About Shepherd Center 

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.  

• Instruct new employees and volunteers in departmental maintenance tasks. 

• Conduct in-service presentations to communicate evidence in exercise physiology, as needed. 

• May communicate with current and prospective Wellness Program members regarding current offerings and sessions. 

• May conduct periodic assessments of Wellness Program members to track baseline function and performance as well as changes over time. 

•  May coordinate special wellness program offerings including lectures, special events, outings, online educational and informational sessions or videos.

• Serve as team lead for departmental activities and other health and wellness initiatives. 

• Serve as first line of communication for external inquiries and organizations, as applicable to role. 

• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.   

REQUIRED MINIMUM CERTIFICATION  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of start date.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE 

• Experience with creating and managing exercise programs. 

• Two (2) years of previous hospital or rehabilitation experience preferred. 

REQUIRED MINIMUM SKILLS  

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. 

• Basic computer keyboard/mouse operations and basic typing skills are required to allow for internal communication access. 

• Basic word skills are also recommended. 

• The ability to learn necessary computer-based operations for Word, Excel, Outlook, Therapeutic Exercise equipment operating system, and video equipment is required. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS   

• N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

• Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 50 lbs.

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WORKING CONDITIONS  

• Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.  

​The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.