Health Educator (HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, etc) HIV/STDs, nutrition, high blood pressure, smoking, pregnancy, and diabetes. …
AmeriCorps and the Medically Underserved in Utah
DEFINITIONS AND TYPES OF SERVICE POSITIONS
Health Educator HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, etc
The main objective for a health educator is to prevent disease and promote
healthy lifestyles through knowledge and behavior change Anyone interested
in health education must enjoy working with a variety of people, have good
oral and written communication skills, and have a desire to help people
Health educators are an integral part of community health education
programs They provide information to individuals and communities in an
effort to promote, maintain, and improve healthy lifestyles Some of the
issues that are of importance include substance abuse, safety, HIV/STDs,
nutrition, high blood pressure, smoking, pregnancy, and diabetes
Community Health Outreach Worker
Outreach workers may also be known as community health advocates,
community health representatives, or promotoras and are a fundamental
link between their community and the public health care system They
provide informal counseling and support, as well as advocate for and assure
the individual needs of their
community, while building their communitys
capacity Community outreach workers promote healthy living through
teaching disease prevention and by connecting their community to formal
health and human service systems
Patient Services Assistant
Assists with patient admissions and registration, data entry for medical
records, specified routine procedures such as taking of vital signs,
greeting and referring patients; counsels patients and families regarding
financial issues such as insurance, eligibility for assistance, sliding fee
scales, Medicaid, meal eligibility, and local transportation services;
verifies insurance coverage with insurance companies
Case Management Assistant
Assists with the collaborative process normally associated with multiple
episodes of health care intervention that assesses, plans, implements,
coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet a
beneficiarys complex health needs This is accomplished through
communication and available resources that promote quality, cost-effective
outcomes
Patient Advocate
A person who helps a patient work with others who have an effect on the
patients health, including doctors, insurance companies,
employers, case
managers, and lawyers A patient advocate helps resolve issues about health
care, medical bills, and job discrimination related to a patients medical
condition For example, cancer advocacy groups try to raise public
awareness about important cancer issues, such as the need for cancer
support services, education, and research
Reach Out and Read Coordinator
Reach Out and Read ROR is a program that promotes early literacy by
bringing new books and advice about the importance of reading aloud into
the pediatric exam room The coordinator may develop and manage the
processes of recruiting/training/managing volunteer readers, soliciting
books and setting up literacy events
Translation Assistant
Translators and interpreters are utilized to assist with document
translation and interpreting services This responsibility is often in
conjunction with other tasks including in some of the other types of
positions
Volunteer Coordinator
Actively recruit and orient new volunteers in the community; work with
local businesses and organizations to gather more volunteers; and
responsible for building the capacity of the Volunteer Department through
community outreach
Community Health
Advocate
Provide liaison and outreach to targeted populations including: driving to
various community locations, answering questions/concerns from targeted
populations and researching/developing and providing training to target
groups Provide presentations to community groups, including: presenting to
groups of varying sizes; and developing and evaluating presentation
materials Coordinate service delivery to target populations, including:
scheduling, planning, and organizing activities; facilitating community
meetings
Note: The descriptions provided are examples of common member service
duties, and should not be looked upon as a limitation of member service
title and/or duties
