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How much do healthcare coach jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for healthcare coach in the United States is $23.46, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.03 and $27.64 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Healthcare Coach, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Healthcare Coach, you need a background in health sciences, nutrition, or nursing, often supported by certifications like Certified Health Coach (CHC) or National Board Certification (NBC-HWC). Familiarity with health tracking platforms, telehealth systems, and electronic health records is commonly required. Strong interpersonal skills, motivational interviewing, and active listening help build client trust and drive lasting behavior change. These abilities are crucial for empowering clients, improving health outcomes, and ensuring effective, personalized coaching.

What is the difference between Healthcare Coach vs Patient Educator?

AspectHealthcare CoachPatient Educator
CredentialsCertifications in health coaching, CPR, or related fieldsHealth education certifications, nursing or allied health background
Work EnvironmentClinics, wellness centers, hospitals, telehealthHospitals, clinics, community health programs
Employer & IndustryHealthcare providers, wellness companies, insuranceHospitals, public health agencies, nonprofit organizations
Primary FocusMotivating lifestyle changes, goal settingProviding health information, disease management education

While both roles aim to improve patient health, Healthcare Coaches focus on motivating and guiding clients through lifestyle changes, often using coaching techniques. Patient Educators primarily provide information and education about health conditions and treatments. The roles overlap in healthcare settings but differ in approach and scope.

What is a Healthcare Coach?

A Healthcare Coach is a professional who supports individuals in achieving their health and wellness goals by providing guidance, motivation, and education. They work closely with clients to develop personalized plans that address lifestyle changes, chronic disease management, and preventive health strategies. Healthcare Coaches often collaborate with other healthcare providers to ensure holistic care and help clients overcome barriers to better health. Their goal is to empower individuals to make lasting, positive changes for improved well-being.

How does a Healthcare Coach typically collaborate with other healthcare professionals to support patient outcomes?

Healthcare Coaches work closely with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to ensure patients receive comprehensive care. They often act as a liaison, helping to translate medical advice into actionable steps and encouraging adherence to treatment plans. Regular communication and interdisciplinary meetings are common, allowing coaches to provide updates on patient progress and receive input from the wider care team. This collaborative approach helps to create a supportive environment for patients, ultimately improving health outcomes.
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Integrated Care Coach

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 27 days ago


Job description

Become a part of our caring community
The Care Coach provides proactive, patient centered care coordination and social needs support for the highest risk top 5% patient membership. You will serve as the primary contact for patients and focuses on care coordination, adherence coaching, healthcare navigation, transitions of care and reinforcing care plans. You will report to a Care Integration Team Manager within the CenterWell and Conviva Primary Care organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Care Coach coordinates care across health and social service systems, serving as patient advocates and clinical supports, including but not limited to:

  • Clinical Screening & Escalation: Conduct structured patient interviews and collect health-related information (e.g. medication regimen and barriers to adherence, social barriers, functional status.) Document and share findings with providers.

  • Outreach and Home Visits: Perform home visits to observe living conditions, identify safety concerns, and review environmental or social factors impacting engagement.

  • Social Needs support: Identify barriers to care, address immediate social stressors, and connect patients with appropriate community-based resources.

  • Chronic Disease Education: Deliver culturally appropriate education using approved materials to reinforce provider and pharmacist recommendations for chronic disease management.

  • Care Coordination: Serve as a liaison between patients, primary care, specialists, pharmacies, home health, and community providers. Support care transitions, coordinate follow-up, and facilitate communication across care settings to close care gaps. Partner closely with the primary care provider to create care plans and priority action items.

  • PostHospital and Emergency Department FollowUp: Conduct timely follow-up after hospitalizations and emergency department visits to support safe transitions. Review discharge instructions, schedule/confirm follow-up appointments, verify patient reported medications and escalate discrepancies to providers.

  • Community Engagement: Encourage and support patient connection to community-based programs that reinforce health goals, including initial engagement when appropriate.

  • Cultural Competence: Deliver patient centered, culturally sensitive care that respects patients' beliefs, preferences, and social context.

  • Develop a holistic understanding of patient needs via a 5Ms framework (What Matters Most, Mind (Mentation), Mobility, Medications, Multi-complexity) and identify barriers impacting health outcomes.

  • Prepare, participate and discuss patients during High-Risk Rounds

Required Qualifications

  • Healthcare professional with 3+ years of Ambulatory, Primary Care, or SeniorCare experience with direct patient care

  • Ability to discuss chronic conditions and reinforce medication instructions

  • Comfortability to regularly conduct home visits and community-based outreach

  • Demonstrated experience in patient education, care coordination, and social support of high-risk or geriatric populations

Preferred Qualifications

  • Active Unrestricted LPN/LVN license or MA Certification

  • Licensed or Unlicensed Medical professional with equivalent foreign Registered Nurse (RN) or Physician license

  • Market Dependent: Bilingual in English, Spanish and/or Creole with the ability to read/write/speak in both languages

  • Experience in care coordination, case management, population health and/or value-based care models

  • Experience conducting post-hospital/ED follow up with appropriate escalation

  • Familiarity with Medicaid, Long-term Care, and HCBS programs

  • Experience working with seniors and medically complex populations

  • Prior home visit experience and knowledge of field safety practices


Use your skills to make an impact

This role has a mobile presence, involving travel to patients' homes, healthcare facilities, community-based settings, and assigned clinics.

  • Workstyle: Combination of clinic-based and field work (expect average of 2 days per week in-center, and 2 days per week in-home)

  • Location: Must reside in designated market area

  • Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; overtime may be required

TB Statement:

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement:

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Interview Format: HireVue:

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Benefits:

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security-both today and in the future, including:

  • Health benefits effective day 1

  • Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay

  • Recognition pay

  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match

  • Tuition assistance

  • Scholarships for eligible dependents

  • Parental and caregiver leave

  • Employee charity matching program

  • Network Resource Groups (NRGs)

  • Career development opportunities

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.


$53,700 - $72,600 per year


This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About Us
About Conviva Senior Primary Care: Conviva Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. As part of Humana's Primary Care Organization, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care, Conviva's innovative, value-based approach means each patient gets the best care, when needed most, and for the lowest cost. We go beyond physical health - addressing the social, emotional, behavioral and financial needs that can impact our patients' well-being.About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer atCenterWell.com.


Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.