Part-Time Exercise Specialist – Group Fitness Instructor

This part-time Exercise Specialist position is responsible for group exercise instruction (including land and aquatic classes), as well as floor supervision at our medically based fitness center. Saturday morning work hours are essential. Primary responsibilities include:

• Exercise leadership skills including the ability to teach group exercise classes such as land aerobics, step aerobics, dance aerobics, cycle and aquatics.
• Respond to member's concerns or questions which includes exercise prescription, goal setting, and equipment orientation
• Ability to monitor pre/post exercise vital signs assessment (including HR, BP, symptoms, blood glucose), monitoring exercising heart rate, blood pressure, rating of perceived exertion, and symptoms during exercise.

Work Performed

Level I- Participate in screening individuals' medical histories and current Health status to identify major health risk factors; administer fitness testing procedures and counsel individuals regarding test results and use of exercise equipment, assist with fitness-related educational programs.- Population usually low risk, even though risk factors exist. Entry-level work with medical programs, scripts must be co-signed by level 3 Exercise Specialist, Exercise Physiologist or supervisor. Level II- Plan, coordinate and implement the development of exercise and related programs for a variety of special populations and clinical programs.- Perform a wide variety of fitness assessments and/or non-invasive cardiopulmonary tests according to work site.- Responsible for developing safe exercise prescriptions, goal setting and exercise progression for low, medium and high-risk patients.- Able to teach variety of land and water based group exercise for l ow, medium and high risk clients as required by work site.- Requires co- sign / oversight by Level 3 Exercise Specialist, Exercise Physiologist or supervisor. Level III- Responsible for all exercise requirements indicated in cardiac rehab state license, AACVPR national and ACSM guidelines as applicable to worksite.- Able to teach most/all offered land and water based group exercise for low, medium and high risk clients as require d by work site.- Recognizes symptom changes & signs of problems.- Knows appropriate medical response / processes.- Initiates first responder care.- Active in program certification process and regulatory agency re view as applicable to work site.-Understands care management and interacts as patient advocate for appropriate referrals (non-physician) to other professionals or community services as indicated.- Function as a Team Leader and performs charge responsibilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

N/A

Level Characteristics

Level I:

• All exercise scripts have to be co-signed by higher-level ES
• Lower risk responsibilities.
• Significant on the job training takes place at this level.

Level II:

• Higher level of function and autonomy, but still needs oversight. May have some “charge duty” responsibilities, but not full supervisory responsibility.

Level III:

• Functions independently in all diagnostic / clinical tasks.
• Higher-level function regarding program oversight.
• No co-signatures required (unless future national policy requires EP signature.)
• Maximum level attained without master’s degree or RCEP credential.

Preferred Qualifications

Nationally recognized certification in Group Fitness Instruction

Nationally recognized certification in Exercise Science

American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in exercise science or related field required.

Experience

Level I: No previous experience required. Level II: Minimum 1-year applicable experience. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Level III: Minimum 2 yrs. applicable experience. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Level I: BLS certification Level II: BLS; ACSM certification (must attain certification within 1 year of hire) Level III: BLS (ACLS preferred), ACSM Clinical Certification as Exercise Specialist required

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