physiologists offer supportive coaching and facilitate learning, leading with compassion and without judgment. Our strategy:
- Embraces the state of change that the client is currently experiencing,
- Engages clients through education, and
- Encourages adherence and accountability by helping clients understand how our recommendations translate into their everyday lives.
We adopt a compassionate approach, meeting our clients where they are and finding movement strategies that align with their current needs and goals.
Career Growth and Development
Harrison Healthcare provides a respectful environment where your skills and expertise are valued. As the movement experts on the medical team, we collaborate with our clinical colleagues to deliver highly personalized client care.
Support for professional development is provided in terms of both time and financial resources and is actively encouraged by the leadership team. The Exercise Physiology team participates in regular care planning meetings with other medical professionals to discuss case studies and dissect new research findings.
Additionally, the team holds department-specific meetings to stay up to date with current best practices, internal processes, and to foster open discussion and inter-team communication. As an innovative and adaptable organization, Harrison encourages input on service improvements, training processes, and programming.
Members of the Harrison Team Always:
- Seek out ways to demonstrate our core values of Compassion, Innovation, and Excellence
- Display enthusiasm for delivering personalized care
- Navigate and adapt to clinical challenges
- Foster a forward-thinking approach to healthcare and help drive innovation in the organization
- Lean in to learning and willing to use a variety of technologies
CONTACT US
Contact our People and Culture team today to learn more about the Exercise Physiology role at Harrison Healthcare. Or, please email your resume and a short introductory letter of interest to careers@harrisonhealthcare.ca
HEALTH INFORMATION
Recent Articles by our Exercise Physiologists
What You'll Do:
Use exercise and movement to promote health and well-being. Work with clients of all ages, abilities, and goals by educating, assessing, collaborating and motivating. You will support clients with:
- Preventive care and disease prevention
- Chronic disease management
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Movement and exercise prescription
- Performance and fitness optimization
- Injury prevention and active rehabilitation
- Chronic pain management
- Exercise goals and accountability
- Exercise programing and form correction
- Lifestyle and stress management techniques
- Movement for healthy aging
You Will Provide:
- Musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, balance, strength, and movement assessments
- Exercise, injury, goal setting and chronic disease management consult sessions
- Administering appropriate submaximal and maximal assessment protocols
- Post visit reports on the health status of each assigned client, including the results of tests and assessments
- Post visit follow-up and referrals
- Case management support that includes phone calls, email communication, appointment bookings and similar client support
- Collaboration with internal experts on client education such as webinars, articles, content and other client education resources within your area of expertise
Qualifications, Education and Experience:
- Certified Exercise Physiologist, CSEP or ACSM
- Experience with exercise testing (stress testing), ECG reading an asset
- Embody our core values of compassion, innovation and excellence and seek out ways to demonstrate these on a day-to-day basis.
- Passionate about creating memorable client interactions and experiences
- Ability to connect and engage with clients
- Excited about delivering personalized care
- Ability to multi-task in a high volume, professional setting
- Team player, proficient at multi-tasking with attention to detail
- Previous clinical experience required
