Health Educator

Triple-S Management Corp.; Puerto Rico; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Triple-S Management Corp. seeks a Health Educator to promote health education and preventive care for insured individuals in Puerto Rico. The role focuses on designing health promotion programs and educating beneficiaries on disease prevention and health plan utilization.

You will evaluate health education materials, coordinate with agencies, and support health fairs and community health activities, striving to improve health outcomes through education and partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education.
• 1–3 years of experience as a Health Educator.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement health promotion, prevention, and maintenance programs for insured.
• Educate insured about health prevention and plan utilization.
• Evaluate, prepare and distribute health education materials.
• Coordinate health education needs with agencies and community groups.
• Support insured groups in coordinating health fairs and events.
• Develop alliances with agencies and community groups to promote health activities.
• Promote disease management programs and Triple-s Salud.
• Monitor and report the effectiveness of Health Promotion and Education Programs.

Skills

Action Oriented

Manages Ambiguity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Education

Job description

At Triple-S, we are committed to providing meaningful job experiences for Valuable People (Gente Valiosa). We strive for excellence in everything we do, from the way we work together to the way we serve our customers.

When you join Triple-S, you will be key to our efforts on delivering high-quality and affordable healthcare as well as contribute to our purpose to enable healthier lives. We serve more than 1 million consumers in Puerto Rico through our Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, Life and Property & Casualty Businesses.

JOB SUMMARY

Promote changes in behavior towards maintaining optimal health through education. Requires the ability to learn and follow policies, procedures, and standards in your area, department, and related departments. Executes department’s planning efforts in its day-to-day operations, assigned projects, or to coordinate multiple resources within the department or division. Comes up with new ideas and innovative suggestions that improve processes and, or product.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design and implement programs of promotion, prevention and maintenance for health to insured taking into consideration the evaluation of data on utilization, health conditions most prevalent and customer needs.
• Prepare and provide guidance to insured about the importance of health prevention and maintenance, disease control and health plan utilization.
• Evaluate, prepare and distribute health education materials.
• Provide guidance to agencies and organizations in the assessment of health education needs, and in the development and delivery of health education programs.
• Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
• Support insured groups in coordinating health fairs and other events.
• Make alliances with agencies, companies and community groups to facilitate and develop health-related activities.
• Promote disease management programs that have available Triple-s Salud for insured.
  Implement educational strategies to support other projects.
• Monitors and prepare reports about the effectiveness of the Health Promotion and Education Program and their interventions.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Education

EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree (BD) in Health Education. One (1) to three (3) years of experience as a Health Educator.

Current/valid license in Health Education without restrictions.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Manages Ambiguity

It is company policy to seek for the qualified applicants for positions throughout the company without distinction of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, real or perceived sexual orientation, civil status, social condition, political ideologies, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Drug-free company.

Equality Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities/Veterans. Employer with E-Verify to verify the eligibility of employment of all the new employees.