Join our UT Health Rehab team as a day shift, PRN Exercise Specialist!

Advancing Healthcare Together – The Future of Healthcare is in East Texas

Why UT Health East Texas?

Our People. Our people truly are our greatest strength. They make a massive difference in the amazing care we provide every day. We work closely together to create a positive experience for our patients and each other.

Our Purpose. We will build on your experience and provide meaningful and purposeful career growth for your future. You will have the opportunity every day to make a difference in someone’s life and change the course of healthcare.

Our Place. Jacksonville, TX is a small town with a huge heart where you will have the privilege of caring for your neighbors. Everybody is somebody here.

Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.

Join our UT Health Rehab team as an evening shift, Exercise Specialist!

Our UT Health Jacksonville Olympic Center is seeking an experienced Clinical Exercise Specialist. We are looking for your experience, knowledge and patient care skills in our Olympic Center where you will be responsible for:

• Providing a safe and effective exercise environment for all users of the center by supervising the fitness floor and fitness programs of facility users.
• Performs new user assessments and orientations for Olympic Center members and Health Enhancement program participants
• Creates personalized fitness programs based on user needs and assessment results in accordance with the latest accepted guidelines
• Provides fitness floor supervision, including connecting with each user and providing fitness instruction for facility users
• Provides a safe exercise environment for users by participating in daily facility maintenance tasks and reporting deficiencies to the management team and plant services
• Participates in development and implementation of new programs for facility users
• Provides personal training services as assigned/needed
• Communicates professionally with healthcare providers regarding health status of members and program participants
• Accurately completes all organizational paperwork and functions (i.e. membership agreements, guest registration forms, risk assessments and consent forms)
• Serves as a positive health & fitness role model for members and guests
• Assists with any job related task as needed to ensure users are always served according to the organization’s overall mission and values
• Attends all regularly scheduled staff meetings and participates in required training

Education:

• Associates degree or higher in Exercise Science, Health and Kinesiology or related field

Experience:

• Customer friendly
• Must be in good health and able to physically complete a fitness assessment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Active listening, hearing and visual skills
• Must use written and/or verbal sources of information
• Good problem solving skills
• Basic personal computer skills and comfort with Microsoft Windows operating system; database and word processing skills required
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time
• Ability to embrace the client relationship to guide decisions and actions
• Demonstrates good team work

Certification and Licensure:

• CPR and AED certification.
• Professional fitness certification from an approved organization within first 6 months of employment.

 Compliance Requirements

• Comply with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and policies

BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS:

Service

• Patient Centered Customer Service: Genuinely care about people.
• Cultivate a compassionate environment: Changing lives for the better together.

Quality

• Clinical and Operational Excellence: A relentless drive to be the best.
• Holistic Approach: Think and act for the benefit of the whole.

People

• Promote a collaborative environment: Build effective working relationships with others.
• Identify and Develop Talent: Prepare others to deliver excellence.

Financial

• Business Acumen: Know, own and drive our business.
• Continually Simplify and Improve: Work to make everything as efficient as possible.

Growth

• Foster Innovation: Seek and apply leading edge solutions.
• Set Clear Direction: Tell others where you are going, how to get there and why.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be in good health and able to physically complete a fitness assessment.
• Ability to lift/carry 50lbs.
• Frequent and prolonged bending stooping, crouching, walking, pushing, pulling and standing.

Now that you have read about what you will be doing and the experience we seek, it is time to apply and make a difference in the lives of our patients.

UT Health East Texas is an equal opportunity employer (including veterans and persons with disabilities).