Fitness Specialist Avon Fitness Center
Position #: 260003LS
Shift: Evenings
Status: Part-time
Work Days of the Week: Variable
UH Facility: Elyria Medical Center
Location: Avon, OH
Remote Work: On-Site
Salary: $16.97 – $26.55/hour
Job Description & Qualifications
A Fitness Specialist provides health and fitness service, ensures a safe and clean environment while initiating fitness assessments, exercise and equipment orientations, and promoting fitness center programs and services.
What You Will Do
- Conducts primary fitness assessments and equipment orientations.
- Acts as Manager on Duty when the management team is not present.
- Sanitizes the equipment and ensures it is safe and in working order. Ensures supplies on the fitness floor are properly stocked.
- Moves quickly and acts as the primary responder once on scene in all emergency codes – if 1st responder: must perform CPR, use AED, or apply first aid as needed; if 2nd responder: must help as needed, crowd control, and handle documentation.
- Develops incentive programs and presentations to keep members engaged and educated.
- Delivers health screenings and special events on and off site as needed.
Additional Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
- Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
- Bachelor’s Degree in health, exercise science, physical education, or related field from accredited college/university. (Required)
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Customer service. (Required proficiency)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills. (Required proficiency)
- Demonstrates capability to instruct using appropriate biomechanics and use of biofeedback. (Required proficiency)
- Ability to recognize different levels of injury and to respond with first aid only. (Required proficiency)
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively educate on lifestyle modification while respecting diversity (Required proficiency)
- Fitness Equipment knowledge – cardiovascular, strength/resistance. (Required proficiency)
- Skill in measuring heart rate, blood pressure and obtaining rating of perceived exertion (RPE) (Required proficiency)
- Skill in conducting fitness assessments for cardiovascular, muscular strength/endurance, flexibility and body composition and conducting follow up education. (Required proficiency)
- Skill in development of written exercise prescriptions and teaching and demonstrate specific exercises (Required proficiency)
- Ability to spot exercisers and correct form (Required proficiency)
- Ability to adapt exercise programs based on chronic disease or other limitations (Required proficiency)
- Skill in using telephone and computer to communicate and document. (Required proficiency)
Licenses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED within 90 Days (Required)
- National fitness certification through accredited provider (i.e. ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, AFAA, NETA, RYT) (Preferred)
Physical Demands
- Standing Constantly
- Walking Constantly
- Sitting Rarely
- Lifting Frequently 50 lbs
- Carrying Frequently 50 lbs
- Pushing Frequently 50 lbs
- Pulling Frequently 50 lbs
- Climbing Occasionally 50 lbs
- Balancing Occasionally
- Stooping Frequently
- Kneeling Frequently
- Crouching Frequently
- Crawling Occasionally
- Reaching Occasionally
- Handling Constantly
- Grasping Constantly
- Feeling Constantly
- Talking Constantly
- Hearing Constantly
- Repetitive Motions Frequently
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently
Travel Requirements
- 10%
Additional Salary Detail:
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of posting of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, union negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). This figure does not include, unless otherwise stated incentive pay or shift differential pay or the value of University Hospitals’ comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare, dental, vision, retirement plan options, and additional offerings. Click here to view complete wellness and benefits details.
For over 150 years, University Hospitals has been dedicated to our mission To Heal. To Teach. To Discover. Starting as a small Cleveland hospital in 1866, UH has grown into 18 hospitals and 40 health centers, serving 1 million people annually.
UH delivers exceptional care, advances medical innovation, and trains future healthcare leaders. Now, you have the opportunity to add your talents to this legacy of care. At UH, you’ll join a collaborative team in an inspiring environment where your skills and ideas will be valued. Together, we can continue to shape the future of healthcare and deliver on the promise of our mission for generations to come.
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UH Elyria Medical Center
For more than 110 years, UH Elyria Medical Center has served the health care needs of the residents of Lorain County and western Cuyahoga County.
We want you to make a career with us and we are here to support you – both in and out of work. Our comprehensive benefits program offers choice and flexibility to meet you where you are in your life.
- Medical Plans
- Dental Plans
- Vision Plan
- Paid Short and Long Term Disability
- Life and Account Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
- Wellness Programs and Plans
- Financial Health Resources
- Career Development Resources
- And More!
*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type.
View complete wellness and benefits details on our Why Choose Us page.
We want you to make a career with us and we are here to support you – both in and out of work. Our comprehensive benefits program offers choice and flexibility to meet you where you are in your life.
- Medical Plans
- Dental Plans
- Vision Plan
- Paid Short and Long Term Disability
- Life and Account Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
- Wellness Programs and Plans
- Financial Health Resources
- Career Development Resources
- And More!
*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type.
Working at University Hospitals
Careers at UH offers opportunities to provide care locally in the Cleveland area with the power to impact healthcare nationwide. As leaders in our industry, our staff share a commitment to be the difference in the lives of our patients and our communities from Northeast Ohio and beyond. Look at this video to discover how we’re building an organization for the future today.
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