Public Health Educator (Family/Community/School Health)

Salary: $50,726 - $79,482

Position Grade: 15G

Department: Health

Job Type Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1364

Location: St. Louis, MO

It is the responsibility of the Health Educator (HE) to effectively work and manage the City of St. Louis Department of Health (DOH) doula care services under the Maternal and Child Health Program in FCSH (Family/Community/School Health). Deliverables include provision of supportive and self-care services that encourage birthing moms to adhere to medical regiments prescribed by their medical providers. Working in an interdisciplinary field, the HE will help coordinate the access and compliance of pre/peri/postnatal visits for birthing mothers through certified doula care professionals. Services provided to expecting moms and their families will aid in healthy birth outcomes. The HE will analyze and develop our doula care service program to protect birthing moms and their families from negative influences and promote a healthy pre/peri/post pregnancy experience for members of our community. The DOH HE will communicate effectively to inform and educate people about best practices that contribute to healthy pregnancy outcomes. This vital position will also work with local MCH organizations to strengthen, support, and help improve local infant morbidity and mortality rates. This position will help create champions, and implement policies, plans, and laws that positively impact our parents and babies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with DOH MCH Public Health Nurse III.

• Review the work of doula care service providers.

• Partner and network with community organizations that provide services for parents and their unborn and newborn babies.

• Help develop and lead coalitions focused on improving the overall success of healthy birthing outcomes.

• Facilitate health educational training to the general public.

• Coordinate referrals for residents as it pertains to programs’ areas of responsibility.

• Manage services and resources for the program.

• Assist with documentation and data collection.

• Participate in community outreach and events.

• Conduct inspections and follow-up visits as needed.

• Identify and seek new opportunities to educate and reach targeted populations (i.e., children, parents, pregnant women, minorities, those with limited English proficiency).

• Participate in local, region wide and state-wide meetings and trainings.

• Assist in completing and reporting quality improvements.

• Maintain client records and information in appropriate databases and paper files.

• Assist in special project developments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.

• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide first-level professional counseling to clients and/or patients on public health issues.

• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, computer terminal, photocopier, TV/VCR, telephone and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of reference, descriptive and advisory data and information such as medical records, disease data, activity reports, professional periodicals, resource manuals, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.

• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages and decimals; interpret descriptive statistical reports.

• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as diseases.

• Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift, push and pull books, audiovisual equipment and presentation materials light to heavy objects and materials, weighing twenty (20) pounds and occasionally to over one hundred (100) pounds.

• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of shapes to clearly distinguish objects and sounds to communicate with others and give public presentations.
  

A Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Community Health Education, Social Work, or a related field; plus two years of experience in public health, which should include some experience in childhood and maternal health, human services, or community education. Qualifying experience should include knowledge about reproductive health, nutrition, and health care access. OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

License: Must possess and maintain a valid Missouri driver’s license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application. Please note type of license, number, class, and expiration date on the Employment Application.

Scoring Components and Their Weights
Experience and Training: 100%
May be Subject to:
Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Veterans Preference Points

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.