Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

As an integral part of Mount Sinai Health System’s Emergency Department Health Education Program, Health Educators provide a patient-centered, harm reduction approach in order to reach individuals living with HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV), and/or Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Health Educators work with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate services and guide patients in an effort to remove barriers to accessing quality care and treatment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Screen Emergency Department patients to identify individuals with HIV, HCV, and/or SUD
• Utilize Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) skills to promote patients to accept education, testing, and/or referral to care
• Provide stigma-free risk reduction counseling and overdose response education, including naloxone kit distribution
• Assist in assessing the impact of treatment referral compliance and following patients upon discharge
• Produce and maintain accurate databases daily and summarize standardize report on a weekly basis with the multidisciplinary team to evaluate program operational quality and performance
• Assist in the development and presentation of public health education and promotion including HIV, HCV, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), SUD, and Asthma
• Collaborate on the development of operational plans and policies necessary to achieve program objectives and services
• Partner with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and availability of services
• Participate in the preparation and distribution of health education materials, including reports, bulletins, and visual aids such as films, videotapes, photographs, and posters
• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies, organizations, and clinical partners interested in public health care
• Perform other related duties

The Health Educator may also be involved in program outreach and expansion activities to both within and outside of the Mount Sinai Health System. Outreach activities may include delivering presentations and attending scientific conferences and meetings.

The Health Educator reports directly to the Program Medical Director with whom they will have regular one on one meetings with.

This is an ideal position to gain experience in community health, research, and clinical medicine.

Requirements:

• Possess a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Biology, Psychology, Education, or related discipline
• Have at least 1 year of experience in clinical environment
• Must possess knowledge of community resources and health care processes, structure, and function
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) strongly preferred
• Experience in a supervisory role preferred
• Database management experience
• Command of Microsoft Office Suite, experience with REDCap and EMR preferred
• Experience with basic statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, STATA) preferred
• Must demonstrate ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Exceptionally organized and able to work independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to plan a program based on health needs and requirements
• Ability to work with a very diverse population and be sensitive to cultural differences
• Comfortable speaking in public
• Strong independent judgment
• Flexibility to take on new duties as needed
• Certification as a Certified Health Educator (CHES) from the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. preferred

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:

• Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.

• Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.

• Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.

• Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!

Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $60,000.00 - $61,800.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.