Community Health Educator Job at Dignity Health, Santa Cruz, CA

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  • Dignity Health
  • Santa Cruz, CA

Job Description

**Overview** Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California's Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology women's and children's services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive Care Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican's services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives 'A' grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. As Santa Cruz County's heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital's heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient's chest. Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care. One Community. One Mission. One California ( **Responsibilities** **POSITION SUMMARY:** Assists with oversight of all aspects of Mobile Wellness Clinic operation. Coordinates target populations' access to healthcare health education and preventative services. Advocates for specific needs of client populations. Serves as culturally sensitive liaison between the client and services and/or service providers to insure that the services and service providers present treatment plans that are culturally appropriate. Functions as Community Health Educator; assists with patient registration data collection; assists with reports; assists with supply inventory and stocking of supplies. Liaison with outside contractors for van maintenance. Assists with van set-up and take down when moving from service sites. Maintains safety codes and standards. Oversees security for all medical and office supplies logs security system and medical records. May assist with anthropometric assessments of patients and assist patients in and out of van as needed. This position must comply with the policy of Dignity Health that all employees and volunteers handling credit card information/ payments adhere to the established PCI and accounting procedures. **Qualifications** **REQUIRED:** + At least two years experience providing health education in a community or public health clinic under the supervision of medical staff + Current BLS certification + Current and valid CA Drivers License + Knowledge of community-based health resources + Excellent oral and written communication skills + Proven cultural competency in target client population **PREFERRED:** + Bachelor's Degree + Community Educator Certificate + Bilingual English/Spanish **Pay Range** $41.54 - $47.86 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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