Sports medicine specialist vs exercise specialist

Differences between sports medicine specialist and exercise specialist duties and responsibilities

Sports medicine specialist example responsibilities.

• Input clinical notes, demographics, and insurance information utilizing E-Clinicals EMR software.
• Perform general husbandry for research animals, including non-human primates, dogs, pigs, rodents, rabbits.
• Perform daily husbandry for the research subjects to assure that there are no contamination of the study being perform.
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to immunize them from communicable diseases.
• Assist and independently perform minor procedures, including suturing, incision and drainage.
• Assist physician with peritoneal catheter insertion.

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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