We're hunting for a Health Education Specialist, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will develop and implement disease, clinical care process, injury prevention, and/or childhood adversity programs and provide an organized, comprehensive approach for educating healthcare professionals, patient families and the community in a variety of settings.

Think you've got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Develops, organizes, and implements broad-based health education programs aimed at patient families and community residents.
• Research best practice in programming pertinent to health education in specialty area.
• Develops and updates educational materials used in outreach and educational programs based on appropriate research data.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary clinical programs by engaging internal and external care team members and organizations.
• Develops and promotes patient access to useful, trustworthy information and resources for all socioeconomic and educational levels.
• Works in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders such as physicians, community-based organizations, to ensure proper and accurate messaging to patients and families
• Educates patients and families on opportunities for information and resources such as family advocacy channels and patient and/or parent support groups. Develops tools to track these opportunities and outcomes.
• Coordinates activities, events, camps, and/or support groups for patients and ensures uptake of these activities. Develops approaches, budgets, communication plans, stakeholders, and evaluation strategies for each program.
• Delivers health education and services designed for the betterment of patient families, staff, and community members.
• Creates an infrastructure to support and sustain quality improvement education such as advanced quality improvement.
• Demonstrates commitment to team flexibility, professionalism, and critical thinking.
• Coordinates all aspects associated with assigned projects as needed.

Skills & Requirements
• Required bachelor's degree in in health education or a related field with a preferred master's degree in health education or a related field
• Preferred 3 years' experience in public health, health education or quality improvement scienceSince 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org .

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.