What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fitness Specialist - (PT) position at Citizens Medical Center?
Monday-Thursday 4pm-8pm and Saturday 8am-12pm
JOB SUMMARY
The Fitness Specialist assists members on the fitness floor with exercises, leads group fitness classes, and provides personal training services. Conducts Coaching Sessions, Exercise Prescriptions and Personal Training for members. Ensures safe and effective programming activities for members, ensures equipment is clean, safe and useful to members, and performs opening and closing procedures as needed.
Job Specific:
- Approach members on a daily basis offering assistance, correction to exercise technique and spotting assistance. (EF)
- Provide coaching, encouragement and assistance to members on the fitness floor. (EF)
- Help connect members to CMC/HealthPlex services.
- Perform Coaching Sessions, Exercise Prescriptions, and Personal Training as scheduled. (EF)
- Provide follow up outreach to members via text and phone, encouraging attendance.
- Assist Fitness Manager with projects as assigned and requested. (EF)
- Teach and substitute for group fitness classes as qualified. (EF)
- Clean equipment and perform basic preventive maintenance as scheduled and requested. (EF)
Hospital:
- Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
- Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
- Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
- Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times.
Other Duties As Assigned:
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required: High school diploma
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science or related field from an accredited college or university.
EXPERIENCE
Required: Previous experience working with adults in a fitness or personal training environment.
Preferred: 1-2 years experience working with adults in a fitness or personal training environment.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Required: Ability to interact and establish rapport with wide variety of people. Able to give instruction, encourage and inspire. Must be coachable and teachable.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Required: AHA HeartSaver First Aid/CPR/AED (Adult and Infant) upon hire OR within 90 days of hire. Internal Water Safety Training within 90 days of hire. NCCA accredited fitness certification upon hire or within 6 months of hire.
COMPANY PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.
Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
BENEFIT OFFERINGS
Health
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- STD, LTD Disability
- Supplemental Life, AD&D
- Flexible Spending (FSA)
- Employer paid life insurance and short term disability
Retirement/Investment
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation
Well-Being Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations
- HealthPlex (gym) membership discount
- YMCA partnership discount for childcare
- Employee Assistance Programs
