# Clinical Health Educator

*/JobTypes/Clinical_Health_Educator*

Departments: Patient Education Department, Health Promotion and Wellness, Population Health Management, Chronic Disease Management, Care Management and Coordination, Primary Care Clinics, Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinics.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Health Education Specialists](/Occupations/Health_Education_Specialists) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Community Health Outreach Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Health_Outreach_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Outreach Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Outreach_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Corporate Wellness Specialist](/JobTypes/Corporate_Wellness_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Grant-Funded Health Program Manager](/JobTypes/Grant-Funded_Health_Program_Manager) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Health Literacy Specialist](/JobTypes/Health_Literacy_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Health Promotion Specialist](/JobTypes/Health_Promotion_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Infectious Disease Prevention Specialist](/JobTypes/Infectious_Disease_Prevention_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Patient Educator](/JobTypes/Patient_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Patient Navigator](/JobTypes/Patient_Navigator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Public Health Department Educator](/JobTypes/Public_Health_Department_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [University Health Promotion Specialist](/JobTypes/University_Health_Promotion_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Health Behavior Change Theory](/Knowledge/Health_Behavior_Change_Theory) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Community Health Resources](/Knowledge/Community_Health_Resources) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Patient Communication](/Knowledge/Patient_Communication) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Health Literacy Principles](/Knowledge/Health_Literacy_Principles) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Chronic Disease Management](/Knowledge/Chronic_Disease_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Perform

- [Assess Individual Health Literacy](/Tasks/Assess_Individual_Health_Literacy) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate Patient Learning Outcomes](/Tasks/Evaluate_Patient_Learning_Outcomes) — perform · Tasks
- [Document Education in the Patient Record](/Tasks/Document_Education_in_the_Patient_Record) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate Education with the Care Team](/Tasks/Coordinate_Education_with_the_Care_Team) — perform · Tasks
- [Counsel Patients on Self-Management](/Tasks/Counsel_Patients_on_Self-Management) — perform · Tasks
- [Develop Condition-Specific Teaching Materials](/Tasks/Develop_Condition-Specific_Teaching_Materials) — perform · Tasks
- [Deliver Patient Education Sessions](/Tasks/Deliver_Patient_Education_Sessions) — perform · Tasks

### Problems this exposes

- [education delivered and patient response charted to meet billing and accreditation requirements](/Problems/education_delivered_and_patient_response_charted_to_meet_billing_and_accreditation_requirements) — exposes problem · Problems
- [each patient's health literacy scored fast enough to adapt the teaching session in real time](/Problems/each_patient's_health_literacy_scored_fast_enough_to_adapt_the_teaching_session_in_real_time) — exposes problem · Problems
- [education plans reconciled with the care team's EHR notes without duplicate charting](/Problems/education_plans_reconciled_with_the_care_team's_EHR_notes_without_duplicate_charting) — exposes problem · Problems
- [individual patient comprehension verified via teach-back before discharge, not just logged attendance](/Problems/individual_patient_comprehension_verified_via_teach-back_before_discharge,_not_just_logged_attendance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [patient-education materials re-leveled by hand for literacy and language](/Problems/patient-education_materials_re-leveled_by_hand_for_literacy_and_language) — exposes problem · Problems
- [behavior-change follow-up between sessions untracked at population scale](/Problems/behavior-change_follow-up_between_sessions_untracked_at_population_scale) — exposes problem · Problems
- [culturally-tailored content variants maintained separately per community](/Problems/culturally-tailored_content_variants_maintained_separately_per_community) — exposes problem · Problems
- [program outcome reporting to grant funders assembled manually](/Problems/program_outcome_reporting_to_grant_funders_assembled_manually) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Presentation Software](/Software/Presentation_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Patient Education Content Platform](/Software/Patient_Education_Content_Platform) — uses software · Software
- [Electronic Health Record System](/Software/Electronic_Health_Record_System) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Speech Clarity](/Ability/Speech_Clarity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Social Perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Comprehension](/Ability/Oral_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — requires skill · Skills
- [Teaching Material Development](/Skills/Teaching_Material_Development) — requires skill · Skills
- [Motivational Interviewing](/Skills/Motivational_Interviewing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Health Literacy Assessment](/Skills/Health_Literacy_Assessment) — requires skill · Skills
- [Patient Education](/Skills/Patient_Education) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Assess Patient Health Literacy](/Activities/Assess_Patient_Health_Literacy) — engage in · Activities
- [Counsel Patients on Self-Management](/Activities/Counsel_Patients_on_Self-Management) — engage in · Activities
- [Deliver Patient Education Sessions](/Activities/Deliver_Patient_Education_Sessions) — engage in · Activities