Personal Trainer- Fitness Center- PRN

Overview

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job assumes responsibility for and maintains the weight room and cardiovascular area. Handles opening and closing procedures, cleans equipment, supervises members and fitness areas, builds and maintains own clientele, and tracks and reports clientele progress. Designs fitness programs and performs fitness evaluations to the highest Fitness Center standard of professionalism and in accordance with ACSM guidelines.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Required – High School diploma or equivalent
• Preferred – Bachelor's degree in Exercise-related field

• Required – None.
• Preferred – One year personal training experience

• Required – Certification as a Personal Trainer through a nationally recognized organization such as Accreditation from National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), ACSM, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), or Cooper Institute

• Required – Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

• Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of information.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Must be proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role and keyboard.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Builds a personal training business and maintains a personal client base.
• Performs fitness evaluations and prospects clients professionally at all times.
• Completes all administrative duties, voucher sheets, physician clearance forms, and health questionnaires on time in accordance with HIPAA.
• Tracks and reports all personal training metrics.
• Monitors fitness floor areas by following opening and closing procedures, maintaining cleanliness, greeting members, scanning for unsafe situations, enforcing rules, and offering assistance to members.
• Personal trains and assesses members and designs/implements fitness programs according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for current and potential personal training clients.
• Continues self-education to expand knowledge of exercise physiology and personal training business building.
• Other related duties as required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy Work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree;

or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or…