Public Health Educator / Health Promotion Communications Expert - 4992

We have a new opening for a Public Health Educator at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA

Core Duties:
• Provide health promotion and education opportunities including, but not limited to, tobacco awareness; tobacco cessation classes or appointments consistent with the facility 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.

Additional Duties:
• Directly support MHP efforts in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to appropriate beneficiaries through marketing, NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton PHP created HPN, curriculum development and streamlined processes.
• Develop and execute mass and individual health promotion communications in a hospital setting, train hospital and Naval staff in health promotion program protocols and processes to ensure sustainability, develop educational seminars and events; implement health programs, internet-based tools and mobile applications. This will be done through the creation of biweekly editorial calendars, brochures, Plan of the Week, posters, flyers and any other educational and mass health communication products. PHP will also facilitate the third year Family Medicine Resident mandatory Population Health curriculum, which will include training in regards to vulnerable populations.
• Collaborate with the Command Marketing Team to execute a comprehensive NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton PHP social media strategy using best practices aligned with the overall Navy/DHA mission and vision that result in increased beneficiary engagement with PHP and initiatives. This strategy should include editorial calendar usage, social media posting recommendations, and emergency response protocols. Social media metrics will be tracked with an analytics report that will be delivered on the 1st of each month to HPW Public Health Educators.
• Collaborate with the Command Marketing Team to train, create, and deliver marketing, communications, and social media strategies effective for each audience in order to market and strengthen the awareness of available electronic resources.
• Collaborate with PHP Project Manager/Senior Strategist to construct an annual strategic plan to target DON mandated and non-mandated programs and revise as needed to meet the HPW Department program needs. This annual plan will include a comprehensive needs analysis, a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats analysis, a plan of action and milestones, monthly health observances defined by the Defense Center for Public Health, Portsmouth, the HPW committee, Med/IG requirements, HPW events and classes, the NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton PHP-created HPN, and will be followed up through reporting and meeting on a quarterly basis.
• Collaborate with NHCP/MHP/DPH/NMRTC Camp Pendleton Marketing team, and partner with HPW and Public Health as needed to target audiences for communication, promotion, social media and training efforts to include both internal and external audiences such as: command personnel (leadership, clinical staff, and non-clinical staff); Navy medicine, DHA, and military health system leadership. Monitor, manage, and contribute daily to all command social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest).
• Collaborate with HPW, DHB, or the Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command staff to create health communication materials for beneficiaries that specifically address criteria for cancer prevention, diabetes prevention, sexually transmitted infections detection/prevention, obesity, tobacco use/cessation, metabolic syndrome, and other conditions targeted by the command.
• Identify barriers, vulnerabilities, and other challenges facing NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton Military Health System beneficiaries in being able to achieve optimal health/wellness by conducting needs assessments within the NMRTC Camp Pendleton community. For example, gathering information through the commissary tours, and HRA 2.2 surveys.
• Collaborate with NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton subject matter experts to incorporate emerging best practices from industry and public health experts to implement appropriate health and wellness programs with NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton Military Health System beneficiaries.
• Provide guidance and support to MHP staff members, HPW Department staff, Mental Health staff, and other personnel responsible for delivering health interventions to NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton Military Health System beneficiaries. Including, but not limited to, all command specific HEDIS metrics.
• Track metrics of success as informed by command for primary, secondary, and tertiary efforts such as breast cancer, chlamydia, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer screenings as well as the improvement of well-child checks and command no-shows through mass health communication/education products i.e., brochures, posters, flyers, and social media.
• Collaborate with PHP Project Manager/Senior Strategist to periodically present activities and outcomes to command Executive Steering Committee, participating personnel and departments, community partners, and targeted population as appropriate.
• Expand targeted populations to include outlying clinics as identified interventions demonstrate success and sustainability. This is done through educational material distribution including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, videos, and magazines. Additionally, including all command specific events, which will incorporate all five main branch health clinics for NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton.
• Collaborate with HPW and the Director of Public Health to design community-based intervention strategies for NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton beneficiaries, utilizing best practices of cultural competency.
• NHCP/NMRTC Camp Pendleton PHP will create and maintain the HPN through quarterly meetings/interventions with base wide/community wide partnerships.
• Ensure timely update of HPW content on the intranet and social media platforms as needed.
• Assist the PHP Project Manager/Senior Strategist in the review, development, and implementation of policies, procedures, processes, and guidelines.
• Coordinate special projects such as health promotion specific education-focused workshops, health fairs, informative displays and programs for special groups.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday  6:00 - 4:00pm - 8, 9 or 10 hour shifts depending on the department's needs

No Holidays or Weekends!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree/Education: Masters level education in one or more of the following areas preferred: Health Promotion, Health Policy, Public Health, Community Health, or nursing degree with Masters level preparation in nursing administration or nursing education.
• Experience: Three or more years of relevant experience in conducting health promotion programs.

• Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.

• Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

 Pay Scale: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour, to be determined based on qualifications and experience