RN Clinical Health Coach

Job Details

Provides population health and disease management support to defined populations including commercial payors, external businesses, and Jefferson Enterprise health plan(s). Supports members with chronic conditions meet their health needs and intervenes to help members and providers manage chronic conditions using evidence-based research and best practices while ensuring alignment with accreditation and compliance standards. Provides one-on-one clinical coaching including assessment of participant health status, collaboration with participants to develop a personal care plans, and support of individuals to adhere to their care plan to achieve and maintain optimal health.

Job Duties
-Conducts telephonic, virtual, or in-person clinical health coaching and outreach per the condition support/disease management program guidelines and accreditation standards.
-Triages and assesses participant health status by completing clinical assessments using data from claims, medical records, clinical judgment, and participant feedback to identify care gaps and guide member-centered goal setting.
-Implements appropriate interventions based on risk level and works with members to identify healthy lifestyle changes, set person-centered goals, and develop individual care plans while providing support and accountability.
-Utilizes clinical knowledge and applies evidence-based measurement, behavior change techniques, and outcome planning to achieve outcomes.
-Identifies actual and potential risk to patients and takes appropriate action to minimize risk including knowledge gaps and medication adherence concerns.
-Increases quality of care and engagement with providers by providing, tracking, and following-up on referrals to medical and social services.
-Identifies opportunities and collaborates with members and the care team to implement strategies to decrease utilization of unnecessary medical services, hospital admissions and emergency room visits, and disease complications.
-Drives engagement, evaluation, and improvement of the condition support/disease management programs.
-Assists other departmental professional staff in fulfilling and delivering high quality health improvement programs.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing
• 2 years of experience in medical-surgical acute care, cardiology, pulmonology, respiratory, and/or endocrinology settings and
• 2 years of experience in medical management, case or disease management, health insurance, or related field and
• 2 years of experience as a health and wellness coach or clinical coach and
• 2 years of experience working with behavior change models such as readiness to change, motivational interviewing, goal setting, and resolution techniques to assist participants in developing individualized plans for successful behavior change.
• Ability to recognize co-morbidities and barriers to assist participants in creatively breaking down barriers into manageable obtainable steps.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the disease process and disease management.
• Demonstrated ability to locate and link individual to network and community health care resources.
• Strong time-management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Strong desire to educate, motivate, and support individuals with risk areas in weight management, tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity and/or stress management, work/life balance, and general health.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association within 1 Year
• WC - Wellness Coach - National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching within 1 Year
• DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in nursing, public health, social work, nutrition, or psychology and
• training in motivational interviewing, active listening skills, and application of the transtheoretical model.
• Excellent computer skills in electronic medical record (EMR).

Additional Qualifications

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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