Remote Health & Wellness Coach | Motivational Interviewing

Lehigh Valley Health Network; Elm (PA); Remote; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a remote Health Coach to deliver telephonic, in-person, and virtual coaching to employees and clients. You will assess needs, set personalized wellness goals, and coordinate care with primary providers and community resources.

The role emphasizes evidence-based education, program monitoring, and collaboration with internal teams, brokers, and payers. A PA Driver's license and a strong MS Office skillset are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, nursing, kinesiology, health education, public health, or psychology.
• 2 years of experience as a health and wellness coach.
• 2 years using readiness to change, motivational interviewing, goal setting, and resolution techniques to assist participants in developing individualized plans for successful behavior change.
• Ability to manage multiple calendars and consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to creatively problem solve and work within a self-directed work team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to locate and link individuals to network and community healthcare resources.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of individuals and corporate environments including business and industry, internal staff, hospital departments, community organizations, and health insurance companies.
• DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Provides telephonic, in-person, and/or virtual health coaching by assessing individual needs and readiness to change using coaching models and theories, such as motivational interviewing, to assist individuals in creating personalized health and wellness goals.
• Documents wellness coaching encounters including appointments, outreach, and referrals in accordance with program, NCQA, and department guidelines to coordinate care across the continuum and encourage direct communication between the individual and their primary care provider or other appropriate network or community resources.
• Develops, promotes, and provides evidence-based health education and wellness offerings such as presentations, webinars, programs, biometric screenings, and results consultation to internal and external clients and partners.
• Assists in the monitoring, evaluation, and improvement of the BeneFIT health coaching and wellness programs to meet program goals.
• Acts as a wellness and health education resource to colleagues, clients, brokers, payers, and community partners; develops and maintains relationships with stakeholders internally and externally.
• Attends appropriate trainings and seminars to maintain coaching and other professional standards/certifications; expands knowledgebase and experiences.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Problem solving

Multitasking

Bilingual (Spanish and English)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, nursing, kinesiology, health education, public health, or psychology

Master’s degree in nutrition, nursing, kinesiology, health education, public health, or psychology

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a remote Health Coach to deliver telephonic, in-person, and virtual coaching to employees and clients. You will assess needs, set personalized wellness goals, and coordinate care with primary providers and community resources.

The role emphasizes evidence-based education, program monitoring, and collaboration with internal teams, brokers, and payers. A PA Driver's license and a strong MS Office skillset are required.