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Camden Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Wellness Specialist (JR24-43791) in Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Provides a safe andeffective exercise environment for facility users by supervising individual exercise programs, educating the individuals who are exercising, and establishing a personalized program of exercise for each user.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Associates degree in exercise science, health/wellness, fitness, recreation or a related field AND one (1) year experience in health/wellness, fitness, recreation OR Bachelors degree2. Certification in AED/CPR within 30 days of hire.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Bachelors degree in exercise science, health/wellness, fitness, recreation or a related field2. Certification from a NCCA-accredited fitness organization, such as ACSM, ACE, NSCA, NASM
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
- Provides supervision of the exercise and fitness areas of the facility, including assisting users with their exercise and fitness program.2. Promotes knowledge of proper fitness components, i.e. warm up, aerobic exercise, flexibility, cool down, etc.3. Evaluates each user's fitness needs and provides the appropriate exercise program for meeting those needs, including providing personal instruction if necessary.4. Conducts new user fitness assessments and/or orientation in accordance with facility standards.5. Ensures that all exercise areas and equipment are in safe and effective working condition, including a level of cleanliness that is maintained to facility standards.6. Provides customer service to patrons.7. Maintain established department and hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environment, infection and hazardous material control.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient's profile... For full info follow application link.
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