Primary Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

Primary Instructor

Position Overview

The Primary Instructor will serve as the principal yoga instructor supporting Veterans and employees of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. The instructor will deliver safe, patient-centered wellness yoga through virtual and in-person sessions. This is an instructional position and does not include supervisory responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct live 30-minute and 50-minute yoga classes for Veterans and medical center employees.
• Provide virtual and in-person instruction according to the approved class schedule.
• Deliver gentle, low-impact yoga practices appropriate for participants who have been cleared for physical activity.
• Adapt yoga techniques, movements, and protocols to each participant’s physical abilities and limitations.
• Provide prenatal yoga instruction when assigned, including practices appropriate to the participant’s ability and stage of pregnancy.
• Educate participants about the wellness and health benefits associated with yoga.
• Maintain a safe environment and protect patient confidentiality.
• Verify each Veteran’s physical location at the beginning of virtual sessions.
• Contact emergency services when a medical emergency occurs during a virtual session and the participant cannot act independently.
• Document patient encounters in the electronic medical record on the same day and complete the associated note within 48 hours.
• Maintain attendance records, sign-in/sign-out documentation, and service tickets.
• Report schedule changes or cancellations promptly and support continuity of scheduled services.
• Follow all applicable professional conduct, privacy, security, and dress requirements.

Qualifications/Experience

• Completion of a minimum 200-hour yoga teacher training program.
• Experience providing yoga or wellness instruction to adults in individual and group settings.
• Experience adapting yoga instruction for participants with different physical abilities.
• Experience working with Veterans, healthcare populations, older adults, or individuals with common medical conditions is preferred.
• Prenatal yoga experience is preferred when assigned to pregnancy wellness sessions.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Basic proficiency with personal computers, virtual meeting platforms, and electronic documentation systems.
• Physical ability to demonstrate and perform yoga instruction without restriction.

Required Skills

• Safe yoga instruction and movement modification
• Clear verbal instruction and demonstration
• Patient-centered communication
• Group and individual class facilitation
• Virtual instruction and participant engagement
• Accurate and timely documentation
• Confidentiality and professional judgment
• Emergency awareness and response
• Dependability and schedule management

Certification

• Current Yoga Alliance registration as a Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT-200 or higher
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Negative tuberculosis test completed within the previous 12 months
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening

Clearance/Security

No security clearance is specified. The selected instructor must successfully complete required fingerprinting, background investigation, VetPro credentialing, e-QIP documentation, and PIV credentialing. Required training includes CPRS, Privacy and HIPAA, and VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior.

Place of Performance

Services may be performed virtually or on-site at:

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030
• Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Tomball, TX

Work Schedule

Classes may be scheduled between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays or weekends, excluding federal holidays. Specific class days and times will follow the approved schedule.