# Health Literacy Specialist

*/JobTypes/Health_Literacy_Specialist*

Departments: Patient Education, Patient Experience, Member Communications, Health Communications, Health Equity and Inclusion, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

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

### Siblings

- [Clinical Health Educator](/JobTypes/Clinical_Health_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [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 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

### Related (staff)

- [Patient Education](/Departments/Patient_Education) — staff · Departments

### Required knowledge

- [Plain-language standards](/Knowledge/Plain-language_standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cultural Competence](/Knowledge/Cultural_Competence) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Adult Education Principles](/Knowledge/Adult_Education_Principles) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Health Literacy Principles](/Knowledge/Health_Literacy_Principles) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Problems this exposes

- [org health-literacy guidelines drifting from updated CMS and Joint Commission communication standards, with no change-tracking](/Problems/org_health-literacy_guidelines_drifting_from_updated_CMS_and_Joint_Commission_communication_standards,_with_no_change-tracking) — exposes problem · Problems
- [clinician teach-back training has no measure of whether bedside communication actually improved](/Problems/clinician_teach-back_training_has_no_measure_of_whether_bedside_communication_actually_improved) — exposes problem · Problems
- [recruiting representative patient testers for material validation is slow and unrepresentative](/Problems/recruiting_representative_patient_testers_for_material_validation_is_slow_and_unrepresentative) — exposes problem · Problems
- [cultural-appropriateness review relies on a single reviewer's judgment, not community input](/Problems/cultural-appropriateness_review_relies_on_a_single_reviewer's_judgment,_not_community_input) — exposes problem · Problems
- [measuring whether patients actually comprehend, not just that materials exist](/Problems/measuring_whether_patients_actually_comprehend,_not_just_that_materials_exist) — exposes problem · Problems
- [keeping multilingual versions in sync when the source guidance changes](/Problems/keeping_multilingual_versions_in_sync_when_the_source_guidance_changes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [rewriting clinical content to a target reading level without losing medical accuracy](/Problems/rewriting_clinical_content_to_a_target_reading_level_without_losing_medical_accuracy) — exposes problem · Problems
- [verifying plain-language materials against CMS/Section-1557 and translation requirements](/Problems/verifying_plain-language_materials_against_CMS%2FSection-1557_and_translation_requirements) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Survey and Testing Platform](/Software/Survey_and_Testing_Platform) — uses software · Software
- [Document Authoring Software](/Software/Document_Authoring_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Readability Analysis Software](/Software/Readability_Analysis_Software) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Originality](/Ability/Originality) — requires ability · Ability
- [Written Comprehension](/Ability/Written_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Written Expression](/Ability/Written_Expression) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Instructional Design](/Skills/Instructional_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Material Usability Testing](/Skills/Material_Usability_Testing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Readability Assessment](/Skills/Readability_Assessment) — requires skill · Skills
- [Plain Language Writing](/Skills/Plain_Language_Writing) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Test Materials with Patient Audiences](/Activities/Test_Materials_with_Patient_Audiences) — engage in · Activities
- [Conduct Plain Language Reviews](/Activities/Conduct_Plain_Language_Reviews) — engage in · Activities
- [Assess Readability of Health Materials](/Activities/Assess_Readability_of_Health_Materials) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Develop Health Literacy Guidelines](/Tasks/Develop_Health_Literacy_Guidelines) — perform · Tasks
- [Test Materials with Patient Audiences](/Tasks/Test_Materials_with_Patient_Audiences) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate Cultural Appropriateness of Materials](/Tasks/Evaluate_Cultural_Appropriateness_of_Materials) — perform · Tasks
- [Train Clinical Staff on Clear Communication](/Tasks/Train_Clinical_Staff_on_Clear_Communication) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct Plain Language Reviews](/Tasks/Conduct_Plain_Language_Reviews) — perform · Tasks
- [Redesign Patient Education Content](/Tasks/Redesign_Patient_Education_Content) — perform · Tasks
- [Assess Readability of Health Materials](/Tasks/Assess_Readability_of_Health_Materials) — perform · Tasks