Health Educator

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother / community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites , over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

General Job Description

• As a Health Educator for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you support the planning, implementation, and delivery of health education topics for our patients. You provide individual and group education, and participate in community events and engagement activities. You support the mission of FHCSD by creating culturally and linguistically appropriate curriculums, planning programs, delivering education, and evaluating effectiveness. You have a passion for community health promotion, for serving the medically underserved, and you understand how to communicate health topics in meaningful, relevant ways.

Job Roles

Education / Certifications / Licenses / Registrations

FOR THE FAMILY PLANNING DEPARTMENT (105) ONLY : FPHW Certification Required upon hire, or obtained within 90 days of hire. CPSP Certification Required upon hire, or obtained within 7 days of hire.

FOR THE PRENATAL SUPPORT SERVICE DEPARTMENT (119) ONLY : FPHW Certification Required upon hire, or obtained within 90 days of hire. CPSP Certification Required upon hire, or obtained within 7 days of hire.

Experience / Specialized skills (including Language)

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

$21.00 - $27.00

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and / or experience. In addition to these factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here : FHCSD Wellness - Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)