Lifeguard Wellness Center- PRN - As needed

Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spine and chronic pain, and other neuromuscular conditions.

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The Lifeguard ensures the safety of co-workers, patients, and visitors to our aquatic facility and activates emergency first aid and / or rescue procedures.

The Lifeguard assists explaining safety rules, notifies appropriate parties about unsafe situations, and help ensure decorum is followed.

This role is instrumental in maintaining orderliness by inspecting swimming pool areas, locker rooms and restrooms and maintains pool equipment, and monitors and records pool temperatures and chemical levels.

This role assesses situations swiftly to make judicious decisions regarding the safety of swimmers and others in the pool area.

• Ensures the health and safety of the pool visitors and patients.
• Provides first aid in the event of injury, rescuing swimmers in danger or distress and administer CPR if necessary.
• Enforces pool rules in an appropriate, fair, and equitable manner and explaining the rationale for the rule(s) when needed.
• Assists therapists and patients as needed.
• Ensures safety is not compromised.
• Adheres to the policies and procedures set forth for daily pool upkeep and area.
• Attends to the cleanliness of the pool area, the pool, and its equipment.
• Maintains records as needed.
• 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.
• Adheres to patient / family centered principles using the communication and engagement tools (OARS / AIDECT).
• Performs other duties as required / requested / assigned.

Required Minimum Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Required Minimum Certification

• First Aid and CPR certification required. Can obtain at Shepherd Center.
• Lifeguard certification required.

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum one (1) year experience working as a lifeguard preferred.

Required Minimum Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• Proficient communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficient in interacting with people of various ages form diverse backgrounds.
• Must be able to administer First Aid.
• Ability to assess situations swiftly and make decisions regarding safety.
• Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.

Preferred Qualifications

Water safety instructor certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• Ability to swim 300 yards / meters without stopping
• Ability to tread water for 1 minute
• Ability to swim, retrieve a 10 lb diving brick from the bottom of the pool and swim the brick to the top without stopping
• Ability to routinely bend to raise more than 20 lbs

Working Conditions

• Normal patient care environment.
• Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Some potential exposure to infectious viruses.
4 days ago