Adam Gontkovic
Lake Forest,CA
Summary
Patient driven and caring Exercise Physiologist with many years of experience working in clinical settings. Extensive experience in exercise assessment and programming for patients with any physical limitations or chronic conditions. Seeking new role where I can help patients have a better quality of life and for myself to continue growing professionally.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Exercise Physiologist
Optum
Lake Forest, CA
01.2019 - 09.2024
- Manage exercise program to ensure the safety and satisfaction of all patients and instructors.
- Conduct assessments of patients with chronic diseases to determine their ability to safely participate in the program. Review patient’s medical records to determine physical limitations, precautions, and contra-indications. Check vitals, administer cardiorespiratory, muscular, and endurance testing.
- Develop and implement individualized exercise plans for patients with chronic diseases to help with their specific conditions.
- Designed group exercise classes focusing on cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, flexibility, and balance.
- Coordinate with Primary Care Doctors to ensure the safety and optimal progress of the patients during the exercise program.
- Administer fitness tests semiannually to track patient’s progress.
- Teach group exercise classes for individuals in the exercise program.
- Coordinate with patients Primary Care Doctor to ensure it is medically safe for the patients to exercise.
- Train new instructors on how to properly teach the exercise classes.
- Presented on topics such as fall prevention, healthy living, pain management, and others.
- Managed and implemented the transition of all patients from in person exercise classes to virtual exercise classes.
- Provided guidance on nutrition and lifestyle modifications to optimize physical health.
- Demonstrate the ability to connect with patients and build trust to help the patients be able to exercise consistently until they start to see the benefits of exercise in themselves.
Personal Training Director
LA Fitness
Garden Grove, CA
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Managed the personal training department.
- Responsible for sales of personal training contracts and achieving company sales targets.
- Interviewed potential personal trainers and selected qualified candidates to hire.
Cardiopulmonary Rehab Exercise Physiologist
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, VA
02.2017 - 04.2018
- Provided instruction on proper use of equipment and monitoring patient responses during exercise sessions.
- Analyzed and interpreted live telemetry during exercise to help identify any irregularities that would cause a patient to need to stop exercising.
- Educated patients on the benefits of exercise, and the importance of an aftercare plan.
Exercise Physiologist
Fauquier Hospital
Warrenton, VA
08.2014 - 02.2017
- Worked individually and with group classes in pulmonary and cardiac rehab by taking blood pressures, oxygen saturation levels, and RPE.
- Interpreted live telemetry and monitored patients to help provide safe and effective rehabilitation.
- Trained clients and implemented fitness routines to help achieve their fitness goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA05-2014
Skills
- Chronic Disease Management
- Performing exercise tests
- Fitness assessment capabilities
- Exercise program design
- Collecting vital signs
- Health Education
- Patient Care
- Relationship Building
- Building Rapport
- Adaptability
- Reliability
- Interpersonal Skills
Certification
- ACSM Exercise Physiologist
- ACSM Group Exercise Instructor
- CPR/AED, American Heart Association
Timeline
Exercise Physiologist
Optum
01.2019 - 09.2024
Personal Training Director
LA Fitness
05.2018 - 01.2019
Cardiopulmonary Rehab Exercise Physiologist
Inova Fairfax Hospital
02.2017 - 04.2018
Exercise Physiologist
Fauquier Hospital
08.2014 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
James Madison University