Job Description
The Senior Clinical Health Coach Registered Dietitian will work directly with Digital Health Coaches and provide clinical support for consumers to manage their chronic conditions and engage them in sustainable lifestyle changes. As the Senior Clinical Health Coach, you will assess the needs of patients, including identifying and addressing barriers to care and helping them access available benefits and resources. The Senior Clinical Health Coach will collaborate with the Health Coach team and other clinical personnel to effectively develop health care plans and recommendations to the patient. The Senior Clinical Health Coach will also collaborate with the non-clinical coaches on the coaching team, to curate bite-sized goals to drive behavior change and support patients with their overall health and wellness ensuring it's medically appropriate and relevant to their health condition.
* Collaborate with the Coaching Programmatic team to develop coaching clinical pathways, comprehensive programming, patient education, and coach resources specific to diet and nutrition for Chronic Condition Management, as a Subject Matter Expert.
* Engage the patient and caregiver, helping the patient to adopt healthy lifestyle habits and changes using a robust technology platform.
* Guide patients and caregivers in navigating their health with relevant resources including, but not limited to, Walgreens' Health Corners, Marketplace services, local community resources, and other recommendations personalized to the patient.
* Develop collaborative relationships with the member's care team including Non-Clinical Health Coaches, Subject Matter Experts and other Clinical personnel to effectively engage the patient on their health journey.
* Support members with a wide variety of health concerns and approaches to drive towards change and positive outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
-Bachelor's Degree ideally in food or health-related field such as Nutrition, Food Science, or related field.
-Has an active Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification through the Commission on Dietetic Registeration (CDR)
-At least 2 yeas of inpatient and outpatient clinical experience, preferably with a chronic condition population
-Willing to travel up to 10% of the time in the New Jersey area
-Weight managmenet experience - Experience engaging with patients with chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, weight-loss etc.
-Previous digital coaching experience -- can translate in-person rapport to digital.
-Experience with digital/tech health applications
-Medicaid and/or Medicare knowledge
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Bilingual in Spanish
Clinical Trail exposure
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.