As a healthcare organization dedicated to providing quality services to the Central Coast community, Our client is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the team. The ideal candidate will be committed to the mission of improving the health and well-being of members and will bring a combination of skills, experience, and passion to the role.
The Quality Department is committed to preventing disease, ensuring patient safety, and eliminating inequities by improving the quality of care received by members through partnerships with providers and community-based organizations. Under direct supervision of the Health Promotion Supervisor, this position is responsible for:
- Supporting the design, implementation, and maintenance of health education functions essential to advance the general health status of CenCal Health's members
- Contributing to the advancement of CenCal Health's Health Promotion Program to improve population health and achieve health equity, including but not limited to, contributions to the design, implementation, and year-round maintenance of:
- Innovative health promotion interventions to improve quality of care in the identified Health
- Promotion and Population Health Management priorities
- Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs) required to document CenCal Health's resource commitment and activities to improve select aspects of care
- Specific health promotion and education initiatives targeted to specific populations
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Qualifications
Required:
- Master's Degree in Public Health with a health education or health promotion emphasis, or a Master's Degree in Community Health with a specialization in health education or health promotion, or certification as a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)
- Knowledge of health behavior theory and health promotion principles and methods to effectively outreach to the Medi-Cal/Medicaid membership
- Knowledge of health education principles, methods, materials and resources to improve population health
- Knowledge of health literacy and methods for readability testing of written materials and developing culturally and linguistically appropriate resources
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Desired**
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Two (2) years' work experience in health education
- Experience working with Medicaid or limited-literacy populations
Compensation