Lifestyle Educator II

Job Summary

Facilitates monitors and evaluates specific lifestyle and behavior changes that contribute to the improvement of health by providing group and individual counseling and instruction to health plan members and others.

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitates behavior/education change groups and/or individual consulting established within theory-based practice.
• Identifies educational and behavior change needs of patients by assessing patient supplied data, medical records, and other health data.
• Implements instructional objectives and counseling strategies based upon needs assessments.
• Provides individual short term or long term counseling to promote or maintain behavior change.
• Serves as a patient advocate in the coordination and delivery of services both within the organization and the community.
• Tracks, evaluates and documents patient progress towards identified goals.
• Provides in-services and training to staff members, as assigned.
• Consults with medical professionals, psycho-social professionals, other educators and managers regarding patient care issues.
• Prepares reports, grants, proposals and documentation, as assigned.
• Provides input into the development and modification for program curriculum, support materials and activities.
• NOTE: Must be able to work flexible hours, evening hours as required.
• PAY RATE: Scale

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• N/A.

Education

• Masters degree or above in area of instruction or related field.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• Ability to assist in the design, implementation and evaluation of appropriate educational strategies related to patient diagnosis and treatment.
• Knowledge of educational psychology, behavior change and adult learning theory, educational methodologies, and organizational behavior.
• Experience facilitating groups.
• Ability to establish rapport with patients and affect continued positive change relating to improved health and lifestyle.
• Demonstrated ability to apply effective communication skills both in individual and group environments.
• This includes demonstration of exceptional written and verbal skills.
• Must be able to work in Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years experience in Health Education or Counseling preferred.
• Teaching Experience

Notes

• Certified Personal Trainer, CPR/BLS (American Heart Association), Ability to lift/move up to 50 pounds

PrimaryLocation : California,Riverside,Van Buren Medical Offices

HoursPerWeek : 1

Shift : Variable

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 08:30 PM

Job Schedule : Per Diem

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-SCAL-02|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Job Category : Education / Training,Education & Training

Department : Van Buren MOB - Nutrition & Fitness - 0806

Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.