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The job of the corporate wellness professional is to help address the primary causes of high health care costs. These include:
- Heart and Vascular Disease
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Smoking and Tobacco use
- Cancer (due to environment and lifestyle)
Job responsibilities will fall into a few categories:
1. Health Screening- Biometrics.
In order to address health issues, one must first assess the employees to identify those at risk. Blood pressure, blood lipids, past and present history, job related risks, blood glucose, body fat, smoking habits, dietary habits
2. Exercise / Fitness evaluations
These may be submaximal or maximal tests using a variety of modes. Clients may be low risk or higher risk (most are higher risk).
3. Exercise prescription and supervision
Designing prudent exercise plans and then assisting individuals with their exercise.
4. "Other",
Including diet analysis and counseling, office ergonomics (i.e how to lift properly, posture, job related physical challenges)
Qualifications
B.S Degree in Exercise Science or Wellness-related degree
Ability to perform initial health assessments, risk stratification.
Ability to conduct fitness evaluations including: aerobic capacity, body composition, strength
Ability to lead group exercise.
Supervision of exercise, working with clients that have health risks (heart disease, diabetes)
Certification by ACSM, NSCA
Also
Oral and written communication skill, create newsletters
Ability to instruct and educate clients
Interpersonal skills to work with a range of individuals
Pay
Similar to other wellness settings, entry level pay is in the mid 20's, with B.S prepared first year employees averaging about $ 29,000. Program managers average about $48,000. These salaries will vary by region and size of program.
Here are a few links to gain salary information:
Medifit Corporate salaries
Corporate Fitness Works Salaries
Employer (jobs) examples
Corporate Fitness Works
Wellness Coordinator/Exercise Physiologist
- Tracking Code
- 1430
- Job Description
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Corporate Fitness Works is looking for an experienced wellness professional to provide superior health, wellness and fitness programming for a corporate health and fitness facility. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinate and administer physical capability testing
- Coordinate exercise training and exercise testing programs
- Provide individualized exercise testing and programming
- Deliver exceptional internal and external customer service
- Manage reports and data outcomes
- Establish and measure health and fitness goals
- Deliver health promotion services
- Provide timely communication and reports
- Maintain fitness and testing equipment
- Required Skills
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- Experience with public speaking, health coaching and health education
- Personable; positive attitude
- Strong interpersonal communication skills required
- Strong organization and business writing skills required
- Excellent computer skills; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Required Experience
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- Bachelor's degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor control, etc. required; Master's degree preferred
- ACSM Health Fitness Specialist Certification preferred
- NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist preferred
- Experience with exercise testing and exercise program development
- Experience with wellness programming in a professional setting
- CPR, First Aid and AED certification required
Pre-employment background check required
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
- Job Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
Medifit Corporate Wellness
As our new Health Fitness Specialist you will:
· Supervise and monitor exercise participants.
· Perform fitness assessments, determine exercise prescriptions, and design workout programs for a diverse population, including a variety of high risk clientele.
· Provide one-on-one consulting, training and motivation.
· Design & Implement of incentive, health promotion, and other specialty programs.
· Instruct of group exercise classes.
· Perform administrative tasks associated with facility operations.
· Other duties as assigned.
MediFit only hires the best!
Fun is a
huge part of our culture. We enjoy the camaraderie of others; we laugh
and savor the journey. As a MediFit Health
Fitness Specialist, you'll join our nationwide network of
enthusiastic professionals who collaborate with the top minds in the
industry on a daily basis. Our community takes advantage of some
of the most current internet tools, including personal web pages,
instant messaging and Google + to share their excitement about fitness
and wellness. We make a difference in people's lives. If
you are one of the best, we want you to help us do it. Join us!
Qualified candidates must
possess all of the following:
· Outgoing
personality and excellent communication skills
· Superior
customer service skills
· CPR/AED
certified (Current)
· Bachelor
Degree (Exercise related field)
We need you!
We want to add your spirit and
distinctiveness to our own. Together we will
innovate and create new and special ways to achieve meaningful and
lasting behavior change for our members. It is your passion
that drives you and we love that.
Join MediFit, Build a Career!
At MediFit you will have boundless opportunities for growth. Most of our leadership team began their careers working as fitness professionals in fitness facilities. Wherever you go across the country, a career with MediFit will provide you with the opportunity to learn from the best and continually advance your career.
We offer great benefits!
MediFit’s mission is to help people live healthier, happier lives. We believe that begins with our team members and ends with our clients. To show our dedication we provide a broad array of benefits to eligible team members. Some of those benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K match, flexible spending plans, employee recognition programs, commuter benefits and one of the most flexible and generous paid time off programs in the industry.
