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Health Educator
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What they do
A Health Educator creates programs that are designed to teach people and motivate them to follow healthy behaviors. Works with individual patients and families in a health care settings, or develops campaigns and materials directed to larger groups such as college students. Organizes events like health screenings, trainings for peer educators or professionals, or incentive programs like weight loss challenges. May advise on public health policy.
$59,197 / year median in Louisiana
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Job Duties include:
Serves as a Competent Professional Authority (CPA) for the WIC Program, including determining eligibility for WIC, evaluating lab values, nutritional requirements, certifying participants, and prescribing a food package. Performs nutritional assessments of individuals or families by evaluating anthropometric measurements, urinary and serum lab values, nutritional (rather than 24-hour recalls or diet histories), medical and social histories. Develops care plans, prescribes food packages, counsels and monitors the progress of intervention in a parish health unit or a satellite clinic of a parish health unit. Networks with other health professionals, such as private physicians/nurses, in the development and implementation of interagency information/referral systems to identify patients with nutritional problems and needs. Conducts monthly mandatory outreach (health and medical organizations, religious/community agencies, social service agencies) to improve access to the Louisiana WIC Program.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Four years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR
- Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition or dietetics plus three years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator or in patient care; OR
- An associate's degree in nutrition, dietetics, human ecology, family and consumer science, health promotion, pre-medicine, or nursing plus two years of experience working as a WIC Clinic Nutrition Educator; OR
- A bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, human ecology, family and consumer science, health promotion, pre-medicine, or nursing.
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Full-time Pay:
$48,734.00- $50,690.