Wellness and Coaching Coordinator Miami University - TriHealth : Job Details

Job DescriptionJob Overview: This position supports one or more of several potential client groups, including employee fitness, physician wellness, or other specific populations served by TriHealth Corporate Health, through a combination of the following duties as applicable. Primary job duties/responsibilities may include: develop, promote and deliver fitness and health promotion programs; perform participant pre-screenings, equipment orientations, fitness assessments, exercise recommendations and biometric screenings; provide proactive customer service and interaction; primary contact for assigned product and service line; responsible for ensuring quality control for assigned product/service line; and maintain a safe, comfortable and friendly exercise environment for the members when working in a fitness center. Typically, this position has significantly more robust product/service line responsibility than is found with the role of the Coordinator I. This is evidenced by multiple products/lines and/or those with larger budgetary impact to the department - $25,000+. In addition, this position is responsible for providing face-to-face, telephonic and/or internet-based coaching services to clients with non complex conditions across the wellness-illness continuum. The population focus is on individuals desiring achievement in basic health and wellness goals, such as but not limited to, tobacco cessation, physical activity, weight reduction, stress resiliency, etc. A minimum essential skill set will include an ability to assess/ascertain client needs, establishment of rapport with a varied clientele, motivational interviewing skills, SMART goal definition and application, identification of measurable behavior change and clear understanding of community/support resources available to clients. The coach must be able to effectively assess a client's readiness for change and address multiple goals within a framework that addresses complex barriers to behavior change. Recognition and understanding of individual strengths and limitations, emotional intelligence and provision of a nonjudgmental environment is essential. The coach must demonstrate success in moving the individual towards sustainable lifestyle behavior changes. Job Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Health/Fitness or in a related field Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) Fitness Instructor Certification as applicable Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication Computer Applications Principles of health behavior change, health coaching, wellness coordination Extrinsic/intrinsic motivation, readiness to change, ability to measure behavior change 3-4 years experience specialist organizing and coordinating multiple programs and projects Completion of TriHealth Wellness Coaching training program within 6 months of being hired Up to 1 year experience Customer Service Job Responsibilities: Work with Miami Oxford University employees to create a community wellness program. This involves developing a calendar of events and then building relationships within Miami Oxford University to implement the program as a team. Provides support for group fitness classes and all group fitness special events and programs. Provide support for the development, coordination and delivery of wellbeing program products and services -newsletters, marketing materials, presentations, incentive programs- to employees. Provide staffing for scheduled events. Communicate with vendors and staff for those events. Assist with special projects for those corporate contracts. Demonstrates: an understanding of health and fitness, the ability to assess client needs and establish rapport with varied clientele, the ability to use motivational interviewing skills, set SMART goals and identify measurable behavior change for clients. Uses knowledge of community/support resources is essential. Participates in continuing education training. Demonstrates clear understanding of confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. Demonstrates a belief in the client's ability to make change and has an ability to work collaboratively with clients in problem solving and setting behavior change goals. Demonstrates observation and communication skills to provide optimistic feedback about client's accomplishments or lack of progress. Demonstrates emotional intelligence with clients and is able to align with clients in recognizing strengths and limitations. Demonstrates an ability to organize information and develop action plans for clients. Assists clients to identify rewards that work for them. Demonstrates ability to help move clients toward sustainable behavior change. Other Job-Related Information: Working Conditions: Climbing - Rarely Hearing: Conversation - Frequently Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently Kneeling - Rarely Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely Lifting