Health Educator

Summary: The Health Educator will develop and implement education services and programs for patients and groups referred by providers.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, quality assurance measures and ensure appropriate follow up

• Research, evaluates, and designs nutritional education services and programs for patients

• Develops/updates policies and procedures for all nutrition education services/programs

• Complies and updates nutrition education materials in coordination with clinical staff

• Coach and provide individual patients with dietary assessments, and nutrition counseling for complex nutritional needs

• Arrange for screening, assessments, and counseling for prenatal, pediatric, and adult patients

• Document all nutritional counseling in EHR

• Facilitate group presentations with workshops to provide consistent continuing education and tracking attendance

• Nutritional meal planning and coaching classes

• Adheres to professional standards, clinic policies/procedures, federal, state, and local requirements

Qualification Requirements:

Education/and or Experience:

• Certified health educator/nutritionist
• 4 year college degree

Language Skill:

• Presentation, writing, and verbal skills
• English proficiency required
• Spanish preferred

Equipment/Machinery: Fax machine, copier, personal computer, telephone, calculator, Microsoft Word/Excel, EHR system, and other software as required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand and walk or sit alternatively depending on specific needs of day. Estimate 20% of time is spent on feet and 80% sitting at desk.
• Have occasional need to perform the following physical activities: bend/stoop/squat, climb stairs, push or pull, reach above shoulders.
• Have occasional need to perform standing and walking activities.
• Constant need to perform the following physical activities: writing/typing, grasping/turning, finger dexterity.
• Lifting/carrying over 10 pounds occasionally. Lifting/carrying less than 10 pounds frequently.
• Vision requirements: constant need to complete forms, read reports, view computer screen. Frequent need to see small detail. Frequent need to see things clearly beyond arm's reach.
• Hearing requirements: constant need to communicate over telephone and in person.

Travel Requirements: Occasional need to utilize personal transportation to visit sites, and attend meetings and conferences.