Yoga & Fitness Instructor: Hoag Health Lab

The Yoga and Fitness Instructor leads engaging group and individual yoga and fitness classes for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities. The instructor creates a welcoming, motivating, and inclusive environment while delivering exceptional customer service and memorable participant experiences.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing class programming under the direction of program leadership, adapting exercises and instruction to meet individual skill levels, ensuring safe and effective movement techniques, inspiring participants to achieve their health and wellness goals, and collaborating with Exercise Physiologists and other healthcare professionals, as appropriate, to support participants with identified health needs. The Yoga and Fitness Instructor serves as a positive ambassador for the organization by fostering participant engagement, building community, and creating an outstanding fitness experience.

Additional responsibilities include setting up classes, greeting participants and managing sign-in procedures, supporting the day-to-day operations of the Health Lab through administrative responsibilities such as scheduling, participant communications, follow-up activities, and other operational support as needed, cleaning and stocking studio and fitness areas, maintaining a safe and organized work environment, supporting special events, educational workshops, and community wellness initiatives, and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Experience teaching group fitness and/or yoga classes with the ability to safely demonstrate and instruct exercises for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities is required. Experience building rapport with participants and creating a welcoming, inclusive environment that fosters long-term engagement is strongly preferred. Experience working with older adults or individuals managing chronic health conditions is preferred. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire participants in a supportive, team-oriented environment.

Preferred:

• 3 years of experience in Yoga or Fitness instruction.

Certifications Required

• CPR/AED certification upon 6 months of hire.

Certifications Preferred

• Nationally recognized Group Fitness and/or Yoga certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NASM, Yoga Alliance, or equivalent); Additional certifications in specialty areas such as Active Aging, Balance and Fall Prevention, Functional Movement, Mobility, Pilates, or other evidence-based fitness modalities are preferred.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.

For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.

Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.

Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.

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Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.