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Lifestyle Educator I

Primary Location San Diego, California Schedule Per Diem Shift Day Salary $40.99 - $47.46 / hour
Job Number 1403806 Date Posted 01/30/2026
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Job Summary:

Facilitates monitors and evaluates specific lifestyle and behavior changes that contribute to the improvement of health by providing group and individual counseling and instruction to health plan members and others.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Facilitates behavior/education change groups and/or individual consulting established within theory-based practice.

  • Identifies education and needs of patients.

  • Implements instructional objectives and counseling strategies based upon need assessments.

  • May track, evaluate and document patient progress towards identified goals.

  • May Provide individual short term or long term counseling to promote or maintain behavior change.

  • Serves as a patient advocate in the coordination and delivery of services both within the organization and the community.

  • Provides in-services and training to staff members, as assigned.

  • Prepares reports as assigned.

  • Provides input into the development and modification of program curriculum, support materials and activities.

  • NOTE: Must be able to work flexible hours, evening hours as required.

  • PAY RATE: Scale
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • N/A.
Education
  • Bachelors Degree, certification and/or four (4) years of experience in area of instruction or related field.
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
  • N/A
Additional Requirements:
  • Knowledge of educational psychology, behavior change, adult learning theory, educational methodologies, and organization behavior.
  • Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and group facilitator/process skills.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Minimum one (1) year experience in education or counseling preferred.
  • Previous teaching experience preferred.
  • Computer literacy preferred.
  • Educational Background: Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Public Health. Certifications: CHES, NASM, ACSM.
Primary Location: California,San Diego,Garfield Specialty Care Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 12:01 AM Working Hours End: 11:59 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-02|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Garfield Specialty Center - Mbr Educ-Anorexiant Weight - 0806 Pay Range: $40.99 - $47.46 / hour Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

  • Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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