Health Education Specialist

ROLE
We are seeking a Health Education Specialist to support the Mind Body Medicine program at Naval Medical Center San Diego in San Diego, CA. In this role, you will help strengthen health education services that support patient wellness, staff education, and mind body medicine programming across the medical center and military community.

This is a full-time opportunity in which we'll provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and job stability and security.

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RESPONSIBILITIES
I . Mind Body Medicine Program Support

• Coordinate daily operations and administrative activities for Mind Body Medicine programs
• Support the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of health education programs
• Coordinate health education activities with department leaders and multidisciplinary educators
• Prepare annual schedules for patient classes and health care provider in-service education
• Support individual consultations and Mind Body Medicine interventions, as appropriate

II. Health Education & Curriculum Development

• Serve as an education resource for staff in inpatient, ambulatory care, and military community settings
• Plan, develop, review, and update curricula for patient, staff, and provider education
• Review educational and marketing materials for accuracy, relevance, and audience fit
• Keep current on health education methods, teaching strategies, instructional tools, and program evaluation practices
• Develop and promote Train-the-Trainer programs for professional staff

III. Program Evaluation & Quality Improvement

• Conduct program evaluations, surveys, and assessments to identify patient needs and education priorities
• Support program improvement by evaluating instructor effectiveness and helping train educators
• Maintain professional standards through program reviews, research, assessments, and revisions
• Participate in performance improvement, continuing education, in-service training, and required meetings
• Maintain program records, workload data, reports, and education-related documentation

IV. Outreach, Events & Resource Coordination

• Coordinate workshops, health fairs, displays, and other special education-focused events
• Promote assigned education programs to staff and patients across the medical center and branch clinics
• Serve as a liaison with military, community, health care, support, and education resources
• Help coordinate educational pamphlets, audiovisual materials, and other program supplies

V. Medical Center Compliance & Documentation

• Follow medical center policies for safety, infection control, documentation, patient rights, and professional conduct
• Use required systems, including MHS GENESIS and DoD email, to support documentation and communication
• Maintain timely, accurate, and legible records in accordance with clinic directives
• Respond to email, voicemail, meetings, and other required communications

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Familiarity with at least one mind body medicine or self-care practice, such as meditation, yoga, qigong, tai chi, or a similar modality
• Knowledge of public health principles, health education practices, learning theories, and current health teaching methods
• Ability to assess education needs and develop health education programs for specific patient, staff, or community groups
• Knowledge of research methods and the ability to support surveys, assessments, program reviews, and education-related studies
• Understanding of quality assessment principles used to monitor and improve health education services
• Ability to review curricula, training materials, and educational resources for accuracy, relevance, and effectiveness
• Strong communication, coordination, and leadership skills in a multidisciplinary health care environment

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• High bachelor’s degree with successful completion of education in one of the following areas:

Education, Social Work, Behavioral Sciences, Exercise Sciences, Nursing, Healthcare, or Public Health

LOCATION

• San Diego, CA 92134

TELEWORK

• Telework is not authorized

CLEARANCE

• U.S. citizenship is required as it supports the U.S. federal government

CLIENT

• Defense Health Agency (DHA)

TRAVEL

• Travel may be required

WORK HOURS

• 40 hours
• 8 hours a day
• 5 days a week

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

• Employment Classification Eligibility — Nonexempt

RELOCATION

• Not eligible for relocation benefits

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KMRG, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital or civil partnership status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, maternity status, political affiliation, military or veteran status, genetic information, traits historically associated with race, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and/or local law.

Other Considerations. Applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 100% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 100% of the time.