Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $20.78 per hour

Job Details:

Scheduled Hours: Day Shift

Job Description:

A Brief OverviewTo serve employees, corporations, community, and patients in their objective for improved health and fitness. Develops and implements exercise, educational and preventative health programs for staff, community, and/or local organizations, according to recommendations by AACVPR and CMS.What you will do

• Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.

• Advise clients about proper clothing and shoes.

• Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.

• Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.

• Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.

• Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.

• Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.

• Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.

• Plan physical education programs to promote development of participants' physical attributes and social skills.

• Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.

• Teach individual participants through instruction and demonstration, utilizing knowledge of fitness techniques of participants' physical capabilities.

• Regular and reliable attendance.

• Ensure adherence to Cardiac Rehab requirements as set forth by CMS.

• Review patient referrals to ensure the orders meet medical necessity and are appropriate for program participation.

• Demonstrates ability to assess and perform medical fitness assessment.

• Demonstrates ability to prescribe and implement a safe exercise program.

• Demonstrates ability to modify exercises for special populations.

• Translates or explains what information means and how it can be used.

• Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

• Input charges.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Sciences, Exercise Physiology or Health Exercise Preferred

• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) Master’s Degree in a related area Preferred

• Experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation Preferred

• 1-3 years Experience in Fitness Programming Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association Preferred

  Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.