Health Coach (Registered Dietitian)

Health Coach - Registered Dietitian

Responsible for providing nutrition-focused health promotion, wellness, and disease management services that encourage members to adopt healthy eating habits and sustainable lifestyle behaviors. The Registered Dietitian (RD) conducts comprehensive nutrition assessments, develops individualized nutrition care plans, delivers medical nutrition therapy, and provides evidence-based nutrition counseling using motivational interviewing and behavior change techniques to improve health outcomes and support chronic disease prevention and management.

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments to identify member health risks, nutrition needs, and readiness for behavior change through telephonic, virtual, and other outreach methods.

• Develop individualized nutrition care plans and recommendations based on evidence-based practice standards and member-specific goals.

• Provide nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for members with chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders, and other nutrition-related conditions.

• Deliver telephonic and virtual coaching focused on healthy eating, weight management, disease prevention, and self-management strategies.

• Educate members regarding nationally recognized nutrition guidelines, preventive health recommendations, and wellness strategies.

• Utilize motivational interviewing, coaching techniques, and behavior change strategies to establish realistic goals, create action plans, and monitor progress.

• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, care managers, pharmacists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to support coordinated member care.

• Identify and refer members to appropriate internal and external resources, community programs, providers, and support services to ensure continuity of care.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on nutrition, wellness, and chronic disease management programs.

• Develop and deliver educational materials, presentations, webinars, and wellness initiatives targeting specific populations and health needs.

Departmental Preference/Experience

1. Two (2) years of experience providing nutrition counseling, medical nutrition therapy, or health coaching in a clinical, community, managed care, or wellness setting.

2. Two (2) years of experience supporting members with chronic condition management, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and weight management.

3. Experience delivering telephonic and/or virtual nutrition counseling preferred.

4. Experience using motivational interviewing and evidence-based behavior change strategies preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health education, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Nursing, Exercise Physiology Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, or related field required.
• Master’s degree in nutrition, Public Health, Health Promotion, or related discipline preferred.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• Currently active Registered Dietitian licensure in the State of Michigan, if applicable, required.
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of medical nutrition therapy, nutrition assessment, chronic disease management, and preventive health strategies.
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing, coaching methodologies, and health behavior change theories.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition and wellness programs.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to work at a high energy level in a team environment with minimum supervision.
• Ability to be flexible and to manage multiple tasks with a strong customer focus.
• Good working knowledge of current industry standard PC software applications (e. g. Microsoft Office Suite) and proven administrative abilities.
• Working knowledge and understanding of health behavior change theories, counseling, interviewing techniques, strategies and application required.
• Knowledge of NCQA, CMS, URAC, HEDIS standards as applicable to designated department assignment.
• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job based on designated departmental assignment.