Job detail
Health Educator Specialist
Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield
#Outreach#Health Education#Bilingual#Patient Care#Public Health#Social Services#Oncology#Health Screenings#Obstetrics#Healthcare Equality#BLS-CPR#Community Health Initiatives
OtherOn Site2-5 yrs$27 - $40 / HOURPosted 1 day agoCloses May 27
Location
Bakersfield, California
Salary
$27 - $40 / HOUR
Quick overview
The specialist is responsible for instructing health education classes, leading workshops, and conducting health screenings for the Community Wellness Program. They must also drive program visibility, manage enrollment goals, and maintain detailed program reports and databases.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be bilingual in English and Spanish and possess a valid CA driver's license and BLS-CPR certification. Minimum education varies from a high school diploma with 4-6 years of experience to an associate degree with 1-3 years of experience in health or social services.
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Job description
- Where You’ll Work Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Health Educator Specialist you will provide health education classes to clients of the Community Wellness Program. Every day you will be is responsible for instructing classes, presenting material, and leading workshops. You will be expected to assists with various screening activities, conduct evaluations and follow-up activities. To be successful in this role, you will be responsible for increasing program visibility, enrolling participants, and establishing partnerships with community organizations. Provide health education classes to clients of the Community Wellness Program
- Provide health education workshops and classes
- Complete required certification training to deliver Health Living workshops
- Maintain proficiency in health education topics delivered by the CWP
- Prepare education material and tools required to facilitate education classes
- Ensure participants complete sign-in sheets and evaluations for all workshops and classes
- Drives program visibility and meets enrollment goals through targeted outreach efforts Provide health screenings to clients of the Community Wellness Program
- Prepare screening materials and supplies for use at health screening sites
- Assist clients with the completion of health screening forms
- Communicate health screening results to clients
- Conduct outreach to achieve health screening enrollment goals
- Manages the scheduling of screening appointments as needed and sends reminders through text or phone calls
- Assist with annual flu vaccine clinics Develop and submit program reports
- Complete and submit reports and assignments by due dates
- Maintain database and spreadsheets for all health eduction activities
- Assist with updating program spreadsheets
- Assist with updating program and evaluation forms as needed Job Requirements Minimum Requirements: Associate Of Arts upon hire and 1-3 years in health education, community service, or social service High School GED upon hire and 4-6 years in health education, community service, or social service High School Graduate upon hire and 4-6 years in health education, community service, or social service Driver's License: CA (AUTO:CA) Auto Insurance (AUTO-INS) Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) within 60 Days Required Bilingual (English/Spanish), with the ability to read, write and speak both languages Preferred Requirements: Bachelors Of Arts upon hire and 1-3 years in health education, community service, or social service Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
