• Healthy Living Program Specialist

    Dignity Health (Bakersfield, CA)


    Job Summary and Responsibilities

    Position Summary:

    The employee will be responsible for facilitating Healthy Living educational activities including but not limited to chronic disease, chronic pain and diabetes self-management program offerings. Facilitation of such events will also include delivery of workshop content, workshop instruction, material preparation, scoring, and follow up. The employee will be responsible for workshop planning, individual and workshop class entry, and phone duties. Responsibilities will include use of programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of the Organization. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values

    Job Requirements

    Minimum Qualifications:

    + At least one year experience facilitating workshops/classes

    + High School Diploma or equivalent

    + Must be bilingual in Spanish with a valid, current driver's license

    + Must have clear understanding of office procedures.

    + Good writing and verbal communication skills.

    + Must demonstrate sound independent judgment.

    + Interpersonal skills necessary to interact with all levels of staff, other departments and the public in a pleasant, helpful and cooperative manner.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Experience in customer service and community outreach

    + Bachelors degree preferred

     

    Where You'll Work

     

    Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield) at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.

     

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    Pay Range

    $24.00 - $31.52 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.