Clinical Health Educator II, Lifestyle Medicine

To serve as a member of a multidisciplinary Primary Care Team in a clinical setting providing group and one-to-one counseling and education, in conjunction with the facility Health Education Department.

• Assesses patients educational needs on a individual and/or group basis in consultation with members of the PCT and to apply this assessment to designing educational interventions.


• Conducts brief disease management, lifestyle and health risk counseling with patients and family members one-to one.


• Promotes prevention and self-care strategies.


• Coordinates, facilitates and evaluates group visits for disease management and prevention and self-care education.


• Identifies health education needs of the PCT and provide consultation to team members on education and behavior change skills and strategies.


• Selects and recommends appropriate educational materials in conjunction with the Facility Health Education Department. Provides linkage to and from the Facility Health Education Department.


• Arranges referrals to appropriate Kaiser Permanente and Community services.


• Provides and promotes culturally appropriate interventions


• Collects and prepares reports and documentation as needed for planning and quality assurance.


• Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities


• Corporate Compliance Accountability: Consistently supports the precepts of Corporate compliance and Principles of Responsibility by maintaining confidentiality, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with integrity, reporting observed fraud and abuse and complying with applicable state, federal and local laws and program policies and procedures. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions. Customer Service - Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; treats co-workers, patients and facility visitors with respect. Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification to ensure that instructions and requests are fully understood.

Grade 587