Description:
Centering Health and Wellness Specialist (Mobile Health)
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: Based out of Texas Health Dallas and Texas Health Fort Worth
Work hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday, with occasional Saturdays, generally 8:30am – 5:00pm. Some evenings may be necessary as well, depending on class schedules and programming needs.
This is a grant funded position and subject to the award and continuation of the contract
Here’s What You Need
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
- MA - Medical Assistant Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) from a nationally recognized certifying organization. Required upon hire. Other National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) 18 Months required.
- 4 Years Experience in a healthcare or community health environment providing patient education, facilitating health discussions, or presenting health-related information to individuals or groups, required.
- CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 90 Days required.
- Prior experience driving large trucks (plus)
- Driver’s License (required)
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support 90 Days required.
Here’s What You Will Do
- Deliver structured group education sessions utilizing the licensed Centering Healthcare Institute curriculum focused on chronic disease prevention, postpartum recovery, and healthy lifestyle practices.
- Guide participants through curriculum content related to nutrition, physical activity, stress management, chronic disease prevention, and long-term wellness.
- Facilitate discussions that encourage peer support, shared learning, and participant engagement.
- Maintain fidelity to the Centering curriculum while adapting delivery to meet the needs of diverse community populations.
- Support postpartum mothers in adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors that reduce long-term risk for chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
- Support outreach efforts to recruit eligible postpartum mothers and community members into lifestyle education programs.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Centering Health and Wellness Specialist
- Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).