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Health Educator I (Spanish Desired, RD Required) 40 hrs per week
Location: Riverside, CA Job Number: 915274 Date posted: 11/13/2020View Disability Accomodations
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Description:
Primary Location: California,Riverside,Van Buren Medical Offices
Additional Locations: California Assesses, designs, implements, presents, & evaluates health education programs & services.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts needs assessments, establishes priorities, designs, implements, & evaluates basic health education programs, protocols, & standards
- Coordinates a wide range of health education services, including establishing effective referral & publicity systems, monitoring quality & documentation, providing scheduling & logistical support, & facilitating use of community services to promote the delivery of cost effective health education services
- Provides direct group or one-on-one health education services to members & the public
- Reviews, develops, & recommends high quality, culturally appropriate written & audio-visual health education materials
- Consults w/ physicians & staff regarding related health education services
- Coordinates health information projects such as program catalogs, newsletter, informational displays, & community health events
- Specializes in a specific area of health education (e.g., HIV nutrition, chronic disease, health promotion) as required
- Prepares reports, grants, proposals, & documentation as assigned
- Participates in establishing department strategic goals & priorities
- If Medical Nutrition Therapy is performed, under California Law, this will be performed by only a Registered Dietitian
- If the position requires a Registered Dietitian then this section applies:
- Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
- Provides high quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused MNT, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning, & education for appropriate nutrition intervention
- Develops, implements & monitors ongoing plan of care based on the screening & assessment of the patient specific nutrition care plans/education & based on the patient's age, nutrition & psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background, & religious affiliation
- Other duties as assigned
Essential Functions:
- Conducts needs assessments, establishes priorities, designs, implements, & evaluates basic health education programs, protocols, & standards
- Coordinates a wide range of health education services, including establishing effective referral & publicity systems, monitoring quality & documentation, providing scheduling & logistical support, & facilitating use of community services to promote the delivery of cost effective health education services
- Provides direct group or one-on-one health education services to members & the public
- Reviews, develops, & recommends high quality, culturally appropriate written & audio-visual health education materials
- Consults w/ physicians & staff regarding related health education services
- Coordinates health information projects such as program catalogs, newsletter, informational displays, & community health events
- Specializes in a specific area of health education (e.g., HIV nutrition, chronic disease, health promotion) as required
- Prepares reports, grants, proposals, & documentation as assigned
- Participates in establishing department strategic goals & priorities
- If Medical Nutrition Therapy is performed, under California Law, this will be performed by only a Registered Dietitian
- If the position requires a Registered Dietitian then this section applies:
- Individual Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
- Provides high quality, evidence-based, efficient, customer-focused MNT, including nutrition screening, assessment, care planning, & education for appropriate nutrition intervention
- Develops, implements & monitors ongoing plan of care based on the screening & assessment of the patient specific nutrition care plans/education & based on the patient's age, nutrition & psychosocial status, diagnosis, cultural background, & religious affiliation
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
- Previous experience in providing and coordinating health education services (usually one (1) year)
- Previous experience in curriculum development
- Two (2) years of recent teaching/program planning, preferred
- Previous individual, small group and large group/classroom training/teaching experience, preferred
- Bachelor's degree in health education or equivalent experience required
- If position requires the candidate to be a Registered Dietitian, then the following applies:
- Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD), as confirmed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Pre-RDs may be considered if candidate has completed the Supervised Practice Program (SPP) for RDs, AND not more than six (6) months has passed since completing the SPP, AND candidate has not previously failed the RD registration exam, AND candidate must become a RD within 6 months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law
- Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning theory, group process theory and application
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of PC applications required
- Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems.
- Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written and verbal communications.
- Knowledge of behavior change, adult learning theory, preferred
- Curriculum and materials development, preferred
- Demonstrated ability to use effective verbal and written communication skills, preferred
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership Environment
- Previous experience in curriculum development
- Two (2) years of recent teaching/program planning, preferred
- Previous individual, small group and large group/classroom training/teaching experience, preferred
- Bachelor's degree in health education or equivalent experience required
- If position requires the candidate to be a Registered Dietitian, then the following applies:
- Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD), as confirmed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Pre-RDs may be considered if candidate has completed the Supervised Practice Program (SPP) for RDs, AND not more than six (6) months has passed since completing the SPP, AND candidate has not previously failed the RD registration exam, AND candidate must become a RD within 6 months of completing the SPP to comply with California Law
- Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning theory, group process theory and application
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of PC applications required
- Demonstrates working knowledge of mainframe and personal computing systems.
- Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, written and verbal communications.
- Knowledge of behavior change, adult learning theory, preferred
- Curriculum and materials development, preferred
- Demonstrated ability to use effective verbal and written communication skills, preferred
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership Environment
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition care, experience with pediatrics, Certified Diabetes Educator.
- Current BLS certification.
- Ability to lift/move at least 50 pounds.
- Riverside county food handlers card
- Valid California Divers License
Notes:
- Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.
- Level 1 or level 2 Registered Dietitians will be considered for this position.
- Position will be scheduled with variable hour/days, that will be scheduled in advance within the established seniority for this position, including some Saturday shifts.
- Position will be scheduled with classroom presentations and one-on one nutrition consults.
- Position will be frequently scheduled in the Palm Desert area.
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