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POSITION PURPOSE: Guides CCH&WC patients in defining and working towards realistic goals to make healthy lifestyle changes. Works to empower patients to modify their current behaviors to improve their health and offer strategies for overcoming any challenges along the way. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Plans, implements, and evaluates diabetes prevention health education programs. Screens potential participants for Diabetes Prevention Program, determines participant eligibility, and leads recruitment efforts for new cohorts on an ongoing basis. Delivers the Prevent T2 curriculum, as designed by the Centers for Disease Control nationally- recognized and evidence-based Diabetes Prevention Program. Prepares for each class session in a timely manner and provides feedback to participants on their food and activity logs on a weekly basis. Provides ongoing encouragement and guidance to program participants in pursuit of SMART goals. Encourages ongoing participation of Diabetes Prevention Program graduates in monthly AfterCore maintenance classes. Documents class participation and patient encounters in patients’ Electronic Health Record, under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian Assists with ongoing data collection for maintenance of accreditation standards for education department, including Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME), and any other CCH&WC accreditation. Plans and implements events and other programs, including arranging for speakers, facilities, resources, and staffing as directed. Collaborates with CCH&WC medical staff and other departments to streamline education programs best practices, measures, and ensure requirements with day-to-day documentation are met and recorded. Designs and develops brochures, reports, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, resource packets, posters, and various training materials promoting public health issues and health activities. Assists with coordination of activities around Tobacco Prevention Education Program, writing newsletter articles and assisting with social media campaigns. Employment Type: Full Time Salary: $19 - $21 Hourly Bonus/Commission: No
