Nurse Facilitator for Fitness Program Part Time
The Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness nurse is responsible for the smooth running of our physician referred exercise program (p.r.e.p.) including running exercise sessions, addressing medical issues as they arise on the fitness floor, and coordinating the nutrition portion of the program with participants.
THIS POSITION WILL BE THE PRIMARY AUTHORITY TO ENSURE MEDICAL REFERRAL NOTES FROM CLINICIANS ARE REVIEWED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE p.r.e.p. TEAM.
p.r.e.p. is a 60-day physician referred exercise program that introduces patients to exercise. The p.r.e.p. team communicates with patients on a regular basis via email, phone, and in-person contact to monitor attendance, progress, and well-being throughout the program. The team is a resource for exercise instruction, education, and support. The most important aspect of p.r.e.p. is that it removes barriers to exercise and welcomes patients in a non-intimidating, comforting environment.
Key areas of responsibility:
Proactively build and maintain member relationships
Make phone calls to those who have not attended a session in 2 weeks
Schedule the group nutrition session
Make reminder phone calls to those signed up for nutrition class
Lead sessions
Be available for member medical questions or concerns
Intake sessions
Review the communication log and follow up with member and documentation
Incident reporting
Team contributor to delivering excellent customer services and communications to all guests, members, collaborators and staff
Qualifications:
Advanced nursing degree, current certification/license
CPR/First Aid certification
Personal Training certification, preferred
People skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Passion for health, fitness and helping others
*These responsibilities are in addition to and separate from general nursing responsibilities related to other center functions (e.g. membership and customer service responsibilities, incident report review, etc.)
30 hour work week, schedule and compensation to be determined.