Physician extender vs exercise specialist

Differences between physician extender and exercise specialist duties and responsibilities

Physician extender example responsibilities.

• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Render emergency medical treatment and transport patients.
• Initial reading of EKG's.
• Assess patients' symptoms while conducting initial injury evaluation.
• Work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with emphasis on physical medicine, rehabilitation of both chronic and acute orthopedic conditions.
• Perform wound care.perform laceration repair including suturing.

Exercise specialist example responsibilities.

• Case manage cardiac rehabilitation participants providing educational support and counseling, smoking cessation, stress management, and exercise safety.
• Conduct fitness assessments base on ACSM guidelines and educate clients on results.
• Develop and plan individualized exercise programs for fitness members, personal training clients, senior citizens and post-rehab physical therapy patients.
• Educate patients on therapeutic exercises prescribe by physical therapists, maintain orderliness of clinic and aid in administrative tasks and documentation.
• Conduct new member orientations and fitness test using ACSM guidelines.
• Instruct group exercise classes such as: yoga, cycling, and weight training.
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