Health Coach ( Part Time/ Locum)

Peach Health is a digital health company that offers virtual care services to patients. We are looking for a health coach to support the deployment of our first service called ‘PeachCare Move’, which will support the care of patients with mild to moderate musculoskeletal (MSK) joint pain in a virtual setting. This 12 week end-to-end guided program combines the use of personalized digital exercise therapy prescribed by a physiotherapist with a health coach supporting the customer’s treatment journey throughout the program.

As a key part of the PeachCare Move program, the health coach will work collaboratively with individuals on a customized client-led process that aims to promote self-management and empowerment to successfully achieve set health goals. The health coach will play a supporting role in the PeachCare Move program, working together with a physiotherapist to deliver a holistic care plan that reinforces the prescribed digital exercise program. As it is common for clients to face challenges in achieving their goals, the health coach will work with them to help identify roadblocks to success and develop strategies to overcome them. Throughout this process, the health coach will provide guidance and support as well as motivation and encouragement along the way. The key role of the health coach in a client’s health journey is to empower the client through encouragement, exploration, mobilization of internal strengths, identification and utilization of external resources, and development of self-management strategies to execute sustainable, healthy lifestyle changes. As a valued member of the team, the health coach will work to deliver the best outcome for Peach Health’s clients to help manage their MSK joint pain and enable them to lead fuller lives.

Responsibilities

· Conduct assessments to evaluate health and wellness issues that may be impacting a client’s MSK joint pain, including past health issues lifestyle habits, and current health conditions

· Meeting with clients online to discuss and set achievable short- and long-term goals.

· Help clients familiarize themselves with the prescribed exercise programs and address queries about them

· Support clients as they learn to recognize their own values, strengths and insights, and mobilize those assets to help them reach their goals.

· Act as an ‘accountability buddy’ by helping clients stay on track with their treatment plan and achieving their health/wellness goals.

· Recognize barriers to achieving their goals and help overcome them.

· Tracking client progress and making changes to the plan as needed

· Referring clients to other healthcare professionals as needed

· Work in collaboration as part of a care team that may include a doctor / physiotherapist and other healthcare professionals. Advise and help develop integrated care programs designed to provide a more comprehensive and holistic client (patient) care plan.

· Writing reports and provide updates on client progress

We are looking for individuals that are:

· Optimistic and hardworking with a love for health and wellness

· Passionate about helping others become the most empowered version of themselves and achieve their goals

· Able to thrive in a fast-paced, enterprising environment

· Outgoing and personable with a desire to build relationships with their clients

· Team players with a positive attitude.

· Genuinely eager to inspire and motivate others.

· Able to develop positive, collaborative, and professional relationships

· Strong listeners, and possess excellent partnering and motivational skills to understand individual needs

· Able to effectively organize and prioritize work demands

· Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team with enthusiasm, initiative and creativity

· Able to communicate in English minimally. Mandarin/Malay/Tamil and/or a dialect would be a bonus.

· Technology savvy and know their way around web browsers and smartphones. Should also be open to and comfortable learning new technology systems quickly.

· Committed to the Peach Health vision of improving health equity and improving patient access to healthcare

· Experienced with at least 2 years of coaching or patient education preferred as a bonus

· Trained in Health Coaching and possess a formal health coach certification

Job Type: Part-time

Work Location: Remote