Jen Collins

Experience

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  Miriam Hospital

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Exercise Physiologist

  Case management of cardiac patients (phase I, II and III)Conducted intake interviews for new patients and prescribed exercise. Monitored telemetry, vitals and exercise tolerance. Developed and taught group education sessions on various health topics

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  Nurtur-LiveHealthier

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2013

  Heath Coach, MS, RCEP, CDE

  Served as Lead Exercise Physiologist: trained and precepts exercise physiologists within the company and conducted clinical evaluations. Utilized motivational interviewing to coach members on both condition management and maintaining high levels of wellness through SMART goals and action plans.Specialized in health education for heart disease, diabetes, COPD, low back pain and tobacco cessation.Traveled to on-site health fairs and biometric screenings.Operated within a multi-disciplinary team to provide referrals to various resource and wellness offerings. Designed and implemented various company wide webinars on physical activity, back pain and other health related topics. Show less

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  ActiveHealth Management

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  Onsite Wellness Specialist, MS, RCEP

  Manage a territory of 12 sites to provide health and wellbeing education through one on one coaching, interactive activities, presentations, health fairs, biometric screenings and group coaching. Promote program integration through referrals to other ActiveHealth services and resources as well as promotion of wellness vendor partners. Create a culture not health at employer locations through collaboration with wellness champions and leadership teams to support employee wellbeing. Developed and delivered first Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) pilot to 28 participants over the course of one year resulting in 85% engagement. Support development of health education materials for team and act as subject matter expert to ensure content is relevant and evidence based per current research in the field. Expanded library of health education materials from 20 to over 50 items in the course of three years. Worked closely with HR and wellness contacts to develop incentive structures rot ensure high participation and engagement. Show less

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  Aetna, a CVS Health Company

  Jan 2018 - now

  Wellness Coordinator

  Create a culture of wellness at the Marriott Customer Engagement Center by creating and implementing various wellness challenges and activities.Promote program integration through referrals to other Aetna services and resources as well as promotion of wellness vendors.Meet one on one with employees to set goals around improvement in diet, exercise, stress and tobacco cessation. Completed over 150 coaching sessions last quarter.Formed and led a wellness committee with members from various departments within the organization to increase engagement surrounding wellness. Show less