What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Educator I (Bilingual Spanish) position at Kaiser Permanente?
Assesses, designs, implements, presents, and evaluates health education programs and services.
Essential Functions:
• Conducts needs assessments, establishes priorities, designs, implements, and evaluates basic health education programs, protocols, and standards.
• Coordinates a wide range of health education services, including establishing effective referral and publicity systems, monitoring quality and documentation, providing scheduling and logistical support, and facilitating use of community services to promote the delivery of cost-effective health education services.
• Provides direct group or one-to-one health education services to members and the public.
• Reviews, develops, and recommends high quality, culturally appropriate, written and audio-visual health education materials.
• Consults w/ physicians and staff regarding related health education services.
• Coordinates health information projects such as program catalogs, newsletter, informational displays, community health events, etc.
• Specializes in a specific area of health education (e.g. HIV, nutrition, chronic disease, health promotion) as required.
• Monitors performance of health education instructors and counselors.
• Prepares reports, grants, proposals, and documentation, as assigned.
• Participates in establishing department strategic goals and priorities.
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Grade: 586
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
• Previous experience, usually one (1) year, in providing and coordinating health education services.
• Previous experience in uncomplicated curriculum and materials development.
• BA/BS in health education or in another health related field.
• For specialization - content expertise or certification required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning, group process theory and application.
• Knowledge of PC applications required.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Previous experience, usually one (1) year, in providing and coordinating health education services.
• Previous experience in uncomplicated curriculum and materials development.
• BA/BS in health education or in another health related field.
• For specialization - content expertise or certification required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning, group process theory and application.
• Knowledge of PC applications required.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• QBS Level II Spanish required.
