Health Educator

Northwell Health; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health’s Adolescent Medicine program seeks an educator to implement age-appropriate sexuality education in schools and community settings. You will handle lesson preparation, execute curricula, and document data for NYSDOH and ACT for Youth.

You will engage youth through school initiatives, afterschool programs, and community events, and provide counseling and education to caregivers, teachers, and pregnant patients, while maintaining thorough documentation and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in public health, Health Education, Secondary Education, Social Work or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year experience working with youth in group, classroom or clinical setting.
• Teaching experience with various instructional modes preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sexual/reproductive health is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implements age-appropriate, evidence-based sexuality education in schools and community-based organizations.
• Completes required data collection and reporting to NYSDOH and ACT for Youth.
• Provides sexual health information through school initiatives, community events, and outreach.
• Offers service-learning and afterschool health education programs for youth.
• Teaches workshops for adolescent caregivers, teachers and other adults in the community.
• Engages clients in one-on-one reproductive health counseling at school-based health centers.
• Provides options counseling to pregnant patients in a thorough, unbiased and confidential manner.
• Maintains complete patient documentation in medical records.
• Coordinates with Adolescent Medicine team members on patient-related information.
• Rotates across School Health Centers to ensure optimal coverage across sites.
• Attends mandated meetings and community/professional meetings as appropriate.
• Maintains professional and ethical conduct; performs related duties.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Implements age appropriate, evidence-based sexuality education in schools and community-based organizations; responsible for all preparation and execution of lesson plans as written in the various curricula utilized by the CAPP program.
• Accurately completes all required documentation for data collection and reportingto the NYSDOH and ACT for Youth (i.e. demographics, attendance records, curricula checklists, satisfaction surveys).
• Provides sexual health information to youth and community members through participation in school initiatives, community events and street outreach.
• Provides educational, social and recreational opportunities to youth through service-learning projects at afterschool peer health education programs.
• Provides sexual health education workshops for adolescent caregivers, teachers and other adults in the community.
• Actively engages clients in one-on-one reproductive health counseling at school-based health centers.
• Provides options counseling to pregnant patients in a thorough, unbiased and confidential manner.
• Completes all essential patient documentation as required by Division of Adolescent Medicine, NYSDOH and other regulatory agencies. Writes complete notes in patient’s medical record at the time of each visit.
• Maintains ongoing communication with other Adolescent Medicine team members regarding information pertinent to patient issues.
• Is oriented to all Division of Adolescent Medicine practice areas (School Health Center at New Dorp HS, School Health Center at Port Richmond HS, Teen RAP Medical Arts Pavillion) to provide optimal coverage as needed.
• Attends mandated staff meetings and other community and professional meetings as appropriate on and off site.
• Maintains a professional and ethical code of conduct.
• Performs related duties as required.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in public health, Health Education, Secondary Education, Social Work or a health or teaching related field from an accredited school preferred.

Work Experience

• Minimum (1) one year experience working with youth in a group, classroom or clinical setting.
• Teaching experience with a variety of instructional modes preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sexual/reproductive health a plus.

Other

• Work requires interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively, courteously and compassionately with patients and families. Must relate well to adolescents.
• Must possess good communication skills, both verbal and written in order to counsel patients, make formal presentations and write correspondence and educational materials.
• Must be able to work in a cooperative manner with multidisciplinary staff.
• Must be able to travel daily to multiple sites in a timely manner.
• Must obtain NYC Department of Education fingerprint clearance.