This page features jobs shared with us by partners who seek coaches and other health industry professionals with coach-like qualities. Job Board This page features jobs shared with us by partners and jobs where the listing specifies that Wellcoaches certification is desired. Positions included are coaches and other health industry professionals with coach-like qualities and skills. Please direct all inquiries to the hiring organization. (Other job boards you may find of interest include: WELCOA , NBHWC (account needed for access), ACLM (membership needed to apply), and ACSM .) Exercise Physiologist and Health & Wellness Coach Castle Connolly, New York Posted 12/23/25 Castle Connolly has an opening for candidates dually trained in exercise physiology and health coaching. Deliver data-driven performance testing and individualized coaching services to members of Castle Connolly's concierge medicine organization. The position will begin as part-time and transition within three months to a full-time position. This role is New York City–based and requires travel throughout the United States to support on-site performance training, testing, assessments, and physician engagement, in addition to remote coaching conducted via a HIPAA-compliant audio and video platform. The position is well suited for a candidate with a strong background in exercise physiology, longevity, metabolic testing, and performance interpretation, who also enjoys working in a hands-on, client-facing environment with a discerning concierge population. Coaching and assessments are delivered within the scope of CCPHP’s Wellness Program. (Castle Connolly has let Wellcoaches know that the salary is "$80k annually, or commensurate with experience.") To Apply Health and Wellness Coach Corr, Remote Posted 11/14/25 Work with members to provide support, guidance, and accountability as they work towards their health goals. Build trusting relationships with members through active listening, compassion, and non-judgement. Conduct consultations to understand members' health histories, goals, challenges and motivations. Implement personalized health plans that consider members' needs, preferences and circumstances. Educate and guide members on topics like nutrition, physicial activity, stress management, sleep, and more. To Apply To Apply Employee Health & Wellness Clinical Coordinator MyMichigan Health, Michigan Posted 11/12/25 Interact with employees to provide care, services, interpret reports and/or test results under the supervision of the Employee Health Medical Director and/or Employee Health Director. Also responsible for providing education on a variety of topics that relate to health and wellness. Provide clerical support and perform multiple clinical tasks. Conduct employee wellness services under the direction of the Employee Wellness Manager. Assigned duties include providing biometric testing, group presentations, wellness coaching as well as leading or facilitating employee wellness committees. Wellcoaches certification required within 18 months. To Apply Health Coach Active Wellness, California Posted 11/12/25 Work with a team to plan the best course of action to help patients achieve their health goals. The Health Coach will be one of the first points of contact when patients are referred from physicians into the Activate Program and will continue to be the primary point of contact for members throughout their experience in the Activate Program. Work individually with members to support them in developing a plan to improve their health based on the prescription for exercise, nutrition, wellness education, and technology that the physician has prescribed. Identify behavior and habit changes to help patients transform their lives. Provide motivation, guidance, support, and encouragement. Health and Wellness Coach, Multiple Openings U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Florida Posted 10/30/25 The Department of Veterans Affairs has 4 openings for health and wellness coaches to serve at the VA Bay Pine Healthcare System. Provide health coaching to individuals or groups in outpatient and inpatient settings using multiple formats (face-to-face, telephone, virtual, etc.). Support Veterans in fostering internal strengths and external resources to develop self-directed strategies for making healthy lifestyle behavior changes and more effectively manage chronic disease. Utilize motivational interviewing, coaching theories, and coaching techniques to assist clients in accomplishing their action steps and goals. Follow national Office of Patient Centered Care and Lifestyle Transformation guidance and VHA policy relevant to health and wellness coaching. Utilize a coaching process model that aligns with NBHWC standards. To Apply Clinical Program Manager - Registered Nurse Kinetiq Health, Pennsylvania Posted 10/24/25 Identify, assist, and intervene with high-cost and at-risk claimants to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Develop strategies using claims data to drive better health outcomes and financial performance. Conduct employer worksite assessments to evaluate culture, health climate, facilities, and policies affecting employee well-being. Establish and monitor wellness program metrics, adjusting strategies as needed to ensure effectiveness. Prepare monthly clinical reports on high-cost claimants and collaborate with carrier case management to ensure appropriate care. To Apply Dietitian/Wellness Coach, Part-Time Premise Health, Ohio