Health Educator 2 SV - ACO - MSSP - FT Days

University of California, Irvine•Orange, CA

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent is a patient educator-advocate who empowers patients to develop self-managements skills with their chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure through improved communication, education and empathetic coaching. The goal of the health educator is to help patients and their families or significant others to cope with their condition, manage symptoms and improve function and quality of life. Provides and/or support health care services to individuals with these chronic diseases at UC Irvine Health Primary Care ambulatory and Cardiology sites as part of the healthcare team.

Requirements

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Knowledge of Diabetes or Heart Failure disease
Interest in the community served by UC Irvine Health (A Passion for Caring)
Effective communication skills
Ability to read and communicate effectively in English
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
Bilingual skills in English and Spanish and/or Vietnamese

Responsibilities

Empower patients to develop self-management skills with their chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart failure through improved communication, education and empathetic coaching.
Help patients and their families or significant others to cope with their condition, manage symptoms and improve function and quality of life.
Provide and/or support health care services to individuals with chronic diseases at UC Irvine Health Primary Care ambulatory and Cardiology sites as part of the healthcare team.