What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Educator (REMOTE IN WISCONSIN ONLY) position at Marshfield Clinic Health System?
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Remote WI
Location: Remote, WI
Address
Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $26.00 - $41.50
Department Details
Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Need to reside in Wisconsin for this remote position. Must be able to attend on-site meetings and trainings approximately five times a year.
Job Summary
The Health Educator is responsible for promoting, maintaining, and improving individual and/or community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors that promote healthy living and prevent disease. This includes collecting and analyzing data to identify health needs, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating health education designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. Assesses needs, assets, and capacity for health education. Plans, implements, and evaluates evidence based or promising practice health education. Conducts research related to health education, applies and reports finding as appropriate. Administers and manages health education programs including applicable resources. Obtains, develops, and disseminates health-related information using various modalities. Applies continuous quality improvement processes to improve health education. Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders. Communicates and advocates for health and health education. Incorporates adult learning principles and health education principles into health education. Develops operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education goals and objectives.
This position will support our Substance Use Services team. The Substance Use Services team supports substance use coalitions through various grant projects.
Requirements
Must reside in Wisconsin
Ability to attend on-site meetings and trainings approximately five times a year
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required in Community Health, Health Education, Wellness, Health Promotion, or a related field.
Master’s degree preferred in Community Health Education or Public Health.
Two (2) years of health education experience required. Experience with Microsoft Office products. Strong written and verbal skills.
Five (5) plus years of health education experience preferred. Knowledge of quality improvement and performance management processes.
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0267644
Job Function: Research
Featured: No
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Remote WI
Location: Remote, WI
Address
Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $26.00 - $41.50
Department Details
Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Need to reside in Wisconsin for this remote position. Must be able to attend on-site meetings and trainings approximately five times a year.
Job Summary
The Health Educator is responsible for promoting, maintaining, and improving individual and/or community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors that promote healthy living and prevent disease. This includes collecting and analyzing data to identify health needs, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating health education designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. Assesses needs, assets, and capacity for health education. Plans, implements, and evaluates evidence based or promising practice health education. Conducts research related to health education, applies and reports finding as appropriate. Administers and manages health education programs including applicable resources. Obtains, develops, and disseminates health-related information using various modalities. Applies continuous quality improvement processes to improve health education. Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with stakeholders. Communicates and advocates for health and health education. Incorporates adult learning principles and health education principles into health education. Develops operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education goals and objectives.
This position will support our Substance Use Services team. The Substance Use Services team supports substance use coalitions through various grant projects.
Requirements
Must reside in Wisconsin
Ability to attend on-site meetings and trainings approximately five times a year
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required in Community Health, Health Education, Wellness, Health Promotion, or a related field.
Master’s degree preferred in Community Health Education or Public Health.
Two (2) years of health education experience required. Experience with Microsoft Office products. Strong written and verbal skills.
Five (5) plus years of health education experience preferred. Knowledge of quality improvement and performance management processes.
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0267644
Job Function: Research
Featured: No
Salary : $26 - $42