Health Educator I (Part Time Nurse Educator)

About the Job
WebMD is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, other healthcare professionals, employers and health plans. The online healthcare information, decision-support applications and communications services that we provide:

- Help consumers take an active role in managing their health by providing objective healthcare information and lifestyle information.

- Make it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to access clinical reference sources, stay abreast of the latest clinical information, learn about new treatment options, earn continuing medical education credits and communicate with peers.

- Enable employers and health plans to provide their employees and plan members with access to personalized health and benefit information and decision support technology that helps them make informed benefit, provider and treatment choices.

Begin a career with the most-recognized Health Information website. WebMD Health Services is currently seeking part time Nurses as Health Educators for our Indianapolis office.

Summary:
Provide the proactive At-Risk Management component of the health management program, In following the Transtheoretical stage of change model, provide telephonic at-risk health education based upon information provided by participants' completed health risk appraisal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1) Perform telephonic at-risk health education based on participants' completed health risk appraisal.
2) Provide assessment of at-risk areas and provide referral to appropriate resources.
3) Understand and deliver client-centered coaching through a combination of reflective listening and identification of readiness to change.
4) Assist participants' progress through the stages of change for at-risk behavior.
5) Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to elicit behavior change and reduce participant ambivalence
6) Improve the health lifestyle behaviors and overall health of participants.
7) Participate in collective record keeping which allows for continuity to exist between multiple health education sessions.
8) Work with the Fulfillment department in delivering specific, supplemental health related materials to participants.
9) Assist in the production of aggregate reports which incorporate the health education calls made to clients' participants.
10) Performs other, varied job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:
A Bachelor's Degree in a Nursing and also must be a Registered Nurse.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of current health education practices. Knowledge of, and ability to apply Prochaska's Transtheoretical Stage of Change model. Skills in the utilization of basic computer software applications. Ability to work and interact with departments throughout the organization. Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.

Apply online at www.webmd.com, click on Careers link, and search under Indianapolis, IN.