Community Health Educator

RWJBarnabas Health; Hamilton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Plans

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Programs

Pet Insurance (Voluntary)

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Community Health Educator to support community health strategy by coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programs, including the Better Health initiative.

The role involves collaboration with hospital leaders, clinical departments and community partners to address health disparities, develop educational programs, and maintain education records with monthly reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, education, health administration, health education, or related field.
• Experience working with community stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Position requires some evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate community health programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with hospital leaders, departments and community partners to address health disparities.
• Develop goals, strategies and performance measures for CHNA, CHIP and SIP.
• Serve as liaison to community health coalitions and ensure alignment with CHNA/SIP.
• Develop educational programs and facilitate sessions with clinicians or speakers.
• Maintain records and provide monthly data reports on education and screening activities.

Skills

Community engagement

Public health knowledge

Evenings/weekends availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health/related field

Master's in public health/related field

CHES certification

Job description

Community Health Educator

Req #: 0000268861

Category: Education/Training

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJ Hamilton

Department: Community Health

Pay Range: $64,500.00 - $80,700.00 per year

Location: One Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, NJ 08619

Job Title: Community Health Educator

Location: RWJUH Hamilton Hospital

Department Name: Community Health

Req #: 0000268861

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $64,500.00 - $80,700.00 per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Summary:

The Community Health Educator supports community health strategy by coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating community health programs, screenings and initiatives including the Better Health program.

A typical day as a Community Health Educator may look like:

• Works collaboratively with hospital leaders, clinical departments, community organizations, public health agencies, physicians, community partners, and other stakeholders to identify and address health disparities and social drivers of health and improve access to health and wellness resources
• Facilitate development of goals objectives, strategies, action plans, and performance measures
• Serve as primary hospital liaison to community health coalitions and collaborative initiatives to work on and align the CHNA, CHIP and SIP development, implementation, tracking and measurements
• Develop partnerships that advance priorities identified in the CHNA
• Work as an active participant in the Community Health and Better Health programming to ensure that programming impacts metrics designed to support departmental, CHIP, and SIP goals
• Works with executive lead, to develop and manage the hospital's comprehensive CHNA process and timeline
• Develop educational programs in alignment with our Medical Advisory Panel on the most current information available, and facilitate programs/classes on those topics with either yourself or an approved speaker leading the program/class
• Maintains records related to education, screenings, Better Health Member initiatives, and provides data reports monthly or as requested
• Work collaboratively with staff to help define departmental goals while developing outcome measures with timeframes and targets

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have:

• Bachelors degree in public health, education, health administration, health education, or related field
• Previous experience working with community stakeholders and community members of diverse backgrounds
• This position requires some evenings and weekends

Preferred:

• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English)
• Master's in public health, education, health administration, health education, or related field
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• Three or more years of experience working in community health education or a related public health area

Scheduling Requirements

• FT
• Day Shift
• This position is based out of the RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, NJ, deploying to community locations in Mercer and other surrounding counties as the programming schedule dictates

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer