Lifestyle Health Coach

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:

• 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.

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.

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.

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.