FITNESS SPECIALIST

Prisma Health; Maryville (TN); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Prisma Health is seeking a Wellness/Fitness Specialist to develop and implement exercise programs for diverse populations, including cardiac, diabetic, pulmonary, orthopedic and senior clients. The role supports health promotion for hospital employees and the community, and involves assisting with Wellbridge management, bariatric client work, and personal training sessions.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology and at least 1 year in a fitness setting;

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology.
• 1+ year experience in fitness industry or hospital wellness facility preferred.
• CSCS/ACSM/ACE certification preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide general coverage of fitness floor and assist members.
• Promote personal training during assessments and orientations.
• Gain and maintain personal training clients and design exercise programs.
• Assess clients' functional capacity via fitness assessments including VO2, strength, flexibility, resting heart rate and blood pressure, cholesterol levels, circumference measurements and body composition for adolescent, adult and senior population.
• Design and implement exercise programs based on assessment results and medical history.
• Help develop, promote and implement health education programs.
• Perform medical referrals and follow up with new members and transfers.
• Conduct equipment orientations and demonstrate proper usage.
• Maintain and clean equipment in cardiovascular and strength training areas.
• Demonstrate commitment to Wellness philosophy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Personal training

Fitness assessments

Exercise program design

Client relationship management

Health coaching/education

Equipment safety

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology

Jobbeschreibung

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing and implementing exercise programs for general and special populations including cardiac, diabetic, pulmonary, orthopedic and senior population and participating in health programs/promotion for Wellness Center participants, hospital employees, and the general community. Expected to assist Fitness Coordinator with managing Wellbridge, Medical Fitness transfers, and work directly with bariatric patients, as well as conducting personal training sessions.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health’s purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Provide general coverage of fitness floor, making yourself available to members as much as possible.
• Promote personal training during assessments and orientations.
• Gain and maintain personal training clients. Provide exercise programming and instruction while safely addressing the client’s needs.
• Assess the client’s functional capacity via fitness assessments, including sub-maximal VO2, muscular strength & flexibility, resting heart rate and blood pressure, cholesterol levels, circumference measurements and body composition for adolescent, adult and senior population.
• Design and implement exercise programs for members predicted on their fitness assessment results and relevant medical history.
• Help develop, promote and implement health education programs.
• Perform medical referrals. Follow up with new members and transfers.
• Conduct equipment orientations including proper demonstration and reasons for specific equipment usage.
• Maintain and clean equipment in the cardiovascular and strength training area as assigned.
• Demonstrates a personal and professional commitment to Wellness philosophy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology
• Experience - At least one (1) year experience in the fitness industry or hospital-based wellness facility preferred.

In Lieu Of

• Team members employed in this job prior to April 26, 2026, are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements: “Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science/Physiology preferred and one (1) year experience in the fitness industry or hospital-based wellness facility preferred.”

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• ACSM, ACE personal training certification, or CSCS certification preferred.
• Personal training and/or clinical trainer certification accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Blount Memorial Hospital

Facility

Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Department

Wellness - Springbrook

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