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Requirements: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in public health, community health, or health promotion.Preferred: Certified health education specialist – National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc.Position Overview: Responsible for performing motivational annual or monthly health review sessions with patients.Health Coaching Session Will Include:
- Health-risk assessment
- Medical and family history
- A listing of current providers, durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, and prescription and over-the-counter medications
- Creation of a written 5-10 year screening schedule or checklist that is tailored to individual health status, screening history, and age
- Identification of risk factors and current medical and mental health conditions, along with related current or recommended treatments
- Height, weight, blood pressure, and body mass index
- Screening for cognitive impairment, including diseases such as Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia
- Depression screening
- Review of functional ability and level of safety, including screening for hearing impairments, fall risk assessment, and assessment of the patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing, and level of safety in the home
- Health coaches may give health advice and referrals to health education, preventive counseling services, or other programs aimed at reducing identified risk factors and promoting wellness. This may include weight loss, physical activity, smoking cessation, fall prevention, and nutrition
Must-Have Skills:
- Provide onsite face-to-face customer coaching and support
- Identify customer health education needs through targeted health assessment activities.
- Collaborate with customers to establish health improvement plans, set personalized evidence-based goals, and support customers in achieving those goals.
- Empower customers to become an active participant in their own health outcomes.
- Assist Customer in overcoming barriers to better health
- Lead and support a variety of Health and wellness promotional activities, such as group coaching, wellness challenges and Health related seminars.
- May perform biometric screenings, including finger sticks, blood pressure, body composition, etc.
- Utilize biometric values and motivational interviewing techniques to collaborate with customer to drive to improve clinical outcomes.
- Provide support for health-related site events, which include open enrollment, wellness committee facilitation, flu shot events, health fairs, etc.
Qualifications:
- Strong Clinical skills with preferably 3 or more years of experience health coaching, health education and health promotion
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.
- Current ACLS/BLS/CPR/AED Certification
- High energy level, with dynamic presentation skills is required.
- Positive role model in demonstrating healthy behaviors
- Passion for health improvement
- Ability to work independently
- Customer-centric focus
- Ability to proactively collaborate professionally with the client and other matrix partners.
- Understand and own a variety of clinical targets and outcome measurements. Develop action plans that drive clinical value for the customers and clients.
- Proven administrative abilities, with strong computer and software application skills.
Bonus points for :
- Registered Dietitian
- CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist)
- Motivational interviewing training/experience.
- Smoking cessation and diabetes experience.
Job Type: Full-timePay: From $60,000.00 per yearSchedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Work Location: One location