Posted 10/21/25 Premise is looking for a Registered Dietitian to provide care to client employees and their dependents in one of its Health Centers. Provide individual nutrition consultation to members, as well as evidence-based coaching to assist members in co-creating a personalized wellness vision to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Conduct nutrition assessments. Deliver individual and group coaching sessions. W ellcoaches certification preferred. To Apply Health Coach - Part Time/Hourly Vida Health, Remote Posted 8/8/2023 Inspire, collaborate and partner with a panel of members seeking to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors in areas such as weight management, eating better, getting more active, managing stress and prevention/management of chronic health concerns. Coach in our full suite of programs for mind and body. Communicate with your members through individual/group video calls and electronic messaging in alignment with program cadence expectations. Use coaching skills and competencies within a Motivational Interviewing framework to help members set concrete, SMART health goals. To Apply Premise Health Various Positions, Various Locations Premise Health is a large direct healthcare provider and digital provider. It works with numerous large commercial and municipal employers in the U.S. It operates over 800 onsite and nearsite wellness centers in 45 states and Guam, and also offers care through its Digital Wellness Center. Premise often has job openings for positions, such as Wellness Coaches, Health Coaches, and various Nurse positions, where they prefer candidates with Wellcoaches certification. To see relevant job openings please visit its Careers page and enter Wellcoaches as a search term. To Apply

Enhance your coaching efficacy with new skills in these afforable 4-6 week classes. Deepen Your Coaching Efficacy With New Skills Design Coaching Continuing Education Update Facilitator: Angela Miller Barton Date/time: 4 p.m. ET Thursday, January 15 Wellcoaches offers several classes and courses for coaches to earn continuing education throughout the year! We provide a continuing education membership program, multi-week stand-alone courses, workshops, on-demand education, and advanced training! In addition, our courses often don't just apply to coaches. Find out what professional development courses Wellcoaches is offering in the next couple of months! This is an open, complimentary session. The Total Coach Reset: Revitalization, Alignment, and Renewal for Health & Wellness Leaders Register today! Facilitator: Jennifer Bristol Course fee: $199 Dates/Time: 4-6:30 p.m. ET Friday, January 23 CEUs: Wellcoaches 2.5, ACSM 2.5, NBHWC 2.5 This premium immersive course is designed as a complete reset for health and wellness coaches—both personally and professionally. Too often, coaches pour endlessly into their clients while neglecting their own well-being and alignment. This program is your sacred pause: a recalibration of mind, body, and business that restores vitality, strengthens presence, and reawakens your highest purpose. Through guided practices, reflective inquiry, and aligned business strategies, you’ll experience deep restoration and remember what it means to truly receive. You’ll explore whether you and your practice are still in resonance with your evolving clients, and reorient yourself toward the work you are most meant to do now. Because when the coach thrives, the clients thrive. This is your time to come back to center, refresh your vision, and step forward renewed. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Restore and Recalibrate – Reconnect with your own vitality, energy, and inner alignment through practices that replenish body, mind, and spirit. Redefine Alignment with Clients – Reflect on your evolving role as a coach and assess whether your current practice, offers, and clientele remain in highest resonance with your values and purpose. Embody Receiving as a Leadership Practice – Relearn how to receive—support, rest, nourishment, inspiration—understanding that caring for yourself is an act of service to your clients. Reimagine a Thriving Coaching Practice – Integrate restoration with strategic clarity to recalibrate your business model, offers, and presence so both you and your clients flourish in the next chapter. Coaching Youth and Families Register today! Facilitator: Kelly Davis Martin Course fee: $425 Dates/time: 5-8 p.m. ET Friday, February 20 and 9 am -2 p.m. ET Saturday February 21 CEUs: Wellcoaches 7.5, ACSM 7.5, NBHWC 7.5 Are you interested in learning how to coach youth and families? In this series, we will discuss the differences in working with youth and adults and how to approach offering services in pediatrics. Explore how coaches can work with kids at various ages to impact their healthy behaviors. This series will cover: * Learning about business and logistical ideas and limitations in working with youth. * Discussing youth development and how this impacts their behavior change. * Discussing the role of the family system and how to work within this system to support the child. * Focusing on coaching skills with youth and their families. Facilitator: Greg Hottinger & Michael Scholtz GLP-1 Medications Next offering March 2026 Dates/time: 6-7:30 p.m. ET Wednesdays, March 18-April 8 CEUs: Wellcoaches 6, ACSM 6, NBHWC 6, NCHEC 6 GLP-1 meds are currently the most popular weight loss tool on the market, and coaches need to be well-informed to be helpful. This multi-week course will explore GLP-1 medications, their efficacy, the concerns, personal biases, and how best to support your clients who are considering using or currently taking these medications. This course will include an overview of the most popular medications on the market right now. In this course, coaches will: * Understand and analyze the current biases coaches may have related to GLP-1 meds. * Evaluate and understand the types of GLP-1 meds, how they work, the data, the side effects, and long-term projections. * Understand the physiological effects of GLP-1 meds and be able to evaluate and apply behavior change knowledge that will best support the client. * Apply relevant coaching skills in role-play scenarios to engage with the client in specific situations relevant to GLP- medications. Group Coaching Basics Next offering April 2026 Facilitator: Michael Scholtz CEUs: Wellcoaches 9, ACSM 9, NCHEC 9, NBHWC 9 Dates/time: 6-7:30 p.m. ET Wednesdays, April 15-May 20 This 6-week course on group coaching is a win-win-win. You reach more people and your clients access more affordable coaching. And, everyone benefits from the supportive network and creative power of a community. The ability to create groups, effectively market to groups, and conduct group sessions requires that you learn new skills and that you apply your core coaching skills in new ways. Participants will learn: • how to develop a successful group coaching practice • what group coaching is and how it differs from individual coaching • logistics of group coaching (determining group size, meeting length, fees, etc.) • how to manage group dynamics • how to market your program This class includes both sharing of ideas and practice. Participants will have the opportunity to be coached and coach others as we explore the unique dynamics provided by a group environment. Motivational Interviewing Next offering April 2026 Facilitator: Darlene Trandel Dates/time: 1-3 p.m. ET Wednesdays, April 29 - May 20 CEUs: Wellcoaches 8 NBHWC 8, ACSM 8, NCHEC 8 This class will guide participants through an in-depth sequence of learning activities to enhance their knowledge, skills, and application of Motivational Interviewing and add to their coaching competencies. Using the newly released, entirely rewritten 4th edition by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, the class incorporates the changes reflected in this text and updates the thinking about what creates behavior change over longer growth spans. The fourth edition has an increased emphasis on growth, in addition to change, and introduces new concepts, skills, and upgraded and simplified terminology introduced in the classes. Facilitator: Simon Matthews No Smoke…Just Mirrors Using reflections in coaching to show understanding, build connection and promote change TBA for 2026 Date/time: Offered again in 2026 Cost: $225 CEUs: Wellcoaches 3, NBHWC 3 This class will explore a conceptual framework for the construction of powerful reflections in coaching. Participants will learn the components of reflections and how to construct and deconstruct them to add value and impact to coaching engagements. This is a live, experiential class consisting of both conceptual teaching and practical coaching exercises and feedback. In the interest of providing an optimal experience in this workshop the registration is capped at 16 participants. Participants will be able to: * Describe the conceptual dimensions of the Reflection Cube model and the purpose each dimension serves * Deconstruct a given reflection into dimensional components * Construct a reflection from component dimensions, given a client prompt, which demonstrates deep understanding and empathy. * Select the most appropriate type of reflection for a given client prompt, based on the principles of the Reflection cube model. Facilitator: Michael Scholtz Nature-Based Coaching: Using the power of the natural world to help heal, inspire, and challenge Next offering 2026 Date/time: TBA CEUs: Wellcoaches 6, NBHWC 6, ACSM 6, NCHEC 6 We will explore empirical evidence for the positive effects of nature on emotional and physical well-being. From beneficial bacteria in the soil we touch, to breathing in the aromatics of plants and trees, to listening to the calming quality of birdsong, nature measurably impacts our health. We’ll discuss some of the compelling science and some ideas for helping clients connect to nature in a way that soothes and heals. Beyond the benefits to our health, nature can inspire us to do greater things. Being in the outdoors can help clients tap into positive emotions, which can open their eyes to new pathways and resources they are not fully utilizing. And, in nature, we can seek challenge. Nature provides an arena where adventures can unfold. We will talk about ways clients can discover their growth-promoting adventures. * You will learn about scientific evidence that supports how nature positively impacts our health and well-being. * You will learn about resources you can share with clients to help them better utilize the healing powers of the outdoors. * You will learn about how nature can lead to inspiration, creating a space for your clients to create more expansive visions and take on more growth opportunities. * You will learn about resources that you can share with clients to help them use nature experiences to tap into inspiration. * You will learn how clients can use outdoor adventure as a tool for growth.

