Community Health Educator

ChesPenn is a network of community health centers in Delaware County.  Our mission is to provide quality, integrated, and culturally sensitive medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare to adults and children regardless of their income, insurance status, or ability to pay.

Simply put, our goal is to provide a healthcare home for every person living in the communities we serve. Be part of our mission to care for your community. This is a job that will love you back!

Position Summary:

The Community Health Educator assists the health care team in supporting patients in making healthy choices.  Provides health education to patients referred by our physicians for help with tobacco cessation, diet, managing diabetes and hypertension, and other common health condition.  Participation in community health events is a key activity. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health or nursing required.
• Two years’ experience implementing community health activities. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop training materials on multiple platforms.
• A strong orientation to learning and independent research.
• Demonstrates leadership skills, including the ability to influence and motivate patients and peers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-facility environment.
• Ability to contribute to a healthy team dynamic.

  Scope of Responsibilities:

• Translates scientific language and concepts into clear, simple and understandable information for patients and to maximize the potential for them to take action.
• Assess patient needs for health education, including changing readiness.
• Help develop, identify, implement, and improve patient education material and other tools that encourage healthy decisions.
• Conduct health education with patients and their families.
• Develop, monitor, and assess health communication interventions and policies.
• Assist with training Community Health Workers for core competency and health area specific content.
• Collaborate with MCO-CCP team members to achieve patient health goals.
• Administer tobacco control program.
• Travel to service locations as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 What We Offer:

• Health, Dental, Vision
•  100% Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Leave (vacation, personal and sick leave)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) and Roth IRA Retirement Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical demands:

• Moderate physical effort in carrying charts, forms, supplies and equipment.

Work environment:

• The primary work environment is a busy multi-cultural ambulatory care setting. Exposure to infectious disease and bloodborne pathogens is possible.

ChesPenn is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Because employees work with families and children and due to the sensitive nature of patient medical information, we require all applicants who receive and accept employment offers to complete child abuse and criminal background checks before being hired.