Lifestyle Educator

Job Summary

Facilitates monitors and evaluates specific lifestyle and behavior changes that contribute to the improvement of health by providing group and individual counseling and instruction to health plan members and others.

• Facilitates behavior/education change groups and/or individual consulting established within theory-based practice.
• Identifies education and needs of patients.
• Implements instructional objectives and counseling strategies based upon need assessments.
• May track, evaluate and document patient progress towards identified goals.
• May provide individual short term or long term counseling to promote or maintain behavior change.
• Serves as a patient advocate in the coordination and delivery of services both within the organization and the community.
• Provides in-services and training to staff members, as assigned.
• Prepares reports as assigned.
• Provides input into the development and modification of program curriculum, support materials and activities.
• NOTE:
  
  Must be able to work flexible hours, evening hours as required.
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