Group Exercise Instructor, Prn

This opening is for The Fitness Center at Atrium Wake Forest High Point Medical Center. Group Exercise Instructors are responsible for leading and delivering Group Exercise instruction ranging in variety and level from aerobic activity, muscular strength, stretch, dance, and yoga or mind body disciplines. This includes developing and organizing choreography, movement sequencing and progression, cueing participants set up, safety, execution, and more. The instructor must be high energy, motivating, and a relationship builder who will help others reach their goals through exercise while having fun. Variable opportunities for classes Monday - Saturday.

JOB SUMMARY:

Assists team members in planning and providing comprehensive therapeutic patient care as part of the functional restoration and occupational rehabilitation programs.  Provides maintenance of treatment areas, equipment, and records.  Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings by reporting patient performance.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
 

• B.S. in exercise physiology or related field preferred.  Background should include courses in anatomy, exercise physiology, kinesiology or health and sports science
• Two years of patient care experience preferred in a physical therapy setting
• Two years documented experience in a personal training or fitness consultant setting preferred
  Working knowledge of weight training and exercise principles

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:
 

• CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C
• Certified Strength Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) or certification through ACSM preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1.   Uses therapeutic equipment and techniques.
2.   Ensures positive patient outcomes.
3.   Coordinates patient activities and assist in clerical duties.
4.   Communicates effectively.
5.   Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
 

• Ability to understand and communicate medical terminology with therapist and other health professionals
  Experience with computer processing
• Able to communicate professionally with therapists, patients, and other health care professionals
• Able to communicate with patients of all age groups and significant others appropriate to level of comprehension
• Ability to adequately handle groups, i.e., aerobics, exercise classes
• In-depth knowledge of strength and conditioning and their relationship to rehabilitation
• Demonstrates flexibility with an ever-changing schedule
• Demonstrates courteous and respectful communication skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
 

• Subject to stressful conditions.
• Moderate noise environment.
• Clean, well-lit comfortable climate, however, occasional conditions with high moisture content possible.
• Possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens and airborne pathogens.
• Exposure to chemicals used in cleaning.
• Occasionally handles emergency or crises situations.
• Required personal protective equipment:  eye protection, face protection, gown, mask, lab coat, non-sterile gloves.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.