Job Description

Job Description: The Health and Wellness Coach is a credentialed healthcare professional responsible for supporting participants in their healthcare journey as they achieve measurable health behavior change. Utilizing evidence-based coaching techniques, the coach guides individuals in setting and reaching specific wellness goals, including lifestyle modification, chronic condition prevention and management.

As a part of the interdisciplinary care team, this role conducts structured coaching sessions, delivering educational resources, and ensuring timely access to health promotion services. The Health and Wellness Coach plays a key role in reducing health risks, improving clinical outcomes, and contributing to overall cost savings for the health system.

Essential Functions

• Reviews pertinent medical history and/or applicable participant information.

• Performs and/or records anthropometrics as applicable to the care recommended by the care team.

• Assess participant needs, readiness for change and self-efficacy while utilizing evidence-based health coaching models and approaches to behavior change to support care team’s guidance.

• Works as part of the interdisciplinary team to support changing health behaviors.

• Engage participants in health coaching by creating strategies and using interventions that are appropriate to the individual considering culture, language, age, and gender.

• Provides education that is within clinical scope and support using adaptive coaching strategies based on the specific needs, learning ability and preferences of the participant.

• Provides full coaching sessions lasting 30-60 minutes live or through digital formats.

• Documents participant activities and coaching/counseling sessions.

• Demonstrates established customer service behaviors and standards. Treats all clients with courtesy, dignity, respect, and professionalism.

Skills

• Motivational interviewing

• Adaptive coaching strategies

• Disease prevention coaching

• General wellness knowledgebase

• Navigation of medical settings

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, digital)

• Microsoft Suite proficiency (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Time management and organizational skills

Qualifications

• Must have completed a health coaching program approved by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) certification prior to hire

• Current Health and Wellness Coach Certified or will obtain within 12 months of hire: National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) certification

• Demonstrated experience in a healthcare or applicable care setting.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Employee Service Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$28.06 - $44.20

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Relief, Remote work

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