Health Educator - Woodland Hills, United States - Elevance Health

Elevance Health

Verified Company

Woodland Hills, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Family:
MED > Licensed/Certified Allied Health Professional

Type:
Full time

Date Posted:
May 09, 2024

Anticipated End Date:
May 30, 2024

Reference:
JR114241

Description

Health Educator

The
Health Educator is responsible for responding to inbound inquiries for health education and support for member engagement strategies disease management or medication alert programs.

How you will make an impact:

Provides information to members on disease prevention and risk reduction programs.
Makes outbound attempts to members to provide health information according to program standards.
Receives or places calls to members to enroll or encourage their enrollment in the disease prevention or management program.
Diffuses situations with members who are resistant to health coaching and/or disease management interventions.
Provides consultation to department associates regarding methods/approaches to help members recognize and overcome barriers to improve their health.
Assists with increasing participant's 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 multidisciplinary clinical team.

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 and 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 management principles is preferred.
Certification or advanced certification and/or license appropriate to field of specialty preferred.
Experience in Managed Medi-Cal, tobacco cessation, diabetes prevention, maternal/child prevention, and risk reduction preferred.
BA/BS in Health Promotion, Community Health, Population Health preferred.
Bilingual in English/ Spanish strongly preferred.

Locations:
California

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.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler.

We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates.

Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture.

They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.