Clinical Nurse Educator

Overview:

What you can expect!   

Find joy in serving others with IEHP! We welcome you to join us in “healing and inspiring the human spirit” and to pivot from a “job” opportunity to an authentic experience! 

Under the direction of the Clinical Health Education Manager, the Clinical Nurse Educator is part of the overall population health strategy, to address Members’ holistic   needs with chronic conditions and expertise as it relates to medical, pharmacological management, and care coordination. The Clinical Nurse Educator will exist within an infrastructure of a care coordination model, to assist in engaging Members into the right level of care and will collaborate with others in the health education, promotion & prevention team (as well as other internal IEHP teams) to facilitate regional strategy and community partnerships to drive collective impact. The Clinical Nurse Educator will work with the underserved and vulnerable population to provide health education in a culturally tailored way that engages Members to increase their readiness for behavior change and will serve to support a strategic multi-disciplinary team to drive improvement in regulatory HEDIS/MCAS performance care gaps.

Commitment to Quality: The IEHP Team is committed to incorporate IEHP’s Quality Program goals including, but not limited to, HEDIS, CAHPS, and NCQA Accreditation.

Perks

IEHP is not only committed to healing and inspiring the human spirit of our Members; we also aim to match our Team Members with the same energy by providing prime benefits and more.

• CalPERS retirement
• 457(b) option with a contribution match
• Generous paid time off- vacation, holidays, sick
• State of the art fitness center on-site
• Medical Insurance with Dental and Vision
• Paid life insurance for employees with additional options
• Short-term, and long-term disability options
• Pet care insurance
• Flexible Spending Account – Health Care/Childcare
• Wellness programs that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Career advancement opportunities and professional development
• Competitive salary with annual merit increase
• Team bonus opportunities

Education & Experience 

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in clinical healthcare including but not limited to experience in hospital, utilization management and/or provider liaison duties, education, program planning, and evaluation
• Must have experience delivering clinical health education in managed care, outpatient or community setting and demonstrated experience in care coordination in a clinical multi-disciplinary model
• Must have experience in electronic medical record documentation and be able to navigate/escalate care when clinical risk is identified. Has knowledge or experience with underserved communities and understands health literacy, social determinants of health, and cultural barriers
• Bachelor's degree in any Science or Health Related field from an accredited institution required
• Health Coaching certificate from a nationally recognized certificate program is preferred
• Public Health Nurse Certification (PHN) preferred
• Specialized certification is highly preferred, to address special populations with chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, depression, cardiovascular disease) such as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Certified Asthma Educator (ACE), Perinatal nursing certification (RN-BC), or Certified Childbirth Educator (ICCE)
• Possession of an active, unrestricted, and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the California State Board of Nursing required

Key Qualifications 

• Must have a valid California Driver's License
• Possess subject matter expertise around the following areas, including but not limited to:
  Discipline of health education such as chronic condition prevention, nutrition, behavioral health, and knowledge working across the lifecycle (including the perinatal journey)
  Clinical manifestation of chronic conditions, pregnancy, and risk identification, management/mitigation, and care coordination
  Understand cultural linguistic barriers to serving disparate populations such as for birth equity, justice involved
• Managed care and regulatory/accreditation experience is a plus
  Navigating across multi-disciplinary care teams
• Electronic medical documentation in Member Care Plan
  Adult learning theories

Start your journey towards a thriving future with IEHP and apply TODAY!