Health Educator I

This position is responsible for assessing, designing, planning and evaluating activities that help improve the health of individuals. The health educator will provide information to individuals in an effort to promote, maintain and improve their health. The health educator is responsible for collecting and analyzing health risk to collaborate with each participant in designing a preventative plan to meet the health and lifestyle needs of the participant. The main objective of the health educator is to prevent the onset of disease and promote healthy lifestyle changes through increasing knowledge and behavior change in each member.


Job Skills/Requirements
Perform engagement process to motivate wellness program members to engage in wellness telephonic coaching program.
Provide an explanation of the Wellness Program to participants and determine appropriateness for participation.
Provide explanation of all SHPS Products and determine members eligibility.
Manage overflow calls from incoming calls, assist member as needed or set-up cases as applicable.
Facilitate delivery and receipt of mail/faxes, to all health coaches and other unit team members.
Perform scheduling routines for health coaches.
Assist with follow-up calls for verification appointments with health coaches.
Assist in the production of daily reports.
Provide assessment of at-risk members and referral to appropriate resources and programs.
Perform telephonic at-risk health education based on participants completed health risk assessment and lifestyle priorities.
Provide assessment of quality of life, health care utilization, health behaviors, factors that influence health behaviors and motivation to improve health status.
Provide awareness of program eligibility and benefits.
Assist participants progress through the stages of change for at-risk behaviors by use of behavior change methodologies.
Improve the health lifestyle behaviors/habits and overall health status of participants.
Provide supplemental health materials to improve the members lifestyle behaviors and habits.
Assist participants progress through the development of goals, actions plans and relapse prevention plan to meet their lifestyle and health needs.

A Bachelors Degree in health-related discipline: Health Education, Public Health, Nutrition, Registered Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist.
One year involvement in health promotions programs: teaching in health related field, curriculum development, program evaluation, behavior modification, lecturing, telephonic coaching, group counseling, individual counseling, and/or directly related experience required.
Experience with Theories of Behavior Modification: Health Belief Model, Transtheoretical Model, Motivational Interviewing, Social Cognitive Theory, Theory of Reasoned Action and Relapse Prevention Model.

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current health education practices and behavior change methodologies.
Knowledge of and Ability to apply Prochaskas Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model, Motivational Interviewing, Health Belief Model, Social Cognitive Model, Theory of Reasoned Action and Relapse Prevention Model.
Skills in utilization of basic computer software applications.
Ability to work and interact with departments throughout the organization.
Ability to communicate effectively both oral and written material.
Special Requirements: (Licenses, certifications, etc. required)
If not already certified, the Health Educator would need to be eligible for the CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) or certifications directly related to their undergraduate/graduate field of study.



Education Requirements
 – Bachelor's degree required

Additional Information/Benefits
All benefits are effective on the 29th day of employment with the exception of tuition reimbursement, which is effective after 90 days of employment.