RN - Health Educator

Company: FSR (Federal Staffing Resources)
Location: Portsmouth
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

Civilian position supporting the Naval community Any US state license honored Full-time hours (40 hours per week) Registered Nurse (RN) - Health Educator Job Overview:. Perform primarily clinical duties. Encourage healthy lifestyles and wellness by educating patients about behaviors that can prevent or mitigate disease, injuries, and other health problems. Provide printed handouts and health/wellness educational materials. Meet with the participant initially to develop individualized plan of care and regularly to ensure goal progressions. Provide initial Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) resources and guidance based on the care plan and goals. Ensure that every effort is made to have face to face meetings with the participant of TPS program, at the 30, 60, and 90 day periods. Refer to other support services such as, Clinical Pharmacist, Nutrition, and provide enrollment guidance to services such as, ShipShape, and Diabetes Self-Management Education, etc. Monitor the participant's healthcare utilization, and self-management activities at 60 day post-graduation period. Registered Nurse (RN) - Health Educator Job Qualifications: Master's degree in Nursing, Health Promotion, Education, Community/Public Health or Wellness, or a Health Science related field from an accredited university AND 1 year of full-time experience as a health educator within the last 5 years working with Health Promotions and Wellness campaigns aligned with the US Surgeon General's National Prevention Strategy. OR Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing AND 3 years of full-time experience as a health educator within the last 5 years working with Health Promotions and Wellness campaigns aligned with the US Surgeon General's National Prevention Strategy. AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers or AHA or ARC Healthcare Provider Course Graduate of a state accredited professional nursing program OR a program accredited by ACEN or CCNE RN Licensure: active, current, unrestricted. Any US state.

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