Health Educator
Elevance Health

Health Educator

Location: Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our PulsePoint office locations in California, and will spend 1-2 days per week onsite.

Work Hours: Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific with flexibility to work weekends as needed by the business.

The Health Educator is responsible for responding to inbound inquiries for 1:1 or group education of members. They will play a pivotal role in supporting, coordinating, and integrating educational topics to meet the needs of members at low to rising health risk levels. This position focuses on proactively guiding members in risk reduction and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

How you will make an impact :

• Provides information to members who are referred or self-referred for health education.
  
• Makes outbound attempts to members to provide health information according to program standards.
  
• Receives or places calls to members
  
• Provides consultation to department associates regarding methods/approaches to help members recognize and overcome barriers to improve their health.
  
• Assists with increasing participants motivational level by addressing barriers and assessing needs.
  
• Focuses on improving member health by promoting incremental behavior change leading to healthier outcomes.
  
• Conducts behavioral assessments to identify individual member knowledge skills and behavioral needs.
  
• May coordinate with others in the multi-disciplinary clinical team.
  
• Address incoming internal and external referrals for 1:1 health education.
  
• Assist members in connecting with education provided by their Primary Care Physician (PCP) or community resources.
  
• Foster connections between members and their PCPs, community resources, or subcontractors.
  
• Provide health education telephonically or in a group setting when appropriate.
  
• Utilize evidence-based strategies to assist members in personal behavior modification and achieving a healthy lifestyle.
  
• Educate and support members on various health topics, including diabetes prevention, tobacco cessation, alcohol use reduction, injury prevention, weight control, and physical activity enhancement
  
• Designs and executes educational interventions for Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) as needed.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires BA/BS in appropriate field of specialization and minimum of 2 years of related experience in direct care health education exercise instruction or patient education; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
  

Preferred Skills, Capabilities & Experiences:

• Prior experience in health coaching, disease management in a call center environment, and/or patient education and behavior change techniques and strong understanding of disease prevention principles is preferred.
  
• Bachelor's degree or higher in any of the following: Community Health, Public Health, Health Science strongly preferred
  
• CHES or MCHES certification or advanced certification and/or license appropriate to field of specialty preferred.
  
• Training and background in public health, health promotion, or community health.
  
• Strong understanding and application of evidence-based health strategies.
  
• Ability to provide tailored health education and support to diverse populations.
  
• Excellent communication skills for both individual and group settings.
  
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
  

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $28.31 - $44.32.

Locations: California

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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