Description
Primary Care Health Services, INC.
NHC member will be expected to contribute to Primary Care Health Services mission. Obesity is a major public health issue among the pediatric and adult patients. NHC member will be on the frontline addressing the issue with the patients and parents providing education, encouragement, and follow up and referral to appropriate community resources. In pediatrics, the habits formed will have long lasting effects. In adults, weight loss and proper nutrition will benefit prevention of development of chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and musculoskeletal pain. Along with proper nutrition, exercise and weight loss, while preventing and/ or managing chronic diseases if already presence. Hypertension will be a focus, reaching out to patients whose blood pressure is poorly controlled and working to address the obstacles that may be facing the patients. A unique aspect of the NHC member’s efforts in reducing obesity will be working with our Healthy Lifestyle Program weight management program. The NHC member will promote reading to children directly with the parents providing books for the parents and modeling behavior by reading to patients with them. The program that PCHS uses is Reach Out and read. The member will expand the program so more children benefit from the program that is in place. The NHC member will facilitate patients’ ability to use the electronic capabilities of the PCHS electronic health record and patient portal. This is turn increases access to providers, health care team, and health information. Caring for the underserved communities well requires facilitating access to community resources and the NHC member will work to connect patients with the appropriate resources outside PCHS in each program.
Responsibilities:
• Identifying hosts and sponsors in various communities to form new partnerships recruiting participants,
• Creating healthcare and wellness educational materials, facilitating and conducting healthcare and wellness trainings and classes
• Implementing and executing program using established protocols
• Planning and preparing for classes,
• Providing health counseling and coaching,
• Engaging in program planning,
• Doing healthy cooking demonstrations,
• Doing physical exercise demonstrations,
• Developing community relationships,
• Coordinating with food access programs
Primary Care Health Services, INC.
NHC member will be expected to contribute to Primary Care Health Services mission. Obesity is a major public health issue among the pediatric and adult patients. NHC member will be on the frontline addressing the issue with the patients and parents providing education, encouragement, and follow up and referral to appropriate community resources. In pediatrics, the habits formed will have long lasting effects. In adults, weight loss and proper nutrition will benefit prevention of development of chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and musculoskeletal pain. Along with proper nutrition, exercise and weight loss, while preventing and/ or managing chronic diseases if already presence. Hypertension will be a focus, reaching out to patients whose blood pressure is poorly controlled and working to address the obstacles that may be facing the patients. A unique aspect of the NHC member’s efforts in reducing obesity will be working with our Healthy Lifestyle Program weight management program. The NHC member will promote reading to children directly with the parents providing books for the parents and modeling behavior by reading to patients with them. The program that PCHS uses is Reach Out and read. The member will expand the program so more children benefit from the program that is in place. The NHC member will facilitate patients’ ability to use the electronic capabilities of the PCHS electronic health record and patient portal. This is turn increases access to providers, health care team, and health information. Caring for the underserved communities well requires facilitating access to community resources and the NHC member will work to connect patients with the appropriate resources outside PCHS in each program.
Responsibilities:
• Identifying hosts and sponsors in various communities to form new partnerships recruiting participants,
• Creating healthcare and wellness educational materials, facilitating and conducting healthcare and wellness trainings and classes
• Implementing and executing program using established protocols
• Planning and preparing for classes,
• Providing health counseling and coaching,
• Engaging in program planning,
• Doing healthy cooking demonstrations,
• Doing physical exercise demonstrations,
• Developing community relationships,
• Coordinating with food access programs
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Living Allowance
$1500
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$2000 monthly
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Living allowance, Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Additional Benefits
Member Assistance Program
Transportation reimbursement during the service day
Training and professional development opportunities
Education Requirements
GED
Desired Languages
English
Other Conditions
Subject to criminal background check