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Health and Wellness Coach
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The position is responsible for the delivery of Whole Health Coaching within the Whole Health System under Primary Care Services at the St. Louis VA Health Care System. The Health & Wellness Coach is part of the multidisciplinary team dedicated to promoting health and enhancing overall well-being by focusing on shared goals and behavior change theories. Health and Wellness Coaches provide services to Veterans seeking self-directed, lasting changes aligned with their values.
What You'll Do
- →Health and Wellness Coaches work with individuals to identify their motivation for change, determine goals for their work together, develop sustainable action steps toward achieving their short- and long-term goals, implementing action plans, and assess progress and to adjust plans as needed.
- →Health and Wellness Coaches provide support to positively influence the relationship between lifestyle and health outcomes.
- →Health and Wellness Coaches may collaborate with Veterans and Veterans' primary care and specialty care treatment providers to develop goals designed to improve health and well-being, reduce impact from chronic illness and lessen the likelihood of admission to the emergency department, inpatient care or long-term care.
- →Major Duties include the following but are not limited to: Provides health coaching to individuals or groups in outpatient and inpatient settings using multiple formats to promote a positive 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 throughout the VA health care system to empower Veterans to achieve self-determining goals related to health and well-being.
- →Utilizes motivational interviewing, coaching theories, and coaching techniques to assist clients in accomplishing their action steps and goals.
- →Provides education around health and wellness coaching services, evidence, and research.
- →Follow 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.
- →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.
- →Completes other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 0800am - 4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Only Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
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