Health Educator
Elevance Health
**Title: Health Educator**
**Location:** This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our PulsePoint locations.
The **Health Educator** will be responsible for responding to inbound inquiries for disease management or medication alert programs.
**How you will make an impact:**
+ Provides information to members eligible for disease management or medication alert programs.
+ Makes outbound attempts to program members to provide health information according to program standards.
+ Receives or places calls to members who have failed to enroll with disease management to encourage their enrollment in the correct disease management program.
+ Diffuses situations with members who are resistant to health coaching and/or disease management interventions.
+ Provides consultation to department associates regarding methods/approaches to help members recognize and overcome barriers to improve their health.
+ Assists with increasing participants motivational level by addressing barriers and assessing needs.
+ Focuses on improving member health by promoting incremental behavior change leading to healthier outcomes.
+ Conducts behavioral assessments to identify individual member knowledge skills and behavioral needs.
+ May coordinate with others in the multi-disciplinary clinical team.
**Minimum Requirements**
+ BA/BS in appropriate field of specialization.
+ Minimum of 2 years of related experience in direct care health education exercise instruction or patient education; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
+ For associates working within Puerto Rico who are member or patient facing either in a clinical setting or in the Best Transportation unit, a current PR health certificate and a current PR Law 300 certificate are required for this position.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Prior experience in health coaching, disease management in a call center environment, and/or patient education and behavior change techniques and strong understanding of disease management principles is preferred.
+ Certification or advanced certification and/or license appropriate to field of specialty preferred.
+ **Able to work 8hr shift between 10:00am - 7:30pm EST highly preferred.**
For URAC accredited areas, the following professional competencies apply: Associates in this role are expected to have strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, problem-solving skills, facilitation skills, and analytical skills.
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