Health Coach – Diabetes Care Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Collaborates with and assists members suffering from various chronic conditions in reaching an optimal health status.

• Aids, encourages, and supports self-management objectives and interventions through education, coaching, and support for members with chronic conditions, particularly focusing on diabetes.

• Engages in collaboration with the member, healthcare providers, and internal team members.

• Delivers disease-specific care management interventions aimed at fostering self-management education and coaching for members participating in Diabetes Management programs.

• Responsible for evaluating members, which includes identifying and coordinating access to suitable providers, levels of care, and treatment options.

• Records all member goals, clinical data, outcomes, interactions, assessments, care plans, interventions, and other relevant administrative information in the organization’s clinical database system.

• Identifies barriers to care and collaborates with members and the healthcare team to address those issues.

• Designs and implements individualized care plans that take into account physical, behavioral, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational requirements.

• Coordinates and communicates care activities to ensure continuity and effectively engages community resources as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience is required.

• Current, unrestricted license in the state of Washington as an LPN, RN, RD, or other relevant licensure is preferred.

• Relevant certification such as Health Coach or Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is preferred.

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in disease management, diabetes education, or health coaching is preferred.

• Previous experience in Managed Care, Medicare, and/or Medicaid is preferred.

• Experience with Motivational Interviewing is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• Access to a Telehealth application.

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.

• Basic Life AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability benefits.

• Optional Life, Critical Care, and Long-Term Care Insurance.

• 401(k) Retirement plan with a generous employer match.

• Employee Assistance Program and a Mental Fitness application.

• Financial Coaching and Identity Theft Protection services.

• Paid time off including PTO accrual starting at 17 days per year.

• 40 hours of Community Service volunteer time.

• 10 standard holidays and 2 floating holidays.

• Compassionate leave and jury duty pay.