Lifeguard - Health Quest

UNC REX Healthcare; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing community health. As a lifeguard at the Meadowmont Wellness Center, you'll ensure the safety of all members while maintaining a clean and welcoming environment. Your role will involve monitoring pool activities, administering first aid when necessary, and upholding health regulations. This position offers a unique opportunity to positively impact the lives of individuals in your community while working in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere. If you are passionate about safety and wellness, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• CPR certification and American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification required.
• Prefer experience with consumers with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of all members using the aquatics facility.
• Maintain cleanliness of the swimming pool and equipment.
• Monitor pool users and enforce safety regulations.

Skills

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Lifeguard Certification

Safety Monitoring

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Summary:
Ensures the safety of all members using the Meadowmont Wellness Center aquatics facility. Maintains equipment and cleanliness of the facility.

Responsibilities:

1. Answers questions and responds to requests from members regarding aquatics facility and services.
2. Maintains the cleanliness of the swimming pool by completing tasks as outlined in the daily cleaning checklist, vacuuming the pool bottom, cleaning gutters, eliminating puddles on the pool deck, and picking up trash. Ensures the pool and whirlpool are maintained at proper temperatures and depths, with correct chlorine and pH levels.
3. Monitors all users of the pool to ensure safety and prevent drowning. Administers first aid, performs water rescues, and/or administers CPR as needed. Enforces all pool rules, health regulations, and Center policies.

Other Information

Education Requirements: None required.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
• American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification

Professional Experience Requirements: Prefer prior experience working with consumers with special needs such as arthritis, heart disease, and physical injuries or handicaps.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Specify skills and abilities related to the role.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Health Quest

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Salary Range: $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as for those with disabilities. Interested applicants should contact [e-mail] for accommodations.