Health Coach
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND, USA
USD 30.65-45.98 / hour
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.
Location:
Altru Family Medicine Center1380 S. Columbia Rd.Grand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $30.65 - $45.98Summary:
The Health Coach I develops an ongoing relationship with patients who have chronic complex diseases by acting as a liaison between the patient and their healthcare team. The Health Coach is active in patient education, goal setting, and self-management support for these patients.Essential Job Functions:
Acts as the primary contact person for the patients/families with chronic disease care to ensure and promote continuity of care. Contacts patients prior to and/or after physician visits, monitors patient compliance with the treatment plan and appointments and assists with reminder calls if appropriate.
Provides ongoing communication with physicians and staff regarding patients appropriate for chronic disease care and works closely with physicians, staff and patients in coordinating chronic disease care. Coordinates necessary patient education material.
Collaborates with physicians and staff in patient care visits using evidence based medicine guidelines for chronic disease care. Assists physicians utilizing Healthy Planet, running reports, and interpreting results.
Facilitates data collection and analysis of chronic disease measures and identifies opportunities for improvement. Assists in the development of data collection tools and collection of data related to these tools for chronic disease care.
Manages and monitors the database registries for chronic disease care and prevention wellness.
Assists physicians and staff with clinical information regarding patients/families with chronic disease care. Participates in the facilitation of continuous access to the medical record and plan of care.
Participates in patient safety, Joint Commission, and audits for primary care clinics. Acts as a resource for compliance reporting and accreditation requirements according to established guidelines and within established time frames.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Certifications
Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Registered Nurse | Minnesota Board of Nursing | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
Specialty certification/training as required by the work area:
Behavioral Health Clinic: Registered Nurse or Social Work License acceptable in state where practice is occurring
Notes
Need to be licensed in primary state location prior to start.
Language Requirements:
This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Physical Demands :
• Sit: Continuously (67-100%)• Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)• Walk: Occasionally (5-33%)• Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)• Crawl: Not Applicable• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)• See: Continuously (67-100%)• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)Weight Demands:
• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Slide/Transfer: Sedentary (<10 pounds)Working Conditions:
• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)• Outdoor: Occasionally (5-33%)• Extreme Temperature: Not ApplicableDriving Requirement Definitions:
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position:
Infrequent DriverReference ID: R6408Making a real difference. For one another.
To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.
At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.
Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)
