Part Time Dietitian Health Coach

Department:
Operations
Manager:
Director of Health Solutions Services
Non-Exempt

A well-tech company helping organizations create more health and happiness in the employees, clients, and communities we serve. Our purpose is to Do Good Things. For us, these words are more than a catchy mantra. They’re the reason this company was formed and the guiding light for every decision. We’re all at Navigate because we truly want to spark positive change in other people’s lives.

Here’s to doing good things – together!

The Dietitian Health Coach is responsible for wellness and behavior-change health coaching. In this role the Dietitian Health Coach supports wellbeing, care coordination, and appropriate referral to licensed professionals when needed to support participants in achieving health wellness and personal goals. The coach does not diagnose conditions or provide therapy or treatment.

• Provide education to participants, via phone calls or video-conferencing, to review results and program expectations based on employer requirements.
• Engage wellness program participants to create awareness and drive behavior change throughout ongoing coaching sessions resulting in reduced or prevented health risk factors.
• Review and provide prescriptive nutrition recommendations to participants based on individual needs.
• Assess patients' educational needs and develop individualized care plans in collaboration with patients and other care team members.
• Monitor and evaluate patient progress and adjust care plans as needed.
• Support development, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition focused education programs and materials.
• Stay current with the latest dietitian research, trends, and best practices to ensure the education program is based on the most recent evidence.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patient interactions, education sessions, and progress.
• Support reporting and documentation as required for quality assurance and program evaluation.

• Experience with direct patient coaching, counseling or education
• Basic Listening Sequence skills (Attending and Empathy, Observation, Questions, Encouraging/Paraphrasing/Summarizing, Reflecting Feelings)
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to leverage the experience of other team members to quickly identify gaps, risks, or opportunities when faced with challenging situations.
• Ability to utilize multiple technology platforms to deliver coaching services efficiently through virtual or telephonic platforms.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft applications, information security principles, and data reporting tools.
• Fluent in Spanish is a plus

At Navigate, we expect all our employees to live the family values that have helped shape our culture:

• Deliver the Boom
• Everybody Love Everybody
• We are Family
• Inspire & Innovate
• Embrace Change
• Growth is Great
• Efficient & Effective
• Give Back

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences (or related field), psychology, or counseling
• Board certified as a Registered Dietician by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
• Board certified as a Health and Wellness Coach by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)
• 1-3 years of health coaching/health education experience
• Mental Health First Aid Certified (or commitment to complete within 90 days of hire)
• Mental Health First Aid Instructor is a plus
• 8+ hours of Women’s Health specific continued education including completion of Healing Women’s Hearts:
  An Integrative Approach by The Integrative Women's Health Institute (5 CE hours) (or…