Lay Health Educator (Duplicate #2) Job at Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Cape Coral, FL

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  • Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida
  • Cape Coral, FL

Job Description

Description

Excellent opportunity to join a stable company providing patient care. We are looking for a dependable, dedicated, and respectful person to join our team. Outstanding compensation including generous paid time off, 9 paid holidays, excellent health benefits, a company paid pension, multiple bonuses, and more!

Position Description

The Bilingual Lay Health Educator will assist with a patient health education program within the community health clinic setting to include but not limited to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and other chronic health concerns. This position is responsible for following patient action plans based on physician assessments, conducting individual patient health education appointments, teaching health education classes following an already established curriculum, maintaining vital and accurate records, and conducting follow-up activities. Previous experience as a Medical Assistant is required. Adheres to Corporate Compliance program, by reporting improper or unethical conduct, violation of applicable laws, regulations or program requirements.

Detailed Duties And Responsibilities

  • Assess patients’ current disease self-management behaviors, openness to adopting new behaviors and physical, cultural, psychosocial, and economic barriers to change.
  • Collaborate with health care providers and staff to formulate an education plan to address identified goals and objectives.
  • Implements the education plan based on established principles of teaching-learning theory and lifestyle counseling.
  • Evaluates the person’s understanding and utilization of self-management skills and knowledge, including reassessment of needs.
  • Properly documents all education encounters.
  • Conduct regular health education classes for patients.
  • Maintain accurate records of day-to-day implementation activities to aid in the evaluation component of the program.
  • Foster communication of health needs concerns and resources of the between patients and providers.
  • Initiates and tallies the patient satisfaction tools.
  • Assists with the collection of data for quarterly reports.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Knowledge of Medical terminology.
  • 2 years previous Clinical experience as an LPN preferred.
  • Previous teaching experience an advantage.
  • Bilingual English/ Spanish required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work varied hours including evenings and Saturdays when necessary.
  • Familiar with Windows-based computer programs and the use of a desktop personal computer.
  • Knowledgeable in continuous quality improvement concepts, tools, and applications.

Job Tags

Saturday, Afternoon shift,

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Job Summary
  • Location
    Cape Coral, FL
  • Job Type
    Full Time
  • Date Posted
    2025-08-26
  • Expiration date
    2025-10-25