Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Inc·Bonita Springs, Florida
The Lay Health Educator conducts individual and group health education sessions for patients with chronic conditions like Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. They are responsible for implementing patient action plans, documenting encounters, and collaborating with healthcare providers to meet patient goals.
Description Excellent opportunity to join a stable company providing patient care. We are looking for a dependable, dedicated, and respectful person to join our team. Outstanding compensation including generous paid time off, 9 paid holidays, excellent health benefits, a company paid pension, multiple bonuses, and more!
The Bilingual Lay Health Educator will assist with a patient health education program within the community health clinic setting to include but not limited to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and other chronic health concerns. This position is responsible for following patient action plans based on physician assessments, conducting individual patient health education appointments, teaching health education classes following an already established curriculum, maintaining vital and accurate records, and conducting follow-up activities. Previous experience as a Medical Assistant is required. Adheres to Corporate Compliance program, by reporting improper or unethical conduct, violation of applicable laws, regulations or program requirements.
Assess patients’ current disease self-management behaviors, openness to adopting new behaviors and physical, cultural, psychosocial, and economic barriers to change. Collaborate with health care providers and staff to formulate an education plan to address identified goals and objectives. Implements the education plan based on established principles of teaching-learning theory and lifestyle counseling. Evaluates the person’s understanding and utilization of self-management skills and knowledge, including reassessment of needs. Properly documents all education encounters. Conduct regular health education classes for patients. Maintain accurate records of day-to-day implementation activities to aid in the evaluation component of the program. Foster communication of health needs concerns and resources of the between patients and providers. Initiates and tallies the patient satisfaction tools. Assists with the collection of data for quarterly reports. All other duties as assigned.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Knowledge of Medical terminology. 2 years previous Clinical experience as an MA preferred. Previous teaching experience an advantage. Bilingual English/ Spanish required.
Excellent interpersonal skills with excellent communication skills. Ability to work varied hours including evenings and Saturdays when necessary. Familiar with Windows-based computer programs and the use of a desktop personal computer. Knowledgeable in continuous quality improvement concepts, tools, and applications.
Market context
In Florida, lay health educator roles often favor candidates who can work directly with diverse patient communities, so bilingual English-Spanish skills are a clear advantage. This role is competitive because employers are looking for a Medical Assistant background, with added value from clinical experience and prior teaching experience; job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, saving you research time. If you are applying, highlight patient education examples and bilingual communication in your resume.