Health Educator

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Salary Range

$72,100.00 - $111,850.00

Overview The Simulated Participant actor portrays patients, and the like based on a scripted character/chief complaint in a simulated teaching environment with students, trainees, and clinicians. Required Skills and Abilities 1. Demonstrated ability to portray/act in the role of a patient or participant and remain in character during the training of students, trainees and clinicians. 2. Dependability and reliability for assignments as scheduled. 3. Responsiveness to email communications within a 24 hour response period.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Develops, provides, implements, and documents educational programs.  Creates and distributes related pamphlets and brochures.  2. Develops strong ties within target communities and across the University to assist in formulating and meeting health education needs. 3. Utilizes a variety of models and strategies to assess and evaluate learning.  Conducts program assessment and evaluation.  4. Partners collaboratively to identify, implement, and integrate short- and long-term change through project management and educational programming.  5. Provides educational consultation and assistance in monitoring of content, competency and knowledge transfer.  6. Complies with all regulatory and Joint Commission standards of education.  7. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Bachelor's Degree in a related field and three years of experience in direct education with adult learners in a healthcare educational environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.

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