Wellness Exercise Specialist

Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking an Exercise Specialist to support members and patients in Akron, at Bath Health and Wellness. The role focuses on assessing physical needs, designing individualized plans, and ensuring safety across the unit.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Exercise Physiology/Science/PE, BLS certification, strong communication, and the ability to work varied hours. The position offers hands-on experience in a leading healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Physical Education or a related field.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Excellent communication and customer service-related skills.
• Ability to work variable hours.
• Experience in the administration of physical assessment exercise prescriptions and program development.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for physical assessments, exercise prescription, exercise floor coverage, equipment cleanliness/preventive maintenance, policy enforcement, member exercise incentive programming and always delivering excellent customer service.
• Make regular rounds of the exercise floor to ensure safety and assist members and guests with exercise-related issues or questions.
• Schedule and administer computerized health risk appraisal and physical fitness assessments to new and existing members.
• Prescribe individual exercise programs that follow ACSM established guidelines based on assessment.
• Follow the equipment cleaning and preventive maintenance check list. All equipment needs to be inspected and cleaned daily.
• Follow established procedures when exercise equipment is found to be malfunctioning to get the equipment operational within 24 hours, including posting of the appropriate status signage, notifying the Manager and recording the problem in the equipment log located at the Wellness Service Desk.
• Develop and implement member exercise incentive programs to motivate and enhance consistency and retention.
• Maintain current information on all club programs, services and activities and promote regularly.
• Display proficiency in the operation of the computer hardware and KI software.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology/Exercise Science/Physical Education or related field

Job description

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking an Exercise Specialist to support members and patients in Akron, at Bath Health and Wellness. The role focuses on assessing physical needs, designing individualized plans, and ensuring safety across the unit.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in Exercise Physiology/Science/PE, BLS certification, strong communication, and the ability to work varied hours. The position offers hands-on experience in a leading healthcare setting.