Health Instructor BHS
Community Health Network
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska
Quick overview
The Health Educator develops and executes educational programs tailored to patient needs, specializing in clinical areas to help caregivers, patients, and families better understand disease management and health improvement options. This role involves close collaboration with clinical staff to devise effective teaching strategies and deliver engaging education to groups or individuals.
Requirements summary
Applicants must possess an Associate’s degree in a clinical area and either hold or obtain Prime for Life certification within 90 days of hire, with prior patient education experience being preferred. Essential qualifications include strong teamwork, excellent communication skills, and a positive approach to solving problems.
Job description
- Join Community Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors.
- Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization.
- It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology.
- It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives.
- It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients.
- And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.
Make a Difference The Health Educator develops and execute various educational programs based on a patient's needs. Specialize in a clinical area (i.e. holistic therapies, pharmacy). The educator provides learning experiences to help care givers, patients and/or families better understand the disease process and how to manage it effectively and/or better understand options available to help solve or work through health improvement opportunities. Works closely with clinical staff (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, respiratory, etc) to develop effective teaching strategies.
- Exceptional Skills and Qualifications Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.
- Prime for Life certification required or within 90 days of hire
- Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a clinical area required.
- Prior experience with patient education preferred.
- Collaborate with team members and appropriate department representatives to create education content, coordinate delivery method and communicate availability of requested or required training.
- Organize class schedules and materials to facilitate engaging classroom training.
- Involve learners and stakeholders in the evaluation process, creates, implements, revises, documents and disseminates outcomes of learning.
- Develops teaching plans and strategies.
- May develop or modify education materials and curriculum.
- Provides in-house education training for staff and/or patients.
- Assesses and documents appropriately in regards to patient and family learning needs.
- Evaluates patient outcomes.
- Reviews and updates class content and handouts.
- Provides effective and interesting education to groups or individuals.
- Manages material resources and facilities.
- Participates in staff meetings, peer review, continuing education.
- Participates in educational design/redesign.
- Attends meetings and serves on committees to facilitate an integrated seamless continuum.