Lifestyle Health Coach
Company: WebMD
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Description
Position at WebMD
WebMD Health Services is part of the WebMD family.--We have been
designing well-being programs for employers and health plans for
over 20 years.--Our mission is to empower organizations and their
populations to improve well-being through personalized, strategic
partnerships.
Position Description In following participant centered coaching
methodologies, Lifestyle Health Coaches provide telephonic health
education/coaching and appropriate stage of change specific
preventive interventions based upon information supplied by
participants' completed health risk appraisal and the participant
themselves.
In this work from home opportunity, Lifestyle Health Coaches must
demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current
health education practices, as well as the ability to counsel
participants on a variety of health issues including, but not
limited to, exercise, nutrition, weight loss, alcohol and tobacco
cessation, obesity, stress management, diabetes management, blood
pressure, cholesterol, and pre and postnatal care.
In this role you will:
- Provide telephonic health coaching based on participants'
completed health risk appraisal and stage of change.
- Utilize participant - centered coaching methodologies and/or
theories to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors, long term health
outcomes and quality of life
- Give assessment of low, medium and high modifiable risk
areas
- Assist participants' progress through long and short term goal
setting, using a myriad of health suggestions and resources
- Participate in collective record keeping which allows for
continuity to exist between multiple health coaching sessions
- Maintain specified health credentialing, including
certification and ongoing continuing education
- Perform other, varied job-related duties as assigned.
Must be available to work one of the following shifts:
- Monday - Thursday, 12:30p-9p EST and Friday 11:30a-8p EST
- Tuesday - Friday, 9:30a-8p EST
- Monday - Thursday 11:30a-10p EST As a member of WebMD Health
Services, you may have access to confidential information that will
require you to follow additional protocols to ensure the security
of our data. As a core requirement, you must implement and act in
accordance with the organization's information security policies;
protect assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification,
destruction or interference; execute security processes or
activities; and report security events or potential events or other
security risks to the appropriate parties within the
organization.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor's degree or 5 years health and wellness experience
is required
- If not already certified, the Lifestyle Health Coach must
achieve (and maintain) a nationally recognized certification within
6 months of employment; i.e.: CHES, ACSM, NBHWC or equivalent,
and/or maintain licensure held, such as RD, RN, LPN, LMHC, LCSW or
NCC.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as
and strong telephonic relationship building skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic
environment combined with excellent time management skills
- Strong technology skills and the ability to navigate multiple
screens at once is required.
- Successful completion of a background check and drug screen is
required.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline
- 1-5 years of health and wellness experience
- Candidates fluent in Spanish are encouraged to apply.
Keywords: WebMD, Indianapolis , Lifestyle Health Coach, Healthcare , Indianapolis, Indiana
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