Patient Educators - KSA
Job Status: open
One of our Clients is looking for Patient Educators for the following roles.
Position Title: Patient Educators
Position Based In: Saudi Arabia
Employer / Client’s Detail: Leading Government Hospital
Gender: Equal Opportunity Employer
Education: Graduate of Bachelor's Degree in Health Education/Community Health Education/Public Health educationlNursing or related field-ESSENTIAL Completion of Specialty Health Education Program-ESSENTIAL
Experience: Five years experience of recent acute care hospital environment-ESSENTIAL.
Job Descriptions / Responsibilities:
- Initiates and provides continuous evaluation of patient education for all patients.
- Performs patient care assessments of educational needs considering the patient's physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
- Formulates and initiates an individualized teaching plan of care considering factors influencing patient's
Ability to participate in educational activities.
- Provides one-oil-one and group patient teaching activities.
- Develops patient/family educational tools and materials in Arabic and English.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team in planning, implementing and evaluating outcomes of patienUfamilyeducation.
- Participates in patient support group activities, School Health Programs and Community Outreach
Educational Programs.
- Facilitates and participates in performance improvement activities.
- Conducts and/or participates in research related to the Health Education Program.
- Assists in development of standards of care for Health Education Program.
- Serves as a role model, teacher and resource person in guiding the patient and family.
- Participates in interdisciplinary committees and task forces.
