Health Coach

Thedacare • Town of Grand Chute, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Health Coach facilitates health promotion programs to assist team members and/or spouses in identifying their health risks. Supports team members and/or spouses to achieve personal wellness goals and helps reduce barriers to a healthy lifestyle. Serves as a catalyst for change, supporting a culture of health and well-being in the work environment and community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in health education, health promotion, exercise science, nutrition, psychology, or other health-related subject
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• One year of experience developing, monitoring, measuring, communicating, and reporting on health-related topics
• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) pounds without assistance
• Job classification is not exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties
• Position requires compliance with department specific competencies.

Responsibilities

• Reviews health risk assessment results to help participants understand lifestyle-related health risks, assess readiness for change, and use motivational skills to set health related goals and develop and implement effective strategies to reach those goals.
• Provides health coaching in individual and group settings.
• Documents goals, clinical data, and behavioral outcomes appropriately in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborates with leaders, wellness team, departments, and external clients to promote and support wellness initiatives.
• Plans and/or assists with health-related demonstrations, programs, displays, and materials to support individuals in their wellness journey, and promotes a culture of health and well-being.
• Implements, promotes, and leads health, wellness, and chronic disease programs that emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyles such as weight management, nutrition, smoking/nicotine cessation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, fitness evaluations, activity, and other programs.
• Collaborates on the development of programs that promote healthy lifestyles that include step-by-step implementation plans, program details, resources needed, goals for success, and all tools needed to successfully complete the program.
• Contributes to and maintains the ThedaCare “health coach toolkit” to stay current on new evidence-based research and innovative techniques to promote health, wellness, and chronic disease prevention and management.

Benefits

• Lifestyle Engagement
• e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
• Access & Affordability
• e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees