CLINICAL COORDINATOR HEALTH EDUCATION
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
General Responsibilities:
This position is primarily responsible for delivering and supporting lifestyle, behavioral, and health promotion interventions. However, responsibilities may vary based on project needs and study phase and may include participant recruitment and retention, assessments, data collection, study implementation, and research operations. Responsibilities may vary across projects involving chronic disease prevention and management among individuals with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, multiple chronic conditions, and other related health conditions, as well as health promotion initiatives focused on physical activity, resistance training, weight management, healthy eating, cardiometabolic health, and long-term self-management.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Lifestyle Intervention Delivery & Health Coaching:
- Deliver structured lifestyle, behavioral, and health promotion interventions through individual and group formats.
- Provide health coaching focused on physical activity, resistance training, healthy eating, weight management, cardiometabolic health, and chronic disease self-management.
- Support participants in goal setting, action planning, self-monitoring, problem-solving, behavior change, recovery from setbacks, and long-term behavior maintenance.
- Apply evidence-based behavior change strategies and motivational interviewing techniques to support participant engagement and adherence.
- Monitor participant progress and identify barriers, challenges, or concerns requiring additional support.
- Document intervention activities, participant contacts, and intervention fidelity procedures.
- Assist with development, refinement, and adaptation of intervention materials, educational content, workshops, and participant resources.
- Facilitate intervention delivery through in-person, group, telephone, video, and technology-assisted formats as appropriate.
Participant Support & Research Activities:
- Recruit, screen, schedule, and retain participants according to study protocols.
- Conduct participant outreach, follow-up communications, and retention activities.
- Support informed consent, participant onboarding, assessments, and data collection activities.
- Maintain participant tracking systems, study records, and research databases.
- Assist with data entry, quality assurance, protocol adherence, and other research documentation activities.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with participants throughout study participation.
Research Operations & Program Support:
- Prepare intervention materials, assessment materials, participant resources, study supplies, and equipment.
- Support implementation of workshops, educational sessions, community programs, and research activities.
- Maintain inventories of study supplies, participant materials, incentives, educational resources, and equipment.
- Participate in team meetings, staff training, quality improvement initiatives, and project planning activities.
- Assist with mailings, participant incentives, document organization, and other study logistics.
- Complete additional intervention, research, and program-related responsibilities as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Hourly Pay Range: $18.85 - $27.88
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a related field required. Work experience may substitute for the education requirement.
Preferred:
- Master's degree in public health, psychology, exercise science, kinesiology, nutrition, nursing, social work, counseling, health promotion, behavioral medicine, or a related field.
- Experience delivering health coaching, lifestyle interventions, patient education, wellness programming, or behavior change interventions.
- Knowledge of behavior change principles, motivational interviewing, self-management support, and participant-centered communication strategies.
- Experience working with individuals managing obesity, diabetes, hypertension, multiple chronic conditions, or other chronic health conditions.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while functioning effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to take initiative in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated willingness to learn and apply new intervention approaches, technologies, and research procedures.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities across multiple projects.
- Experience with REDCap, electronic data capture systems, wearable technologies, mobile health tools, or remote intervention platforms is preferred.
- Current research compliance training (e.g., IRB/Human Subjects Protection) preferred or willingness to obtain upon hire.
We encourage individuals from diverse educational, professional, and personal backgrounds to apply. Candidates who demonstrate strong communication skills, initiative, a willingness to learn, and an interest in health promotion and behavioral research are encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet every preferred qualification. Training and mentorship will be provided to support continued professional growth and development.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift and transport study materials or equipment (up to 25-50 pounds).
Schedule Requirements:
- Ability to travel locally for participant visits, community activities, intervention sessions, and study-related events.
- Availability for occasional early morning, evening, or weekend activities based on participant and project needs.
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.