Urgently Require Pediatric Health Coach - Aspire Health in USA

Job title: Pediatric Health Coach - Aspire Health
Company: Montage Health
Job description: Welcome to Montage Health?s application process

Job Description:

Company Vision

Aspire Health, owned by Montage Health and Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, is committed to inspiring every individual to live life to the fullest. Our mission is to improve the health of all Monterey County community members by bringing together people, providers, payers, and community partners to promote wellness and help deliver the best possible care.

Aspire Health leverages preventive services, technology, and interdisciplinary care teams to support healthcare providers and payers in managing population health.

BILINGUAL IN SPANISH/ENGLISH and CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY REQUIRED

Position Summary

We are looking for a Pediatric Health Coach, bilingual in Spanish and English, to work directly with children and families within the South County community to improve health outcomes under the Healthy Together program. The Pediatric Health Coach will provide and utilize evidence-based strategies around lifestyle management, behavior-change, and disease prevention within pediatric populations. The Pediatric Health Coach is responsible for identifying lifestyle modification opportunities for children and their families, establishing goals and action plans, and conducting follow-up to support and inspire sustainable behavior change. The Pediatric Health Coach will work closely with pediatric patients and family members to promote wellness through one-on-one visits and group health education classes. The Pediatric Health Coach will also refer and connect program participants to local community resources where appropriate. This is a great opportunity for qualified individuals looking to contribute their skills and passion for wellbeing toward individual health empowerment and community-based health goals.

NOTE: This is a two-year grant-funded position. Continuation of this position is subject to ongoing grant funding. This position also requires driving. In addition to a valid CA driver?s license, the following are required: Automobile insurance as required by the State of California, an acceptable driving record of three points or less and no DUI within the last 10 years, a current DMV printout, completed pull-form consent for participation in the DMV pull-notice program, and an automobile available for daily work

Responsibilities

Provide health coaching to children and families to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors, improved health outcomes, and facilitate self-management decision support. Act as a liaison and advocate between the patient, the patient's support network, treating physician(s), ancillary providers, and community resources, while utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach and following protocols to assess, identify, plan, goal set and measure optimal clinical outcomes. Employ behavior change and motivational interviewing skills to assess readiness, address barriers to change, establish health goal setting, address short and/or long-term needs, engage member's plans for change while following standard policy and procedure, clinical guidelines, and evidenced-based criteria. Work collaboratively with fellow coaches and internal and external stakeholders including, but not limited to; physicians and their office staff, community members, and CBOs or agencies to identify individuals who require additional wellness and prevention services and connect patients to local services as appropriate. Support patient outreach and enrollment efforts and the development, implementation, and evaluation of Aspire Health wellness programs and population health needs. May include, but not limited to; program promotion, biometric screenings, content development, providing health education lectures/class and health campaigns.

7. Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to effectively establish rapport with patients, providers, and stakeholders in person and via telephone and/or online modalities

Associate of Science, equivalent or higher, in health related field (i.e. health, wellness, nutrition, exercise science, etc.) from an accredited college or university

Minimum of 1 year of experience providing impactful health promotion or disease prevention programs/services/techniques

Ability to tailor information at the appropriate level of literacy and demonstrate cultural competence

Knowledge of managed care concepts, health promotion strategies, motivational interviewing, transtheoretical model and other behavior change tools

Strong commitment to teamwork and excellence and follow leadership directives

Ability to travel with reliable transportation to Monterey, CA and across South County locations

Ability to thrive in a continually evolving environment and take ownership of their work

Strong organizational and prioritization skills

Proficiency in Windows-based database applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor?s degree in a health related field (i.e. health promotion, public health, nutrition, kinesiology, etc.)

Experience working with pediatric populations

Resident of South County

Health Coach, or related certification

ACSM, CHES, or related certification

Experience working in a healthcare setting and/or documenting in electronic medical records

Licensure:

BLS certification prior to employment required

Valid driver's license and personal transportation required

Salary Range: $62,400-$74,800

Assigned Work Hours:

Position Type: Regular
Expected salary: $62400 - 74800 per year
Location: USA

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