Health Educator

Entourage is accepting resumes for this role:

Health Educator
Place of Performance: Japan

Specific Tasks:

• Provide health promotion and education opportunities including, but not limited to, tobacco awareness; tobacco cessation classes or appointments consistent with the MTF tobacco cessation program; and nutrition education and weight management.
• Develop population-based programs targeting high-risk groups and individuals, implementing programs through group and individual counseling and education.
• Plan and implement health education programs as specified in the TO.
• Perform limited administrative duties, which include maintaining statistical records of workload and data entry and analysis of patient outcomes.
• Maintain educational materials to support health promotion and education.
• Integrate, initiate, and effectively introduce patient and family members (as indicated) into an education/counseling process. Individual, couples, and family dynamics are identified as related to their treatment process and entry into early recovery, from a systems perspective (except where contraindicated such as psychological stability or history of violence).
• Assess for and report spouse, child, and elder abuse were indicated by state and federal laws while accessing appropriate services.
• Use family program assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for families and make recommendations for services for after care in coordination with the clinical (civilian and military) community and patient family.
• Facilitate couple and/or spouse education workshops for patients and their spouses where alcohol/drug dependency may impact the family through the use of films, communication exercises and didactic presentations, facilitates discussions and education of patients and their families.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Health Education, Community Health, Public Health or a human services related field.
• Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Health Educator.