Health Educator
Health Partners of Western Ohio
On-site
Tiffin, Ohio, United States
Public Health & Advocacy
Health Educator
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Work Location: Tiffin Community Health Center
About Us
Health Partners of Western Ohio is an independent, non-profit and community-directed organization. We serve low-income areas and places without access to care. We’re led by a volunteer Board of Directors. Most of our board members are also patients. Our Mission is to eliminate gaps in health outcomes for all members of our community by providing access to quality, affordable, preventive and primary health care.
Join Our Team at the Heart of Community Health!
Are you passionate about health education, staff development, and making a meaningful impact in your community? Our Community Health Center is looking for a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our team!
In this role, you’ll collaborate with nursing leadership to assess both staff and patient health needs, develop engaging training materials, and support educational initiatives that improve care delivery. You’ll help promote health literacy, support chronic disease management, and ensure our team is equipped with the knowledge and tools to provide the highest quality care.
If you're committed to empowering healthcare teams and improving lives through education and communication, we invite you to be part of our mission-driven organization.
Together, we can build a healthier community.
Benefits Offered:
- Starting salary of $25.00 an hour, goes up based on experience.
- Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability
- 403(b) Retirement with up to 8% match - Starts at 3% and increases with time of service
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Accrued per pay
- Paid Holidays – 7 paid holidays
- Annual Reviews and Increases
- Tuition Reimbursement – Eligible after 2 years of service
- Training Opportunities
- Eligible to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program after 1 year of service
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Ohio.
One to three years full-time experience in nursing practice is preferred.
Skills/Abilities:
Ability to work as a team member.
Computer experience desirable.
Ability to work with a culturally diverse group of people
Must be willing to work flexible hours as required by position.
Must be willing to travel to other HPWO locations.
Essential Functions and Basic Duties:
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Attends staff meetings.
- Assists with conducting assessments and surveys to determine health education needs of staff.
- Assists with assessing the health needs of health center patients.
- Assists with the development of materials and trainings to teach staff health related topics, such as managing chronic conditions, medication adherence, and the importance of keeping follow-up visits.
- Collaborates with CNO, DON and ADON’s to prioritize staff development needs.
- Monitors staff education and recommends direction with attention to health literacy.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of educational trainings with support staff.
- Participate in patient and family communication committee meetings.
Work Environment:
Prolonged sitting or standing may be required. The physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination normally associated with duties in a clinic office setting will be performed on a repetitive basis. This also includes bending, twisting, reaching, lifting, pulling, pushing, and walking. The ability to distinguish letters and symbols as well as the ability to utilize telephones, computer terminals, fax machines, and copiers is required. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Working under stressful conditions as well as irregular hours may be required.