Clinical Exercise Specialist

Hourly Wage Estimate: $20.04 - $30.06 / hour
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Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Exercise Physiologist with HCA HealthONE Swedish you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Conducts sub-maximal exercise tests and prescribes exercise programs per ACSM guidelines. Provides assessment, injury prevention and post rehabilitative exercise and strengthening programs per ACSM/NSCA/NASM, or department guidelines. Provides pre- exercise fitness assessments and designs personal program. Designs and teaches group exercise classes. Develops and provides health promotion activities, and special seasonal projects. Assists in the daily operations of the facility. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

What qualifications you will need:

• BLS certification is required through the American Heart Association or ARC. (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• National certification as a Health and Fitness Professional obtained from ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, AFFA, ISSA, AFPA, NFPT, NESTA, IFPA, Cooper Institute or Fit Tour is required.
• BS, BA or MS, MA in physical education, exercise physiology, kinesiology, human performance, wellness management, exercise science or other related field required.
• Previous experience: minimum 1 year required teaching group exercise classes, exercise testing and prescription, personal training and/or coordinating health promotion activities.
• Knowledge of current exercise/fitness guidelines for testing and prescription, and nutrition guidelines and recommendations.
• Demonstrates ability to use and instruct use of free weights, weight machines, cardiovascular and therapy equipment. Computer skills to include: windows, access, excel, PowerPoint. Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (EXERCISE) Exercise Specialist/Physiologist, or (PT) Personal Trainer

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Swedish, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE's acute care hospitals is Swedish, a proud member of the community for more than 115 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Swedish is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region's preeminent referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state's first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. HCA HealthONE Swedish is also home to a robust robotics program, a certified burn and reconstructive center, and a wide-ranging oncology center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.


HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Exercise Physiologist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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