RN Health Coach: Chronic Disease & Wellness Advocate

CommonSpirit Health; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks an RN Health Coach in the Clinics to provide individualized nursing care across the lifespan in ambulatory settings. You will support preventative care, health maintenance, and disease prevention while coordinating with specialty practices and inpatient facilities to update and align care plans.

You will educate patients and families, use motivational interviewing, and analyze patient data to close gaps in preventive services and chronic disease management, working

Qualifications

• Must be currently licensed with the applicable state nursing board and/or possess multistate licensure privileges.
• Must hold a valid drivers license.
• Preferred: minimum of three years of professional nursing experience in a clinical care setting; Bachelors Degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process to manage patients with chronic disease within the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
• Conduct pre-visit chart reviews to identify gaps in preventive health maintenance, immunizations, and chronic disease interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, staff, and other professionals to coordinate care across the continuum.
• Facilitate mutual goal setting and goal-directed interactions with the client and family to support health behavioral change.
• Act as a patient advocate, responding to and working to resolve patient concerns as a liaison with specialty clinics.
• Participate in quality outcomes analysis and collaborate on monitoring and trending patient responses.
• Assess medication adherence and identify patients not meeting clinical goals, such as blood pressure or dietary targets.
• Advocate for disease prevention and healthy lifestyles to reduce inappropriate hospital stays and ED visits.

Skills

Nursing

Communication

Critical thinking

Motivational interviewing

Independence

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

CommonSpirit Health seeks an RN Health Coach in the Clinics to provide individualized nursing care across the lifespan in ambulatory settings. You will support preventative care, health maintenance, and disease prevention while coordinating with specialty practices and inpatient facilities to update and align care plans.

You will educate patients and families, use motivational interviewing, and analyze patient data to close gaps in preventive services and chronic disease management, working