Personal Trainer

Provider Careers at Bronson Medical Group; Texas Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronson Healthcare is seeking a Personal Trainer to design safe, effective exercise programs and provide one-on-one coaching in Kalamazoo. You will perform movement assessments, review health history, and support clients with nutrition, stress, and sleep guidance while maintaining documentation of sessions.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED with 6–12 months of experience; a Bachelor's in Exercise Science is preferred; active CPT (NASM/ACE/ACSM) or CSCS in good standing is

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 6–12 months of trainer experience.
• Bachelor’s in Exercise Science preferred; CPR/First Aid courses advised.
• Current CPT certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM) or CSCS in good standing (MI).

Responsibilities

• Creates safe and effective exercise programs for clients.
• Conducts movement assessments and reviews health history.
• Provides one-on-one coaching on exercise, nutrition, stress, and sleep.
• Handles administrative tasks such as billing and scheduling.
• Follows up with clients to monitor progress via phone or email.

Skills

Experience as a personal trainer

Anatomy knowledge

Movement analysis

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science or related field (preferred)

Job description

Personal Trainer

Location: Kalamazoo-6789 Elm Valley Dr. - BAC - LIRC

The personal trainer creates safe and effective exercise programs, aimed at reducing injury and helping clients achieve fitness goals. Provides one-on-one wellness coaching, exercise plans, movement assessment, documentation of exercise programs, and administrative tasks as needed. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 6-12 months of experience as a personal trainer required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science or a related health field (with courses in First Aid/CPR, biomechanics, exercise prescription, and nutrition) preferred
• Current Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM) or Certified Strength and Condition Specialist (CSCS) required (must be in good standing and valid in the state of Michigan)

• Must have strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology to analyze movements and determine/correct faulty movement patterns
• Must be able to interpret body composition testing in order to make recommendations for improvements
• Must have strong communication skills both verbally and in writing

Work which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g. CRT work between 70 and 90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time. Job definitely requires above average strength and/or stamina to regularly lift weights up to 100 pounds and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment and other objects. Work may be performed in positions requiring considerable expenditure of effort in reaching, climbing, maintaining balance, or manipulating heavy objects.

• Creates exercise programs for a wide range of clientele.
• Conducts individual meetings with members regarding exercise, nutrition, stress, and sleep.
• Performs movement assessments and reviews health history as a baseline upon which to prescribe exercise.
• Critiques and evaluates client’s form while providing exercises to improve outcome and minimize the chance of injury.
• Handles administrative tasks such as billing, scheduling sessions, reconciling payroll, and responding to emails.
• Follows up with clients via phone or email to check progress and provide feedback.

Shift Variable Time Type Part time Scheduled Weekly Hours 10 Cost Center 2721 Personal Training (BLIRC)

Bronson Healthcare is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been serving southwest Michigan since 1900. Today, with a workforce of 9,000 people and 1,500 medical staff members, it is the area’s largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations. Bronson’s exceptionally high quality standards enable us to do what’s right for our patients and their families. We are empowered as individuals and as teams, to apply our skills and experience so that every patient receives safe, timely and effective treatment. What’s more, our state-of-the-art, technology and evidence-based processes give us the tools we need to deliver the right care, at the right time. By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one. The excellence and Positivity of our employees and medical staff has contributed to Bronson Healthcare being ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers (2022-23), by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023) and by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.