Health Educator-School Based at LifeLong Medical Care

Supporting Community Healthcare is a rewarding role. LifeLong Medical Care is looking for a School Based Health Center (SBHC)

Health Educator at our West Oakland Middle School, and Emeryville sites. The Health Educator is responsible for teaching people about behaviors that promote wellness and the case management of the learning experiences that provide individuals the opportunity to make appropriate health decisions. The Health Educator will develop and implement appropriate strategies and methods to facilitate health promotion among those individuals and the community.

This is a full time, 40 hrs/wk, benefit eligible position. The position will work all year around.

This position is represented by SEIU-UHW. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of SEIU-UHW, as defined in the CBA.

LifeLong Medical Care is a multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more.

Benefits

Compensation: $22.00/hour. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision (including dependent and domestic partner coverage), generous leave benefits including ten paid holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan.

Responsibilities

• Develop and assist in the development of health education materials ie. Curriculum, workshops, bulletin board, and flyers primarily in a school setting for both in person and virtually. Materials need to culturally sensitive and tailored to the unique needs of each of our schools sites and surrounding communities.
• Facilitate individual and group health education sessions.
• Teach patients how to cope with or manage existing health conditions.
• Coordinate and implement school wide health education campaigns.
• Provide follow up health education per medical, dental and/or behavioral health provider request.
• Document face to face and phone calls within patient charts in an Electronic Health Record system when necessary.
• Connect patients and families to health services or information.
• Communicate and advocate for improved health resources and policies that promote health.
• Maintain all health education materials and resources.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programs and educational materials.
• Assist in patient flow by checking in/ checking out patients, answering telephones, providing basic first aid.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.