Exercise Specialist

HCA Healthcare; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville is seeking an Exercise Specialist for PRN, as needed. You will develop and supervise exercise programs, educate patients and staff, and ensure safety during sessions in a hospital fitness setting.

You will monitor patients during exercise, interpret basic telemetry, and tailor prescriptions to goals and physician guidance. Prior experience with exercise programs and a strong health background is required.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Familiar with exercise equipment; good physical and mental health; ability to move quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect care for assigned patients and work with staff.
• Develop and modify exercise prescriptions; lead and demonstrate exercise and supervise classes.
• Educate patients, community and hospital employees about exercise programs and healthy lifestyles.
• Monitor patients during exercise sessions, including EKG/telemetry and arrhythmia recognition.
• Observe and orient new fitness center members; ensure equipment use and safety.

Skills

BCLS within 30 days

Exercise equipment familiarity

Good physical health

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

For PRN, as needed

Do you have the career opportunities as an Exercise Specialist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Memorial Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Responsible for the direct and indirect care of their patient assignment and working

collaboratively with assigned staff. Implement exercise programs according to the plan of

treatment, instruct individuals and groups in exercise activities using appropriate techniques and

promote and maintain a safe environment. Educate and counsel patients, the community and

hospital employees regarding exercise programs and healthy lifestyles. Develop and modify

exercise prescriptions, lead and demonstrate exercise and equipment, and supervise participants

in the exercise classes

Evaluate new and current participants in regard to their current health status.

Prescribe appropriate exercise programs, maintain these programs for the participant, and make

necessary adjustments to the prescription based on physiologic data, participants’ goals and

physician directions.

Provide participant education specific to exercise benefit and fitness programs.

Monitor patients on EKG monitor during their exercise sessions, utilize telemetry monitoring system

per policy and procedures, and recognize and interpret arrhythmias.

Take blood pressure and heart rate before, during and after exercise.

Prescribe home exercise programs according to their knowledge of fitness, participant goals,

physiologic data and physician recommendation.

Perform fitness assessments and reassessments. Interpret results for participants and assist them in

setting realistic goals.

Orient new fitness center members and evaluate members’ exercise programs including

equipment use and safety.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Bachelors Degree
• Familiar with Exercise equiptment, good physical and mental health and ability to move quick

No Travel Required

2 years experience Required Years of Experience in Exercise

Benefits

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Hospital (memorialhospitaljax.com) has provided quality healthcare services since 1969, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 450+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients, including 24-hour emergency care at three different locations and a Level II trauma center . Other specialized programs include our accredited Chest Pain Center, certified Stroke Center, Heart Center, Bone and Joint Center, maternity center and much more. Memorial has received the Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centers and is sepsis-certified by the Joint Commission.

At Memorial Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Jacksonville community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.