Wellcoaches training is science-based & innovative health, wellness and personal coach training. Flexible options ranging from in-person to 100% on-line. Endorsed by American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Life-changing Evidence-based Coaching excellence Become a National Board Certified Coach & Become an ICF Credentialed Coach Free Information Session Register and Get Started Why Wellcoaches Register Now Video didn't open? View it here . Wellcoaches School of Coaching was the first coaching school for health and wellness professionals, founded in 2000. We work in collaboration with the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine , and are a first-mover in establishing coaching science in the US. We created the first coaching textbook in healthcare, the Coaching Psychology Manual , endorsed by the ACSM, which is used widely in the health and wellness coach training industry. The coaching protocols published in our textbook are now evidence-based . Our CEO and Founder Margaret Moore is co-founder (2009) and past chair (2021-2024) of the Institute of Coaching. Margaret is also a co-founder (2010) and past board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) from 2010-2023. She spearheaded the formation of a strategic partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners (2016). Coaching is healthcare. And Well-being. Excel in coaching with Wellcoaches. Professional health and well-being coaches are expert facilitators of sustainable change in mindset and behaviors. Translating science and innovation into coaching practice, Wellcoaches teaches you how to use evidence-based coaching tools and processes designed to help others change, grow and thrive. Register Now Get more info You commit to attending our real-time, interactive, and experiential classes. We commit to building a competent and confident coach in you. When you choose Wellcoaches, you... are eligible - anyone with an Associate Degree or 4000 hours of work experience in any field can participate. can fit it into your budget with per-module pricing, discounted bundled tuition, and payment plans learn from the authors of the Coaching Psychology Manual , the premier text for our field will gain evidence-based skills, proven effective in 22 published studies with 30,000 coaching clients determine your pace and can earn our health & well-being coach certification in as little as 6 months or up to 18 months choose the path that works for you: National Board Certification or Wellcoaches Certification to become a Certified Wellcoach® be highly employable. Employers seek Certified Wellcoaches®. 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Welcome to Wellcoaches' On-Demand Learning Offerings. We invite you to take advantage of these opportunities to earn continuing education for further professional development and/or credential renewals. Courses available on-demand Coaching Specialty Collection I Coaching Specialty Collection II Coaching Clients to a Healthy Weight: Clearing a Path to Healthier Lives in Diet Culture Motivational Interviewing-Applying Evidence-based Strategies for Positive Behavior Change and Growth GLP-1 Medications: Coaching Considerations When Supporting Clients Through a Weight-Loss Process Coaching Specialty Collection I CEUs: Wellcoaches 5, NBHWC 5, ACSM 5, NCHEC 4 ADD TO CART    $125 This collection of five continuing education classes will help you hone your coaching skills. The Collection I series covers affirmations, open-ended questions, systemic coaching, how contracts play a role in coaching, and more. Four sessions offer coaching demonstrations, and the fifth class provides a thoughtful conversation about many coaching challenges that may, directly or indirectly, result from unclear contract parameters. ( This collection of classes was initially hosted in our Wellcoaches Membership program. ) In this offering, you will learn how to: * Describe how close-ended questions can sometimes come from an expert mindset and transcribe them into open-ended, thought-provoking inquiries * Shift from praising to truly affirming * Replace repeating with perceptive and other types of reflections * Define Systemic Coaching * See the value of coaching from a systems perspective * Recognize the steps to setting up the dialogue with a symptom exercise * Observe a coaching demonstration that supports a client to explore, grow, and learn from the written dialogue * Discuss lessons learned following the demonstration * Consider where/how you might use this tool Coaching Specialty Collection II CEUs: Wellcoaches 5, NBHWC 5, ACSM 5, NCHEC 3 ADD TO CART  $125 This collection of five continuing education classes will help you grow and expand your coaching skills. The Collection II series covers A Coach Approach to Mental Health, Coaching Clients with Burnout Symptoms, Coaching Skills in Action: Words Create Worlds, Coaching Skills in Action: Honoring the Integrity of the Generative Moment, and Reflections. The first class in the series provides an essential structure for how a coach can approach mental health issues that may show up in the course of a coaching relationship. Three sessions offer coaching demonstrations focusing on issues of today like burnout, appreciative inquiry, and the deep value of the generative moment. Lastly, the fifth session covers reflections, the different kinds that can be used in a coaching session, and how to use them effectively. (This collection of classes was initially hosted in our Wellcoaches Membership program.) Through this collection, you will learn how to: * Name indicators of declining mental health in a person* Identify and follow a referral process for further investigation/treatment* Identify red flags in mental health and take appropriate action * Employ the 5 stages of AI in a coaching context* Appraise the value of the 5 AI principles as a systemic rather than linear model * Evaluate the impact of AI inquiries focussed on perceived negative experiences address key facets of burnout * Identify coaching approaches for dealing with burnout among clients, including other coaches* Demonstrate how the coach honors the client’s agenda* Demonstrate relational flow between coach and client * Explain how to stay grounded and focused as a coach during a generative moment. * Describe the main types of reflections and the circumstances in which they may be used for the best effect. * Practice making reflections using a variety of linguistic styles. Coaching Clients to a Healthy Weight: Clearing a Path to Healthier Lives in Diet Culture with Greg Hottinger  and Michael Scholtz CEUs:  Wellcoaches 9, ACSM 9, NBHWC 9, NCHEC 9 ADD TO CART  $250 There are many mixed messages to consider when coaching clients toward their weight loss goal. There is pressure from society to achieve a specific body weight or shape. And when a client’s weight is considered a health risk there is also pressure from the healthcare field. As a result, many overweight clients have unrealistic expectations and low self-acceptance and feel defeated by efforts to lose weight.   And, for those who are overweight but active and healthy, research shows that losing as little as 5% of body weight can make a positive health difference, including the prevention of Type II diabetes.   Navigating this world of confusing information and often conflicting standards and expectations is difficult. With the increasing prevalence of our population dealing with issues related to overweight and obesity, coaches need to be appropriately skilled to assist their clients in working toward a healthier life. Participation in this course will provide coaches with: An understanding of the evidence of how people lose weight An in-depth look at seven key obstacles to weight loss An exploration of dozens of practical tools designed to help your clients approach weight loss or weight maintenance in a compassionate way Motivational Interviewing-Applying Evidence-based Strategies for Positive Behavior Change and Growth with Darlene Trandel CEUs: Wellcoaches 10, NBHWC 10, ACSM 10, NCHEC 10 ADD TO CART  $250 This class will guide participants through an in-depth sequence of learning activities to enhance their knowledge, skills, and application of Motivational Interviewing and add to their coaching competencies.  Using the newly released, entirely rewritten 4th edition by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick , the class incorporates the changes reflected in this text and updates the thinking about what creates behavior change over longer growth spans.  The fourth edition has an increased emphasis on growth, in addition to change, and introduces new concepts, skills, and upgraded and simplified terminology introduced in the classes. Participants will: Explore the different ways to support behavior change included in the Motivational interviewing four "tasks" (previously called processes): Engaging, Guiding, Evoking, and Planning. Expand their skills in applying the key principles and core skills of MI. Discuss sharing information with your patients/clients using coaching competencies. Deepen and vary reflective listening skills, eliciting change talk and responding effectively to sustain talk, discord, and change talk. Develop additional skills for helping clients/patients to explore and resolve their ambivalence about health behavior change. Apply and practice MI skills and strategies designed to evoke motivation for change. Adapt the MI method and spirit to best fit participants’ current practice setting. GLP-1 Medications : Coaching Considerations When Supporting Clients Through a Weight-Loss Process with Greg Hottinger  and Michael Scholtz CEUs:  Wellcoaches 6, ACSM 6, NBHWC 6 ADD TO CART $200 GLP-1 meds are currently the most popular weight loss tool on the market and coaches need to be well informed to be helpful. This multi-week course will explore GLP-1 medications, their efficacy, the conc erns, personal biases, and how best to support your clients who are considering using or currently taking these medications. This course will include an overview of the most popular medications on the market right now. In this series, you will: * Understand and analyze the current biases coaches may have related to GLP-1 meds. * Evaluate and understand the types of GLP-1 meds, how they work, the data, the side-effects, and long-term projections. * Understand the physiological effects of GLP-1 meds and be able to evaluate and apply behavior change knowledge that will best support the client. * Apply relevant coaching skills in role-play scenarios to engage with the client in specific situations relevant to GLP-1 medications.

