Health Coach: Primary Care Wellness & Behavior Change

Lifestyle Medicine; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Coach at Crossover Health supports members with weight management, stress reduction, tobacco cessation, nutrition, and activity through collaborative, evidence-based coaching within a primary care model.

Using assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, the coach delivers onsite wellness classes and follow-up sessions, sharing guidance with providers and care teams to promote proactive health and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a health field (Health Education, Nutrition, Nursing, Public Health, Exercise Physiology, Psychology).
• Health Coaching certificate from an approved ICHWC organization.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Health Coach in an outpatient primary care setting.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.

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.

Skills

Health coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Motivational interviewing

Cognitive behavioral therapy

EHR experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health field (e.g., Health Education, Nutrition, Nursing, Public Health, Exercise Physiology, Psychology)

Health Coaching certificate (ICHWC)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

The Health Coach at Crossover Health supports members with weight management, stress reduction, tobacco cessation, nutrition, and activity through collaborative, evidence-based coaching within a primary care model.

Using assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, the coach delivers onsite wellness classes and follow-up sessions, sharing guidance with providers and care teams to promote proactive health and accountability.