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Fitness Specialist

Baptist Memorial Health
Posted 7 months ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Jackson, MS, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job involves providing exercise programs and acting as a personal trainer for clients, focusing on fitness assessment and exercise supervision.
  • Candidates are required to have at least 1 year of experience in a related field and preferably hold a BS degree in Exercise Physiology or a similar program.
  • The position requires strong decision-making, communication, and supervisory skills, along with a commitment to maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a role model for clients.
  • Additional certifications such as Arthritis Foundation Certification or CSCS Certification are preferred, along with basic computer literacy skills.
  • Salary information is not provided in the summary, but the role encompasses various responsibilities including administrative tasks and maintaining a safe exercise environment.

Job Summary

 
Provides exercise programs. Assists with daily program operation including tours, enrolling participants, handling money, and customer service. Acts as a personal trainer for clients. Teaches proper exercise technique. Counsels clients based on fitness needs. Develops fitness programs based on client needs. Services include fitness assessment, exercise prescription, exercise supervision, and fitness class instruction. Work requires decision-making skills, emergency medical skills, supervisory skills, written and verbal communication skills. Incumbent should strive to be physically fit and live a healthy lifestyle to be a role model for the clients. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health, and healing. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Population Served

 
 

Job Responsibilities

 
 

Job Responsibilities

 
 
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Displays knowledge of fitness assessment techniques, acceptable fitness levels and exercise prescription.
 
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Provides direction and supervision of clients who are exercising.
 
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Meets educational needs of clients and community.
 
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Maintains an organized, safe, clean, and efficient exercise environment.
 
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Completes assgned administrative and accounting duties.
 
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Contributes to the development of staff and students.
 
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Completes assigned goals.
 

Specifications

 
 

Experience

 

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired 

1 year experience preferred 

 
Entry level
1 year experience.
 

Education

 

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired  

 
Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties. Able to understand and prepare moderately complex written materials, such as client records. Ability to communicate verbally with other employees, physicians and other professionals.
Specilaized training and/or certification related to practice setting. Completion of a BS degree in Exercise Physiology, Rehabilitation, or similar program.
 

Training

 

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired  

Training preferred

 
 
Arthritis Foundation Certification, ANA Rehab Certification, CSCS Certification, MES Certification, or APTA Rehab Certification.
 

Special Skills

 

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired  

 
Basic computer literacy skills.
 
 

Licensure

 

Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired  

 
BLS certification within 14 days of hire date
 
 

Reporting Relationships

 
Does this position formally supervise employees? If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.

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