Patient Facing Personal Trainer & Wellness Coach
Job Description
Job Description
At Virginia Health and Wellness, we specialize in science-backed weight loss and metabolic health programs that integrate GLP-1 medications, advanced peptide therapies, and lifestyle support. We're not just helping patients lose weight — we're helping them reclaim their health. We’re expanding our in-office team and looking for a dynamic, compassionate, and knowledgeable Personal Trainer Wellness Coach who is passionate about guiding patients through the fitness, nutrition, and peptide therapy journey.
- As a Patient-Facing Personal Trainer Wellness Coach, you’ll play a key role in our patients’ transformation. You’ll work closely with patients who are enrolled in medical weight loss programs, guiding them through:
- Customized fitness planning
- Nutritional education
- Lifestyle habit coaching
- Supporting adherence to peptide and supplement protocols
Your job is not to push, it's to educate, empower, and encourage. This is a relationship-building role, not a gym-floor boot camp.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Passion for patient transformation, especially in a medical or weight loss setting
- Comfortable working with beginners and deconditioned patients
- Approachable, non-judgmental, and able to meet people where they are
- Excited to educate on how peptides and lifestyle work together
- Eager to be part of a multi-disciplinary care team
- Detail-oriented with a strong ability to document patient interactions and progress
Compensation:
$20 - $25 hourly
Responsibilities:
- Conduct one-on-one fitness assessments and movement screenings
- Develop beginner-friendly, personalized fitness routines aligned with the patient’s current ability and weight loss phase
- Coach patients on building sustainable movement habits (e.g., walking, resistance training, NEAT activity)
- Collaborate with medical and clinical staff to reinforce peptide protocols (e.g., MICC, NAD+, Glutathione, GLP-1s) and track how lifestyle changes support therapy goals
- Provide basic nutritional guidance aligned with our metabolic repair model (you won’t write meal plans, but you'll help patients understand phase-based nutrition)
- Track progress, encourage accountability, and adjust recommendations as needed
- Deliver education and support in both 1-on-1 and small-group settings
- Maintain excellent patient rapport, emotional intelligence, and professionalism
Qualifications:
Required:
- Certified Personal Trainer (NASM, ACSM, NSCA, ACE, or equivalent)
- CPR/AED certification
- 1+ year working with the general population or special populations (e.g., obesity, chronic illness, sedentary individuals)
Preferred:
- Knowledge of peptide therapy, metabolic health, or functional medicine
- Background in coaching behavior change or health education
- Experience working in a clinical, wellness, or integrative care environment
Schedule Compensation
- Full-time, in-office
- Competitive base salary + potential performance incentives
- Ongoing education and training in peptide protocols and metabolic health
About Company
At Virginia Health and Wellness, we specialize in science-backed weight loss and metabolic health programs that integrate GLP-1 medications, advanced peptide therapies, and lifestyle support. We're not just helping patients lose weight — we're helping them reclaim their health. We’re expanding our in-office team and looking for dynamic, compassionate, and knowledgeable team members who are passionate about guiding patients through the fitness, nutrition, and peptide therapy journey.