Wellness specialist vs worksite wellness practitioner

Differences between wellness specialist and worksite wellness practitioner duties and responsibilities

Wellness specialist example responsibilities.

• Prepare patients for tests by placing ECG leads and taking resting vitals.
• Manage a fully operational wellness program with a wide range of modalities from monitoring heart rates, BMI's to nutrition/exercise.
• Instruct a beginner yoga exercise class and stretching workout regimens.
• Certify CPR instructor---Teaching students life saving skills in the presence of an emergency cardiac event.
• Interpret ECG readings before, during, and after assign exercise session; chart progress and provide feedback for physicians.
• Implement fitness and wellness classes: smoking cessation, core strengthening, circuit training, lunch-n-learns, and teach yoga classes.
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Worksite wellness practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage continuing education for staff, CPR certification, body mechanics, privacy issues, and resident rights.
• Provide community-based counseling to a vary demographic of teen girls; focuse on behavior skills, stress management and meditation.
• Collaborate with local veterinarians and specialists on a referral basis to treat patients with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
• Utilize computer, networking and business skills as marketing tools and for financial/budgeting purpose.
• Deliver PowerPoint presentations sharing health and wellness information with diverse audiences.