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Description
The Diabetes & Lifestyle Health Coach is responsible for supporting members in meeting their health goals and the objectives set forth in their company’s Wellness program through virtual health coaching sessions and diabetes education. This position will serve as a health coach on both the Diabetes and Lifestyle coaching teams, and the allocation of hours to each team will depend on factors such as time of year and client need.  

Duties and responsibilities 

General Overview

Help members create and meet health goals and objectives. 
Appropriately adapt coaching and education methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychological, cultural, and age-specific needs of each member. 
Demonstrate established customer service skills. 
Understand the wellness programs of each company and keep members on track to meet program goals. 
Follow established program policies and procedures to support consistent coaching practices and program quality. 

Lifestyle 

Serve as a health coach for members looking to create or maintain health behavior changes in areas of well-being such as sleep, movement, nutrition, stress management, weight management, tobacco cessation, and improving biometric values. 

Diabetes 

Provide health coaching and diabetes education to members enrolled in the Diabetes Care Program, supporting individuals with prediabetes, type 1, and type 2 diabetes in effective self-management. 
Review member-reported health data, including glucose readings, to identify patterns and trends and provide education and coaching to support effective self-management.  
Support members in understanding their health data and encourage appropriate follow-up with their personal healthcare providers when concerns arise. 
Provide education and coaching aligned with evidence-based diabetes and lifestyle management guidelines, including ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, AHA Hypertension Clinical Guidelines, and CDC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Education, Exercise Science, or related field (required) 
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (required) 
Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (preferred) 
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (preferred) 
CHES/MCHES (preferred) 
Strong understanding of HIPAA compliance 
2+ years with direct experience in diabetes care and education 
2+ years of experience in direct health education or health coaching with individuals for disease prevention, health promotion, and behavior change 
Experience working with digital health technologies, coaching platforms, and Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) 
Knowledge of disease prevention and management, exercise principles, nutrition, and weight management 
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity 
Flexible and able to balance the demands of Diabetes coaching and Lifestyle coaching 
Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus