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Crossover Health

Health Coach at Crossover Health

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Job Description

Crossover Health is seeking an onsite Health Coach for our Boston clinic. We are open M-F 8am-5pm


About Crossover Health

Crossover makes remarkable health possible by bringing people, their doctors, data, and benefits together under one connected system of health. We’ve built an entirely new category of primary care providing one simple place to go for trusted care—in person, online, anytime. We are working with the most innovative employer partners to integrate disconnected health and wellness benefits with tech-enabled services which allows our partners to increase access to care, decrease spending, and deliver an unrivaled experience for employees near and far.

Job Responsibilities

The Health Coach assists our members with a variety of health concerns including, but not limited to, weight management, stress management, tobacco cessation, nutrition, physical activity and other healthy lifestyle changes. Using a collaborative process that includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, the Health Coach provides quality coaching programs that are part of an integrated and comprehensive primary care model.

  • Delivers, measures, and improves high quality coaching programs for our members
  • Collaborates with members and care teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate action plans related to achieving and maintaining an optimal health status
  • Engages individual members and groups in healthy lifestyle changes using evidence-based coaching techniques that align behaviors to personal values while fostering an environment of individual responsibility and accountability
  • Conducts coaching assessments, follow-up sessions, and delivers onsite wellness classes
  • Provides recommendations for healthy behavior changes based on established protocols
  • Serves as a consultant and educational resource to providers and members
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant health field (i.e. Health Education, Nutrition, Nursing, Public Health, Exercise Physiology, Psychology)
  • Health Coaching certificate from an approved ICHWC organization
  • Minimum of 3 years experience as a Health Coach in an out-patient primary care setting
  • Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree and/or prior clinical experience
  • Prior work-site health experience
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate, problem solve, and work effectively with people while using good judgment in new and challenging situations
  • Knowledge and proficiency in current, evidence-based methods of health coaching including motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy with an emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction
  • Experience utilizing electronic health record systems

Typical mid-level pay: $63k for Health Education Specialists nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$63k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$42k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $113k

Senior roles pay 69% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Slight candidate advantage

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Hiring leverage
Lean candidate
Wage leverage
Balanced
Mobility
Good mobility

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

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Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Expertise pays off

Limited new roles, but specialists earn significantly more.

+5%
10yr growth
A bachelor's degree is typically expected.
Typical: Bachelor's degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024