Health Educator I-MSH-Adolescent Health Center-FT-Days

Health Educator I MSH Adolescent Health Center FT Days 

As an integral part of Mount Sinai Medical Centers health care team, the Health Educator I participates in the preparation and distribution of data to identify the communitys health needs in an effort to plan, design and implement programs that encourage healthy behavior and prevent disease.

• Assists in the development and presentation of health education and promotion programs such as training workshops, conferences, in small groups as well as individual sessions.
• Documents activities, recording information such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted. Assists in assessing the impact of treatment compliance.
• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.
• Participates in the preparation and distribution of health education materials, including reports, bulletins, and visual aids such as films, videotapes, photographs, and posters.
• Assists in the development of operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.
• Collaborates with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services, and to develop goals for meeting needs.
• Participates in the design and conduct of evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.
• Provides program information to the public conducting media campaigns, and/or maintaining program-related web sites.
• Performs other related duties.

Specific Duties will Include: 

Community Engagement

• Peer services orchestration/management
• Consumer advisory group orchestration/management and using input from that group to inform & assist with program quality improvement 

 Program promotion & outreach

• Coordinate/organize tabling events (ex. HIV testing day, Pride events)
• Social media engagement
• Community program outreach/relationship development

 Health Education

•  Develop & implement health literacy verification evaluations for PI patients
• Develop educational materials on health Insurance, health literacy (navigating medical appts, scheduling appts, managing medication prescriptions…), HIV & STI risk reduction, and  Contraception

• Bachelor's degree in health education/promotion, public health, or community health, Masters degree in Health Education preferred. Phlebotomy training/certification preferred.
• 0-1 years of experience.
• * Phlebotomy experience preferred depending on the department.
• Certification as a Certified Health Educator (CHES) from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. preferred.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 408 - Ac Adolescent Health - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital