Part Time Research Health Coach

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Part-Time Research Health Coach

Location : Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Job Code : PTRHC, Part-Time, Not Benefits-Eligible, Non-Exempt

Admin Supervisor : Lee Cross

Lead Worker : Diana Burgess

Project : Reaching Rural Veterans : Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention (RAMP)

Summary :

The Center for Veterans Research and Education (CVRE), whose mission is to help support innovative research and education initiatives that improve the health and well-being of Veterans, is seeking a Research Health Coach.

Position Description :

The RAMP Research Health Coach will assist the research team in delivering a telehealth program teaching mind-body skills to rural Veterans to help them manage their chronic pain. The program explores the important connection between our bodies and minds, and how to use this special connection to manage pain more effectively. The RAMP program involves 9 facilitated group sessions including education and training in different tools and strategies. The RAMP program is part of a study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Responsibilities : Major duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the

following :

• Deliver intervention program sessions.
• Facilitate 1.5 hour intervention program sessions.
• Follow an IRB approved protocol and facilitator manual.
• Track and communicate with participants, answering questions.
• Provide materials (physical, electronic) to participants as directed .
• Maintain timely completion of regulatory documents.
• Participate in data collection for approved protocols.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA, state, and federal regulations for conducting research with human subjects.
• Participate in study meetings and communicate on a regular basis with the coordinating team.
• Perform complex tasks, coordinate processes, and participate in decision-making with the study team.
• Other duties assigned.

Applicants must include a cover letter

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : Bachelors (BA / BS) degree in public health, sociology, psychology or related

allied health field from an accredited college or university. Specific education in health and wellness coaching.

Experience : 1 year of specialized research and / or clinical mental health experience. A candidate without such experience will be considered with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Licensure / Registration / Certification :

Current certification as a Health and Wellness coach by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) preferred but not required if currently a VA or CVRE employee.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Conditions of Employment :

Physical Requirements : The employee must be able to navigate the medical center, use a

keyboard, and lift up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodation may be considered in determining an

applicant’s ability to perform the duties / functions of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity : Center for Veterans Research and Education does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or status as transgender, national origin, caste, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor protected by federal, state or local law.