Health Fitness Instructor FT

Health Fitness Instructor

Your job is more than a job.

As a Health Fitness Instructor, you are a dedicated wellness professional committed to promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors that extend beyond exercise alone. Through assessment, education, and motivation, you play a key role in helping individuals improve overall well-being, prevent injury, and support recovery and disease management.

You stay current with evolving fitness methodologies, nutrition guidance, and wellness trends, recognizing that proactive health management is essential to long-term outcomes. Your expertise, compassion, and ability to connect with others enable you to make a meaningful impact on the populations you serve.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement fitness programs, classes, and activities that meet diverse member needs
• Conduct wellness and fitness assessments, providing individualized exercise prescriptions and instruction on proper techniques
• Deliver educational sessions, workshops, and lectures on a variety of health and wellness topics
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies to enhance program effectiveness and member outcomes
• Demonstrate clinical competence in working with adult populations, including older adults and geriatric individuals
• Support responsible resource management, including cost containment and proper use of equipment and supplies

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Health, Wellness, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a health and wellness setting

Preferred Attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate and engage individuals across varying fitness levels
• Knowledge of current fitness, wellness, and health education practices
• Demonstrated empathy, professionalism, and commitment to quality care

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others by promoting long-term health and wellness. You will be part of a team dedicated to proactive care, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality experiences for every individual served.

WORK SHIFT:

Evenings (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we're only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.