Health Educator - Comprehensive Weight Management
Health Educator - Comprehensive Weight Management
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$ 19 - 30
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Location:
Worker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$19.75 - $30.00Position Highlights
Clinic Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Provides health assessment nutrition weight management and behavior modification education for individuals corporations and health plans. Assists in training marketing and growing the Bariatric program. Primary role is to serve as weight management and nutrition education Health Educator for Bariatric Program patients.
What you will do
- Utilizes established coaching guidelines and protocols including those from specified weight management programs.
- Assists in providing related health promotion activities.
- Assess develop and implement wellness and weight management programs for Bariatric surgery and non-surgical weight loss patients.
- Communicate effectively with the client family physician and other team members regarding client status progress and needs.
- Prepares written documentation as required including checklists screening forms client file documentation EMR as applicable and other outcome/quality reports.
- Assist in reviewing of: 1) research 2) patient educational materials and 3) department protocols to ensure best practice intervention delivery.
- Prepares and facilitates programming seminars including: intake of participants presentation and 1:1 coaching.
- Responsible for program content development and training while supporting health coaches in effective program delivery. Maintains clinical and behavioral competencies of Certified Health Coaches.
- Evaluate quality and effectiveness of programs and services on a regular basis for improvement observation comparing and monitoring data to determine compliance and efficacy of determined interventions.
- Facilitate program scheduling and work with health coaches to cover shifts appropriately.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Associates in health related field
- Certified Professional Health Coach - Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) within 1 Year or
- Weight Management Specialist - American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA) within 1 Year or
- ACE Certified Health Coach - American Council on Exercise (ACE) within 1 Year
- 2 years healthcare
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Bachelors health related field (Psychology Exercise Science Nutrition Wellness Health Education and/or Promotion)
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Free health insurance options for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .
Employment Type
Full-Time
