Posted:
8/28/2024, 6:41:57 AM
Location(s):
Maryland, United States ⋅ Bel Air, Maryland, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Customer Success & Support
Fitness Instructor
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Green Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.
Being a Fitness Instructor at Akron General’s Health and Wellness Center in Green is a wonderful way to touch members’ and patients’ lives. You’ll help others create healthy habits and safe lifestyles while exercising in a fun environment. There are many opportunities to learn and grow as a Fitness Instructor, such as attending lectures, seminars, classes, community events and more.
A caregiver in this position works days/evenings/nights/weekends from 11:00AM – 7:30PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Be responsible for physical assessments, exercise prescription, exercise floor coverage, equipment cleanliness/preventive maintenance, policy enforcement, member exercise incentive programming and always delivering excellent customer service.
Make regular rounds of the exercise floor in an effort to ensure safety and assist members and guests with any exercise-related issues or questions they may have.
Schedule and administer computerized health risk appraisal and physical fitness assessments to new and existing members.
Prescribe individual exercise programs that follow ACSM established guidelines based on assessment.
Follow the equipment cleaning and preventive maintenance check list. All equipment needs to be inspected and cleaned daily.
Follow established procedures when exercise equipment is found to be malfunctioning to get the equipment operational within 24 hours, including posting of the appropriate status signage, notifying the Manager and recording the problem in the equipment log located at the Wellness Service Desk.
Develop and implement member exercise incentive programs to motivate and enhance consistency and retention.
Maintain current information on all club programs, services and activities and promote regularly.
Display proficiency in the operation of the computer hardware and KI software.
Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain competencies, requirements, certification and/or licensure.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, exercise science, physical education or a related field.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to work variable hours.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Master’s degree.
ACSM, ACE, AFAA, NSCA or related certifications.
One year of experience as an instructor in a community, corporate, commercial and/or clinical health/fitness facility.
Experience in the administration of physical assessment exercise prescriptions and program development.
Basic computer operations skills.
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit