PRN Fitness Specialist Avon Fitness Center

University Hospitals • Avon, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A Fitness Specialist provides health and fitness service, ensures a safe and clean environment while initiating fitness assessments, exercise and equipment orientations, and promoting fitness center programs and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in health, exercise science, physical education, or related field from accredited college/university.
• Customer service proficiency.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills proficiency.
• Capability to instruct using appropriate biomechanics and use of biofeedback proficiency.
• Ability to recognize different levels of injury and to respond with first aid only proficiency.
• Ability to effectively educate on lifestyle modification while respecting diversity proficiency.
• Fitness Equipment knowledge – cardiovascular, strength/resistance proficiency.
• Skill in measuring heart rate, blood pressure and obtaining rating of perceived exertion (RPE) proficiency.
• Skill in conducting fitness assessments for cardiovascular, muscular strength/endurance, flexibility and body composition and conducting follow up education proficiency.
• Skill in development of written exercise prescriptions and teaching and demonstrate specific exercises proficiency.
• Ability to spot exercisers and correct form proficiency.
• Ability to adapt exercise programs based on chronic disease or other limitations proficiency.
• Skill in using telephone and computer to communicate and document proficiency.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED within 90 Days.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in leading pilates classes.
• National fitness certification through accredited provider (i.e. ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, AFAA, NETA, RYT).

Responsibilities

• Conducts primary fitness assessments and equipment orientations.
• Acts as Manager on Duty when the management team is not present.
• Sanitizes the equipment and ensures it is safe and in working order. Ensures supplies on the fitness floor are properly stocked.
• Moves quickly and acts as the primary responder once on scene in all emergency codes – if 1st responder: must perform CPR, use AED, or apply first aid as needed; if 2nd responder: must help as needed, crowd control, and handle documentation.
• Develops incentive programs and presentations to keep members engaged and educated.
• Delivers health screenings and special events on and off site as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level