Educator - Community Health Job Listing at TidalHealth in Salisbury, MD (Job ID 4453281-2024-08-20)

Description

Why work at TidalHealth?

Looking for a rewarding place to work? Choose TidalHealth. U.S. News & World Report, a global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and TidalHealth Nanticoke as 2022-2023 High Performing hospitals for 11 challenging and elective health conditions; the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. Located just 30 minutes from the beach, TidalHealth offers the widest array of specialty and subspecialty services such as neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, emergency/trauma care, comprehensive cancer care, wound care and clinical trials and research. Take advantage of our tuition assistance and scholarship programs to grow both personally and professionally.

Community Health Educator Position Summary

The Community Health Educator is a health professional focused on promoting good health and disease prevention in the community. This position empowers people to take control of their health by connecting them to health-promoting resources and information. The educator plans, develops, implements, and promotes initiatives that promote healthy lifestyles. Programs are designed to further public awareness and understanding of factors influencing health status including behaviors and resources. The main purpose of this position is to research, plan, schedule, and implement health outreach and health education programming such as chronic disease self-management and prevention education in community settings. The Educator uses various techniques to uncover the most pressing health education needs of the communities served. The position develops strategies to address those needs in partnership with community members and internal and external stakeholders. The Community Health Educator will also be responsible for updating content on the Healthy Delmarva platform, a regional resource for health data and information.

Community Health Educator Position Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Community Health Education, Social work or comparable Health science field is required. Experience in lieu of education may be considered.

• Community Health Education Specialist Certification (CHES) is preferred.

Experience

• Experience working in a clinical and/or administrative role in either acute care or community outpatient setting is preferred

Community Health Educator Benefits

• At TidalHealth, team members working at least 36 hours per pay period based on 12-hour shift schedules or at least 37.5 hours for non 12-hour shift schedules and part-time team members working at least 30 hours or more on weekends only are eligible for benefits.
• Benefits include medical, prescription, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, disability insurance plans, life insurance, paid time off plans, retirement plans, tuition assistance, employee assistance, and access to on-site childcare and a credit union.