Spanish Speaking Health Coach (Remote)

Remote Health Coach. Hours will vary based on need. 

A. Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide health counseling to reduce participant risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases and conditions as well as improve lifestyles and total wellbeing.
• Assist participants in creating a long-term vision for their health and wellness.
• Set goals with participants focusing on exercise, nutrition, weight loss, stress management, alcohol, tobacco, medication adherence, disease management, disease prevention, and following health guidelines.
• Create a link between the participant’s health status and the employer’s benefit offerings. Teach participants how to utilize benefit plan and health related tools and services.
• Guide and increase the participant’s use of coaching, online tools, physician engagement, and services.
• Answer all questions related to incentive program offerings and how they relate to benefit offerings.
• Be an overall health resource for the participant, their family, and their interaction with the health care delivery process.
• Engage in dialogue with participant’s caregivers, providing advice and steerage to appropriate care.
• Develop a relationship that creates an ongoing and in depth engagement with the member leading to measureable risk reduction and self stewardship of health management.
• Perform documentation into an online database.

B. Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required (RN preferred).
• Knowledge of disease prevention and principles of a healthy lifestyle (including exercise, nutrition, weight management, and stress management, routine preventive health screenings and disease management).
• Minimum five years’ experience in direct education and/or coaching individuals for disease prevention, health promotion, and/or behavior change.
• Knowledge and experience in complex or case management a plus.
• Ability to complete our Health and Wellness Coach Certification program within one year of hire.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Internet, and database documentation.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Self-starter able to self-direct work.

Laptop and personal phone required or provided