USAJOBS · 16 hours ago
Supervisory Health and Wellness Coach
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Responsibilities
Provides health coaching to individuals or groups in outpatient and inpatient settings using multiple formats (face-to-face, telephone, virtual, etc.) in order to increase/promote a positive lifestyle (habits and behaviors).
Support Veterans in fostering internal strengths and external resources to develop self-directed strategies for making personalized, sustainable, healthy lifestyle behavior changes and more effectively manage chronic disease.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary clinical and non-clinical staff and teams throughout the VA health care system on a Veteran-centered process to facilitate and empower Veterans to develop and achieve self-determining goals related to health and well-being and that align with what matters most or their mission, aspiration, or purpose.
Utilizes motivational interviewing, coaching theories, and coaching techniques to assist clients in accomplishing their action steps and goals.
Within the coaching process, addresses appropriate social and structural determinants of health.
Provides education around health and wellness coaching services, evidence, and research.
Follows national Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation guidance and VHA policy relevant to health and wellness coaching.
Utilizes a coaching process model that aligns with NBHWC standards.
Ensures Veterans are aware of what to expect when engaging in coaching.
Connects Veterans with wellbeing services when they are in service of the Veteran's self-identified wellness goals.
Documents coaching encounters in alignment with local and national guidance.
Encourages and assists Veterans with the adoption of habits that are conducive to a higher quality of life and in alignment with the Veteran's goals.
Manages and supervises all aspects of Health and Wellness Coaching operations including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, onboarding, practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision.
Develops long-range program strategic plans, goals, objectives and milestones and evaluate the effectiveness of the facility Health and Wellness Coaching program.
Evaluates employee training needs and provide training and troubleshooting for health and wellness coaches in health coaching, administrative processes and associated supporting issues.
Reviews work during and after completion to evaluate the adequacy of methods, procedures and results; ability to apply skills and knowledge to routine and nonroutine assignments; and adherence to basic policy and instructions.
Networks with internal leadership and external organizations (including local voluntary agencies, state and local health agencies, support groups and educational institutions) to exchange information regarding health coaching programs and services.
Assign work based on priorities, difficulty and requirements of the assignment while taking subordinates' capabilities into consideration.
Maintains responsibility for all personnel action including promotion and reassignments.
Maintains program and administrative reference materials, project files and relevant background documents and distribute/make these items available as appropriate.
May serve on various facility strategic planning and management committees.
Develops and publishes local health and wellness coaching policies and procedures as needed.
Qualification
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Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP).
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency: Health and Wellness Coach candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403 (f).
Education and/or Experience: To qualify for a Health and Wellness Coach position, you must meet one of the basic following requirements: (a) Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
OR, (b) Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
OR, (c) Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
Certification: Candidates must be currently certified by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC).
GS-11: You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level.
Preferred
Experience with Whole Health.
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