Health Coach

Job Responsibilities

• Delivers, measures, and improves high quality coaching programs for our members
• Collaborates with members and care teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate action plans related to achieving and maintaining an optimal health status
• Engages individual members and groups in healthy lifestyle changes using evidence-based coaching techniques that align behaviors to personal values while fostering an environment of individual responsibility and accountability
• Conducts coaching assessments, follow-up sessions, and delivers onsite wellness classes
• Provides recommendations for healthy behavior changes based on established protocols
• Serves as a consultant and educational resource to providers and members
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant health field (i.e. Health Education, Nutrition, Nursing, Public Health, Exercise Physiology, Psychology)
• Current Registered Dietitian license
• Minimum 3 years experience as a Registered Dietitian in an out-patient primary care setting
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and/or prior clinical experience
• Health Coaching certificate from an approved ICHWC organization or completion within 1-year
• Prior work-site health experience
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, problem solve, and work effectively with people while using good judgment in new and challenging situations
• Knowledge and proficiency in current, evidence-based methods of health coaching including motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy with an emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction
• Experience utilizing electronic health record systems