Exercise Specialist, Fitness Healthworks
WakeMed Health & Hospitals•Raleigh, NC
About The Position
The Fitness & Wellness Exercise Specialist provides exercise programming, prescription, and exercise therapy for individuals with medical conditions who require participation in a clinical setting. The specialist applies clinical expertise and advanced knowledge of exercise science to develop evaluation tools for the department’s clinical practices and programs. Duties include reviewing clients’ medical histories, determining appropriate testing protocols, and explaining tests to clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- One year of fitness or other clinical exercise experience required.
- Must hold one of the following: Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Certified Exercise Physiologist, or Certified Medical Exercise Specialist.
Responsibilities
- Provide exercise programming, prescription, and exercise therapy for individuals with medical conditions in a clinical setting.
- Apply clinical expertise and advanced exercise science knowledge to develop evaluation tools for the department’s clinical practices and programs.
- Review clients’ medical histories.
- Determine appropriate testing protocols.
- Explain tests to clients.
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Job Type
Full-time
