Community Health Educator

ChesPenn Health Services•Eddystone, PA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Health Educator assists the health care team in supporting patients in making healthy choices. Provides health education to patients referred by our physicians for help with tobacco cessation, diet, managing diabetes and hypertension, and other common health conditions. Participation in community health events is a key activity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in public health or nursing required.
Two years’ experience implementing community health activities.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to develop training materials on multiple platforms.
A strong orientation to learning and independent research.
Demonstrates leadership skills, including the ability to influence and motivate patients and peers.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-facility environment.
Ability to contribute to a healthy team dynamic.

Responsibilities

Translates scientific language and concepts into clear, simple and understandable information for patients and to maximize the potential for them to take action.
Assess patient needs for health education, including changing readiness.
Help develop, identify, implement, and improve patient education material and other tools that encourage healthy decisions.
Conduct health education with patients and their families.
Develop, monitor, and assess health communication interventions and policies.
Assist with training Community Health Workers for core competency and health area specific content.
Collaborate with MCO-CCP team members to achieve patient health goals.
Administer tobacco control program.
Travel to service locations as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.