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Health & Wellness Coach (5422)

LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE
1 hour ago
Full-time
On-site
Oakland, California, United States
$22.88 - $23 USD hourly
Bachelor's
Job DetailsJob Location: Trust Health Center - Oakland, CA 94612Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $22.88 - $23.00 HourlyJob Shift: DaySUMMARY: 

The Health and Wellness Coach provides administrative support to psychosocial services staff and case management services to patients. The Health and Wellness Coach position reports to the Psychosocial Services Manager or another designee. 

 

This position is represented by SEIU-UHW. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of SEIU-UHW, as defined in the CBA. 

 

JOB DUTIES: 

Care Coordination 



Primary Care coordination  





Tracks patients’ progress and alerts providers the need for enhanced services according to clinic prioritization 





Provides short term case management services 





Assists with patient specific barrier removal 





Eligibility determination to ensure access to community services 





Troubleshooting around medications, transportation, benefits 





Available to provide community accompaniment for vulnerable patients in collaboration with care team 





Tracks, manages, and facilitates specialty referrals to ensure patients successfully follow-up 





Makes appointments and completes reminder calls for primary care provider panel 





Assists with medication reconciliation 





Integration of care (Medical and Psychosocial) 





Accepts warm hand offs of patients between Medical and Behavioral Health providers to facilitate integration of care. 





Helps coordinates behavioral health referrals and collaborates with patient’s community behavior health providers 





Maintains active list of relevant community resources and places appropriate referrals 





Familiar with basic local housing and shelter resources for provision to patients 



 

Health coaching (patient self-management support) 



Coaches patients in self-management (e.g. medication adherence, lifestyle) 





Assists patients in developing and executing health-related action plans or behavior changes based on client goals 





Navigates problem-solving with patients as they encounter obstacles to achieving health-related goals 





Conducts brief interventions with patients regarding alcohol and tobacco use and other behavioral health issues as appropriate. 



 

Panel Management 



Maintains accurate provider panel in Electronic Health Record with active patient definition 





Maintains chronic disease registries and targets patients for chronic care management activities at regular intervals such as 





Retention in care 





Chronic disease related education referrals 





Chronic disease related preventative tasks (use of standing orders) 



 

Other Duties 



Actively participates in team meetings with internal staff and external partners 





Contributes to clinic quality improvement planning and implementation 





Responsible for data collection, entry and generation of reports 





Coordinates operation of special projects as assigned by supervisors 


QualificationsJOB QUALIFICATIONS: 



Strong organizational, administrative and problem-solving skills, and ability to be flexible and adaptive to change while maintaining a positive attitude. 





Ability to prioritize tasks, work under pressure and complete assignment in a timely manner. 





Ability to effectively present information to others, including other employees, community partners and vendors. 





Ability to seek direction/approval from on essential matters, yet work independently with little onsite supervision, using professional judgment and diplomacy. 





Work in a team-oriented environment with a number of professionals with different work styles and support needs. 





Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills and ability to effectively work with people from diverse backgrounds and be culturally sensitive. 





Conduct oneself in external settings in a way that reflects positively on LifeLong Medical Care as an organization of professional, confident and sensitive staff. 





Ability to see how one’s work intersects with that of other departments of LifeLong Medical Care and that of other partner organizations. 





Willingness to cross-train and perform the functions of financial eligibility, cashiering and telephone operations. 





Make appropriate use of knowledge/ expertise/ connections of other staff. 





Be creative and mature with a “can do”, proactive attitude and an ability to continuously “scan” the environment, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities for improvement. 





Commitment to working directly with low-income persons from diverse backgrounds, in a helpful, supportive manner. 



 

Job Requirements: 



Administrative experience in health or social service setting. 





Knowledge of East Bay health and social service resources. 





Previous work providing services to persons who are disabled, homeless, substance users, and/or psychologically impaired. 





Proficient in Microsoft office suite. 



 

Job Preferences: 



Bilingual in English/Spanish a plus 





Two years of experience with essential duties above. 





Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Health or Human Services field. 





Demonstrated ability and sensitivity to provide services to persons who are disabled, homeless, substance users, HIV (AIDS) infected, and/or psychologically impaired.