Wellness Specialist
Full-Time Preferred | Part-Time Considered for an Exceptional Candidate
Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center | Ferndale, Michigan
Are You Ready to Build a Career That Makes an Impact?
Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center is looking for a motivated, energetic, and growth-minded Wellness Specialist to join our team.
This is not a position for someone who wants to simply sit behind a desk, complete a checklist, and wait for the day to end.
This is an opportunity for someone who wants to:
- Build a rewarding career in healthcare and wellness
- Develop valuable patient-care and leadership skills
- Learn about chiropractic, nutrition, mobility, and wellness care
- Be part of a high-performing team
- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives
- Grow personally and professionally
We are primarily seeking a full-time team member, but we are open to hiring an exceptional part-time candidate with the right attitude, availability, work ethic, and commitment.
Experience is helpful, but it is not required. We will train the right person.
Our Mission
At Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center, our mission is to deliver exceptional natural healthcare and help our patients Get Better Results Faster.
Every member of our team is responsible for creating an outstanding patient experience. Our patients should feel welcomed, encouraged, educated, and supported from the moment they walk through our doors.
As a Wellness Specialist, you will play an important role in helping patients stay engaged in their care, understand their wellness options, and achieve their health goals.
What You Will Do
This is a dynamic position that combines patient care, nutrition testing support, assisted stretching, chiropractic assistance, and front desk responsibilities.
Nutrition Response Testing Assistant
We are looking for someone who is interested in nutrition, supplements, vitamins, homeopathy, peptides, natural healthcare, and helping patients identify potential barriers to better health.
This position may include the opportunity to:
- Assist our Nutrition Response Testing practitioner during appointments
- Prepare testing materials, supplements, rooms, and patient records
- Schedule nutrition appointments and complete patient follow-up
- Organize and manage supplement inventory
- Help patients understand the next steps in their wellness program
- Support supplement recommendations and reordering
- Learn more about Nutrition Response Testing
- Develop skills in nutrition, supplementation, and functional wellness
- Patient education and community outreach
This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in learning Nutrition Response Testing and growing into additional responsibilities within our wellness department.
Assisted Stretching and Mobility
The Wellness Specialist may also be trained to provide guided stretching and mobility sessions for patients.
Responsibilities may include:
- Guide patients through individualized assisted stretching sessions
- Help patients improve flexibility, mobility, posture, and range of motion
- Follow established stretching and safety protocols
- Educate patients about healthy movement and appropriate home exercises
- Document stretching sessions and patient progress
- Communicate concerns or changes to the doctors
- Help patients remain consistent with recommended stretching programs
- Perform Chiropractic Assistant responsibilities between stretching sessions
Chiropractic Assistant Responsibilities
- Assist doctors with patient flow throughout the office
- Prepare patients and treatment areas
- Assist with examinations, documentation, notes, and X-rays
- Administer cold laser therapy after training
- Clean and disinfect equipment and patient areas
- Support patient education and wellness recommendations
- Anticipate the needs of the doctors and patients
- Help maintain an organized, efficient, and professional clinical environment
A background in exercise science, kinesiology, personal training, athletic training, massage therapy, physical therapy assistance, stretch & recovery experience, yoga, fitness, sports, functional medicine, certified nutrition response testing practitioners, Clinical nutritionist, naturopathic physicians, integrative health practitioners, or health coaching is helpful, but not required.
Patient Experience and Front Desk
- Create a warm, positive, and professional experience for every patient
- Check patients in and out efficiently
- Schedule appointments and help patients remain consistent with care
- Answer phone calls, respond to messages, and complete patient follow-up
- Collect payments and assist with financial conversations
- Explain services, packages, wellness programs, and payment options
- Maintain accurate patient information and electronic health records
- Help manage the schedule and keep patient flow moving efficiently
- Recognize scheduling gaps and proactively help fill the schedule
- Assist patients in taking the next appropriate step in their care
What Success Looks Like
Success in this position is not measured by simply being busy. It is measured by the experience and results you help create.
A successful Front Desk Wellness Specialist will:
- Create an exceptional experience for every patient
- Help the office run on time and efficiently
- Communicate confidently with patients in person and by phone
- Help patients remain consistent with their recommended care
- Complete follow-up tasks accurately and on time
- Take initiative without needing constant direction
- Identify problems and help create solutions
- Learn new responsibilities quickly
- Support the doctors and team at a high level
- Contribute to office goals and patient-retention efforts
- Follow systems and procedures consistently
- Accept feedback and use it to improve
- Take ownership of responsibilities and results
Who We Are Looking For
You may be a great fit if you are:
- Positive, energetic, and encouraging
- Passionate about health, fitness, nutrition, or wellness
- Dependable and committed
- Proactive and willing to take initiative
- Highly coachable
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Comfortable multitasking
- Able to move quickly while remaining calm and professional
- Confident speaking with patients
- Comfortable discussing services, wellness plans, and financial options
- Motivated by goals and measurable results
- Willing to be held accountable
- Interested in learning new skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Focused on solutions rather than excuses
This Position May Not Be Right for You If You
- Prefer to wait until someone tells you what to do
- Avoid phone calls or patient follow-up
- Are uncomfortable discussing money or wellness services
- Become easily overwhelmed in a busy environment
- Resist feedback or accountability
- Frequently make excuses instead of finding solutions
- Are not interested in learning new responsibilities
- Prefer a slow or predictable workday
- Are looking for a temporary job rather than an opportunity to grow
Our patients depend on us, and our team depends on one another. Reliability, consistency, and personal accountability are essential.
Helpful Experience
Experience in the following areas is beneficial, but not required:
- Chiropractic or healthcare offices
- Front desk or administrative work
- Customer service or sales
- Nutrition or supplementation
- Fitness, mobility, or assisted stretching
- Personal training or exercise instruction
- Medical documentation
- Electronic health records
- ChiroTouch software
- Social media or community events
What We Offer
- Comprehensive hands-on training
- Chiropractic Assistant training
- Nutrition Response Testing assistant training
- Assisted stretching and mobility training
- Cold laser therapy training
- Opportunities to learn multiple areas of healthcare and wellness
- A supportive and goal-oriented team
- Opportunities for increased responsibility
- Professional and personal development
- Meaningful work that directly impacts patients’ lives
- The opportunity to grow with an established wellness practice
Schedule
We are primarily hiring for a full-time position.
We may consider a part-time candidate who demonstrates exceptional availability, commitment, energy, and potential.
Availability during clinic hours is required and may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, and occasional Saturdays.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief message answering the following questions:
- Why are you interested in health and wellness?
- Why do you believe you would be successful in this position?
- Describe a time when you took initiative without being asked.
- Are you seeking full-time or part-time employment?
- What is your current availability?
- What interests you most about nutrition, chiropractic, or assisted stretching?
Please include the words “Wellness Warrior” in your application so we know you carefully read the entire job posting.
We are looking for someone who wants more than a job. We are looking for someone who wants to grow, contribute, serve patients, and become an important part of our team.
Please respond with your resume and completed answers to the application questions.