Health Educator jobs in Bakersfield, CA

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care center,s we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

Dignity Health Medical Group – Bakersfield a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation has four convenient locations in Bakersfield. Along with our local affiliated Dignity Health hospitals (Memorial Hospital Mercy Hospital Downtown Mercy Hospital Southwest) we offer an integrated care delivery system that provides high quality compassionate care in family medicine internal medicine and OB/GYN.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the physician, the Diabetes Educator is responsible for instructing individuals (in-patient, outpatient and community members) concerning their condition, general health management and nutrition, and distribution of diabetic educational literature. Provides information that is relevant to coping with illness, promoting recovery to healthful living and effectively involving the consumer in his/her health care decisions.

Responsibilities may include:
- Assesses individualized educational, behavioral, and clinical needs, facilitates goal planning, provides patient centered education and evaluates desired outcomes. Demonstrates by documentation of individual assess, goals, intervention, evaluation of outcomes.
- Collects and interprets complex data, recognizes subtle changes in the patient/family condition. Demonstrates through documentation.
- Provides individualized care in all aspects of diabetes self-management to patients and their families, as demonstrates through patient feedback, and documentation.
- Participates in the development and implementation of new programs which include: outpatient services, inpatient consultation, and external community and professional programs. Demonstrates by leading or participating in develop. or revision of a service.
- Participates in self-directed work teams to evaluate existing programs, identify need for new programs, and assist in development or revision as appropriate. Demonstrates by actively carrying out required work assignments.
- Develop new patient educational materials. Demonstrates by revising or developing at least one educational material.
- Participates in community and professional outreach that increases overall awareness of diabetes. Demonstrates through participating in the planning of one department sponsored community or professional program, as well as present at one program annually.
- Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Three to five (3-5) years of clinical experience. Experience in Diabetes self-management education.
- Clear and current CA Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) license.
- Bachelors degree.

- CDCES/CDE within 1 year or 500 hours of direct diabetes education within the last 2 years.
- Membership in local professional organizations.
- Ability to work independently, set priorities and manage work within timeframe, read and analyze technical material, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, positive mental attitude.
- Strong customer service orientation and the ability to handle highly confidential information essential.
- Contact hours, continuing education, specialty training in diabetes self-management education

Preferred Qualifications:

- 5 years of clinical experience.
- CDCES/CDE

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