Health Promotion Specialist - RN (Chicagoland Area)

Department :

08683 Advocate at Work - Healthe You

Status : Part time

Part time

Benefits Eligible : Hou rs Per Week :

Hou rs Per Week :

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

This is a PRN position. Hours will vary week to week. Minimum 8 shifts per month up to 40 hours per week during busy seasons.

Non Benefit eligible.

This is a PRN position. Hours will vary week to week. Minimum 8 shifts per month up to 40 hours per week during busy seasons.

Major Responsibilities :

• Performs onsite health and biometric screenings, blood draws and provides vaccinations.
• Provides educational counseling and health coaching based on participant results and accurately records screening information along with proper routing of all paperwork for processing.
• Provides recommendations on referrals to physicians for follow-up treatment as appropriate.
• Provides various educational programs for employers.
• Prepares and maintains a clean, safe, and fully stocked screening station.
• May oversee activities of health promotion technicians at offsite client company / community locations. Provides ongoing training and support to staff.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his / her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and / or Certification Required :

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, or
• Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) registration issued by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), or
• Dietitian (RD) registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and
• Dietitian certification issued by the state in which the team member practices.

Education Required :

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Physiology, or
• Associate's Degree in Nursing.

Experience Required :

Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing, dietetics / nutrition or exercise physiology that includes experiences in wellness and health promotion, adult teaching, and patient education / counseling.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

• Knowledge of nutrition, exercise activity, stress management, and other behaviors supportive of a healthy lifestyle.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication (oral and written), teamwork and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to comfortably and professionally present educational seminars to small and large groups.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend and twist throughout the workday.
• Frequently transports promotional displays and materials as well as screening and educational supplies. (Frequently lifts up to 25 lbs.

and occasionally lifts up to 35 lbs. Pushes and pulls up to 30 lbs.)

• May be exposed to blood and body fluids and thus appropriate protective clothing (gloves, goggles and lab coat) must be worn as necessary.
• Position requires travel, may be exposed to weather and road hazards.
• Exposed to both a normal office environment and a variety of work-site and community environments for program delivery.

Work-sites and community environments may contain odors, dust and dirt.

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule / hours.

About Advocate Health

is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names in Illinois; in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.