Left to right, Simon Matthews, Susan Benigas, and Dean Ornish Felicitations to the 2025 ACLM Fellows ! A special hurrah to the Wellcoaches community members amongst them!: Qadira Ali, MD, MPH, DipABLM, FACLM , Deborah Chielli, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, FACLM , Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP , Sarah-Ann Keyes, EdD, PA-C, DipACLM, FACLM , Simran Malhotra, MD, DipABLM, CHWC, FACLM , and Shanna Mello, EdD, MS, DipACLM, FACLM . Congratulations to UNT Health Fort Worth, Debbie Gillespie , & Misti Zablosky !  Wellcoaches is proud to be their partner and provide the coaching component for their Master of Science in Lifestyle Health Sciences & Coaching  degree program. At LM2025 they were awarded ACLM’s Special Recognition Award in the Graduate Category.  Presenting the award on behalf of the Awards Committee, Sami Bég said, “Drs. Zablosky and Gillespie showed remarkable vision in bringing lifestyle medicine into the academic setting with this first-of-its-kind program. Their leadership is playing a pivotal role in advancing lifestyle medicine as the future of healthcare and educating the next generation of professionals.” Margaret Moore and Joe Sage At his Candid Medical practice in Oregon, Wellcoach  Joe Sage  (Dr. Joe) provides individual coaching and lifestyle medicine.  He also uses his Wellcoach training and physician leadership training to help healthcare teams with workplace well-being.  At LM2025 he shared his wisdom regarding the latter in his LM2025 presentation, “Longevity and Legacy: How to Practice Medicine without Burnout.” Sage described how “work culture, work practices, and personal resilience interact as a framework for professional fulfillment.”   Conference attendees can access his presentation’s slides through the conference’s website.  ( Other Wellcoaches who have also made their presentation slides available include Ziya Altug & Wendy Farnen-Price, Melissa Reznar, Simon Matthews, Kara Tibbe, and Michelle Crawford. Plus, you can see the slides for Margaret’s “Coaching is Healthcare: Next steps for Medical Practices.”)   You’ll be able to learn more about Dr. Joe on an upcoming Wellcoaches Inside podcast episode! Rani Polak and Margaret Moore   Also at LM2025 were poster presentations by several Wellcoaches, and we have been given permission to share the posters with you.  Along with colleagues from Sheba Medical Center, our faculty person Rani Polak  conducted a study on “ Coaching for individuals with end stage lung disease ” – both coaching to help prepare for lung transplantation, and coaching to help improve outcomes afterwards. Their 24-month RCT compared individuals who participated in a Health Coaching Telemedicine Program with a control group who was simply given lifestyle-related reading material.     Wellcoach Sylvia K. Perry, DNP  and Elizabeth Abraham, RN  shared their poster presentation  on a study they conducted about the impacts of a lifestyle medicine program – PAVING the Path to Wellness - on healthcare workers’ well-being.  The study looked at the program’s impact on two cohorts, one of clinical research staff and one of advanced practice providers.  PAVING the Path  was originally developed by Wellcoach alum Beth Frates, MD  and has been supported by Amy Comander, MD , Michelle Tollefson, MD , and Valeria Tivnan .  Beth originally developed PAVING to use with stroke survivors, Amy adapted it to use with breast cancer survivors, and Sylvia and Elizabeth adapted it to use in the workplace.

