Wellness Facilitator/Intake Coordinator - Full-Time

Griffin Hospital; Derby (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT is seeking a Wellness Facilitator/Intake Coordinator to assess patients for Wellness programs, develop exercise prescriptions, and coordinate intake with referring clinicians. The role emphasizes Excel/data management and strong teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting.

The position reports to the Employer Wellness Director. Candidates should be able to promote wellness programs to patients and employer groups while maintaining efficient scheduling and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Allied Health, Exercise Science or related field.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a small, rapidly expanding team.
• Ability to work across teams and use MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinical staff to smoothly schedule and transition patients to the wellness intake process.
• Maintain positive communication with staff to promote scheduling of patients for wellness programs.
• Master program offerings and promote them in conversations with patients.
• Manage employer group files related to the wellness platform.
• Support outreach efforts and education as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Teamwork

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Allied Health/Exercise Science or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

CSV files

Job description

Wellness Facilitator/Intake Coordinator - Full-Time

Job Category: Professional

Requisition Number: WELLN005820

Locations

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Description

MAIN FUNCTION/JOB DESCRIPTION: The Wellness Program Facilitator is responsible for assessing patients based on their medical history for admission into Wellness programs, including GlucoseZone, Wellness for Life, Live Well and others. Assists in the development of exercise prescriptions and protocols and supervises exercise therapy. Works with the Griffin Employee Age-Less Program to offer employees fitness center options, profiles, and program recommendations. The Intake Coordinator is responsible for the first formal communication with patients who have been referred and scheduled by the primary care, cardiology, or endocrinology practices, or those who are self-referred from the public. Manages calibration, maintenance and use of exercise equipment and education of patients in equipment concepts. Support Clinical Wellness Nurse with outreach efforts. This position must also possess a strong knowledge in Excel and data management to assist with the departments reporting efforts for employer groups and Human Resources.ition will also be trained to become a competent GlucoseZone trainer to provide education and exercise for individuals diagnosed with pre-diabetes and diabetes. The Wellness Program Facilitator must have mastery of the various wellness and lifestyle management programs offered by the system and become competent to facilitate the various programs. In addition, this individual will need to promote the various programs and cultivate interest and excitement in the patient to pursue a long-term commitment to one of the offered programs.

This position will report to the Employer Wellness Director.

The Wellness Facilitator will be responsible for:

• Work in collaboration with clinical staff to ensure the smooth scheduling and transition of patients to the wellness intake process
• Have regular and positive communication with clinical staff to promote scheduling of patients for wellness programs
• Have a mastery of system program offerings
• Ability to promote programs in conversation with patients
• Manage employer group files associated with our wellness platform

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Allied Health, Exercise Science or related field
• Solid communication skills: ability to prepare written material that communicates clearly along with excellent verbal communication to describe detailed issues
• Willingness to learn and quickly grow in career as part of our small, but rapidly growing team
• Ability to work in teams and across organizational functions
• Ability to use MS Office suite that includes Excel, Power point and CSV files.
• Familiar with and can navigate E

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors or better.

Experience

.Must have a minimum of one year in the wellness space. Have the ability to relate to persons with diverse educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Strong customer service skills and be able to multi-task. Understand social determinants of health and local community resources is very important. Be adept at making program recommendations based on the doctor’s recommendation and resources available.

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