Certified Wellness Coach Full Time

Hendricks Regional Health; Avon (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendricks Regional Health is seeking a patient-centered Wellness Coach to support weight, nutrition, exercise, stress management, and work/life balance goals for diverse populations including associates, employer partners, and community patients.

You will coordinate onsite wellness programs, work in one-on-one and group settings, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to promote evidence-based wellness strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health-related field required.
• Certification from an ICF-accredited coaching program (Wellcoaches) or ability to complete within first year of employment.
• 1-2 years experience required.
• ICF-accredited coaching program or the ability to complete within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assists in developing individualized wellness plans with other staff.
• Participates in outpatient educational activities in small groups or individual sessions.
• Contributes to multidisciplinary team to provide wellness strategies for employer/community programs.
• Communicates effectively with wellness team and about program improvements.
• Collaborates with HRH associates, employer partners, and patients to foster a culture of wellness.
• Identifies psychosocial adaptation to illness and supports behavior change theories.
• Applies wellness and exercise science knowledge in coaching sessions.
• Develops and adjusts wellness/exercise prescriptions based on physician guidance.
• Assesses patients pre, during and post exercise and makes referrals when needed.
• Documents assessment data in EMR and reports significant changes.

Skills

Wellness coaching

Client education

Group coaching

Relationship-based care

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

ICF-accredited coaching program (Wellcoaches)

1-2 years experience

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Job Summary

To provide care that is patient centered in an environment that exemplifies best practice, fosters relationship-based care and maintains the integrity of professional wellness coach standards. Practice care guidelines are based on the ANA code of ethics, professional code of conduct and standards from Wellcoaches Corporation and regulatory agency standards by which the wellness coach provides care in collaboration with wellness team members. The wellness coach will work with diverse population groups (HRH associates, employer partners, and community patients) in one‑on‑one and/ or small group settings to assist with meeting health and wellness goals related to weight, nutrition, exercise, stress, work/life balance and general health. Will also coordinate and promote onsite wellness programs at Hendricks Regional Health and Employer Partners.

Job Description Essential Responsibilities

1. Assists in the development of individualized wellness plans of care with other wellness staff members.
2. Participates in outpatient educational/activity efforts in small groups, large classes and/or individual sessions via in‑person, webbased, or over the phone.
3. Contributes expertise as a member of a multidisciplinary team to offer comprehensive wellness strategies to provide positive outcomes for individual participants in employer and community programs.
4. Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with wellness team members and about program improvement issues.
5. Collaborates with HRH associates, employer partners, and patients to establish a culture of wellness through ongoing participation in meetings and projects, and providing client-based programming outreach.
6. Demonstrates interpersonal and observational skills needed to effectively identify appropriate psychosocial adaption to illness and/or the presence of psychopathology (e.g., depression, anger, etc.).
7. Understands and utilizes contemporary theories of health behavior change in helping participants identify learning and lifestyle modification goals.
8. Effectively applies knowledge of wellness and exercise science to an identified population. Demonstrates teaching ability in large groups and one‑on‑one coaching sessions.
9. Develops and adjusts individual wellness/exercise prescription based on feedback from physician recommendations on a regular basis.
10. Assess patients pre, during and post exercise making appropriate referrals and/or recommendations to participant and other staff.
11. Charts and documents initial and follow up assessment data in electronic medical record.
12. Immediately reports any new, changing and/or significant conditions.
13. Participates in the collection, analysis and reporting of identified individual patient and program outcome

Additional Skills and Abilities

1. Maintains privacy/confidentiality at all times.
2. Maintains standard precautions and applies principles related to patient care.
3. Applies safety principles in provision of patient care.
4. Uses relationship‑based care model.
5. Participates in shared leadership/councils.
6. Participates in ongoing education and professional development for department and self.
7. Participates in continuous quality improvement activities (CQI).
8. Seeks resources to address ethical issues.
9. Participates in research projects/evidence‑based practice for unit or facility.
10. Participates in staff meetings and other meetings as required by department and HRH.
11. Participates in peer review as requested by management.
12. Follows organizational and regulatory guidelines as related to daily responsibilities.
13. Responsibly uses resources, e.g. time and supplies
14. Participates in wellness fairs and screening events.

Guest Relations

Exhibits excellent guest relations to patients, visitors, physicians and co‑workers; shows courtesy, compassion and respect; conforms to Service Excellence requirements. This position requires communication and interaction with the public, co‑workers, administration, and contacts from other hospitals, schools and/or other departments.

Specific Vocational and Educational Preparation

1. Bachelors degree in health‑related field required.
2. Certification from an ICF-accredited coaching program (Wellcoaches) or ability to complete within first year of employment.
3. 1- 2 years experience required
4. ICF-accredited coaching program or the ability to complete within the first year of employment

*Job description is not meant to cover or include all the tasks, duties or responsibilities the employee may be required to perform. Job duties and responsibilities can change at any time, with or without notice due to business need

Work Shift

1st Shift (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40