Polypharmacy is defined , usually though not formally, as regular, concurrent use of five or more medications. Meeting this definition is relatively easy for older adults who, on average, take four daily medications.  15% of older adults are taking eight or more meds!  This is not a problem confined to those over 65. The young and middle-aged often take prescription medicines to treat depression, pain-remediation, risk factor mitigation, and disease control.  We can easily imagine a patient with hypertension and diabetes having a daily management regimen exceeding five prescriptions. Over-the-counter medications can add to the medicinal pile-up as they may also interact with prescribed meds. Polypharmacy is often necessary  and appropriate to treat multiple chronic diseases.  However, it is also possible for polypharmacy to be inappropriate and result from years of medical treatment without regular, careful reevaluation of patient status. The consequences of polypharmacy  are many and can be seen at the systemic, societal, and individual levels. Excessive medication costs and greater hospitalization burden the healthcare system, while patient debilitation can strain families, friends, and communities. A patient can suffer from a multitude of adverse effects of medicines, ranging from loss of appetite to decreased interest in usual activities and potentially mental confusion. There is also danger in poor adherence to essential medications when so many pills are to be remembered and juggled daily. Recognizing the adverse effects of polypharmacy  is not easy because many of the signs and symptoms can be attributed to other aspects of illness and disease. Notwithstanding that, some adverse effects of polypharmacy can be sleeplessness, decreased alertness, GI problems, depression, and greater incidents of falls.  In fact, taking four or more medications is known to be associated with a greater likelihood of falling.   Health and well-being coaches (HWC) are impactful  in helping people with multiple conditions improve their health. Coaches can also help patients take responsibility for adhering to their medication regimens.  Studies show that HWC can support a patient’s goals regarding medication adherence by facilitating coaching conversations that include discussion about a client’s medications.  The alert and caring HWC can encourage a patient to recognize the risks of polypharmacy and support the patient’s efforts to engage with their physicians on reducing these risks.  Coaches working with patients managing polypharmacy in clinical settings and integrated into patient care teams will need to acquire the knowledge and develop the skills to effectively support polypharmacy discussions with patients.  This can be accomplished on the job or in training programs consistent with the HWC scope of practice. Patient-driven behavior change, as supported by the HWC , can lead to health improvements. Changing physical activity and diet patterns, loss in body weight, and improved mental outlook (e.g., reduced anxiety) can all change the need for prescription medications.  The vigilant HWC recognizes this possibility and supports patients' understanding that changing their lifestyle behavior can also affect their medication needs  HWC's scope of practice  must be carefully considered when assisting a client who is potentially dealing with the adverse effects of polypharmacy.  The HWC should not undertake responsibility for a client’s compliance with their prescriptions.  Instead, the coach should enable patients to be self-accountable for managing their medications.  The coach can be familiar with their clients’ prescriptions but not responsible for tracking them.  The National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches and the law are clear: unless authorized by license (e.g., MD, NP, PA), a HWC can never prescribe, adjust, or recommend any changes to a client’s medications.  Directing a client to alter medication can be a life-threatening action while also putting the HWC in a legally dangerous situation. The HWC can help  clients identify resources to increase their medication literacy and understand each of the medications they are taking.  HWC can collaborate in the development of the client’s plan for following their medication regimen.  And importantly, the HWC can support the clients’ preparation for visits (list of all meds, symptoms) with the prescriber. HWC promotes self- efficacy by encouraging clients to voice concerns, ask questions, and have conversations about medications with healthcare providers.  Empowering clients to care for themselves is a central role of the HWC.  In summary , the HWC needs to operate within the HWC’s scope of practice while assisting clients who are negatively impacted by polypharmacy.  The HWC who is working with a patient with comorbidities needs to be effectively integrated within the patient’s health care team.  While a HWC has no role in medication prescription, if properly trained the HWC can effectively coach clients to understand potential adverse impacts of polypharmacy and to self-monitor themselves for such adverse effects. Through empowerment and referral to education and care coordination resources, the HWC can help clients in their medication optimization efforts.  The coach’s client-centered approach makes them a valuable ally in the healthcare team’s efforts to enhance patient well-being while mitigating the risks of polypharmacy.  On a broader scale, these efforts can help alleviate patient suffering, reduce healthcare utilization, and lower the overall costs associated with widespread polypharmacy in our healthcare system. 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