Lifestyle Coach II

Job Description

Position Summary

The Lifestyle Coach drives lifestyle care plans for management, reduction or prevention of disease and risk factors to support the organization and individuals to achieve health improvement goals and overall well-being.

The Coach assesses health risks, navigates to resources and provides case management and behavior modification education, support, and accountability to assigned population with emphasis on lifestyle, behavior change and self-management.

The Lifestyle Coach covers a geographic territory to deliver services to assigned populations and locations and is accountable for a designated patient caseload to facilitate a lifestyle care plan with the underlying objective of enhancing care, optimizing behavioral and clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while managing the cost of care.

The Coach provides leadership in wellness and population based health improvements such as educational classes and programs for cohorts of patients, environment and culture changes to promote well-being. The coach also helps drive change through performance improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a health-related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant coaching or clinical experience.
• Current NC unrestricted license in one of the following: RDN, LDN, LCSW, LMSW, LPC OR National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, NBC-HWC OR ACSM or ACLM Certified Exercise Physiologist.
• 2 Advanced Certifications or NBC-HWC required.
• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support
• Demonstrates high-level skill in health assessment, care planning, motivational interviewing, and behavior modification. Independently manages assigned caseloads using critical thinking and evidence-based strategies. Collaborates effectively across the care continuum to optimize outcomes and patient engagement.

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ECU Health

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.