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See below under Subjects of Examination.

Residence Requirements:

THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Examples of Duties:

A Health Educator plans, coordinates and/or conducts ducation, counseling, assessment and follow up activities for patients with health related diseases at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation;

Develops plans for patient education and care program based on patient needs and co-diagnosis; reviews plans with patients and caregivers;

Counsels patients on disease, lifestyle choices and behavioral modifications;

Coordinates patient medical needs with medical and professional staff such as doctors, nurses, case managers and discharge planners;

Researches and provides referrals for patients to utilize community health resources and outpatient services;

Assists in scheduling patient follow-up appointments as needed;

Maintains accurate patient data related to education plan, counseling and consultation with patients and caregivers;

Conducts follow-up calls and interacts with patients after discharge to ensure patient needs are met and encourage compliance with lifestyle choices and behavioral modifications;

Collects and maintains patient data; inputs patient data into appropriate electronic health applications;

Provides information and prepares reports as requested;

Performs client screening, assessment and evaluation using standardized and customized instruments;

Develops and implements customized assessment and evaluation instruments and related written materials;

Evaluates individual patient education and care program; may amend patient education and care program based on evaluation;

Researches and implements updates to protocols and procedures related to compliance and patient care; communicates changes to appropriate medical and professional staff;

Designs and implements evaluation tools to measure overall services provided to patient; performs evaluations;

Develops and distributes evaluation findings and provides recommendations to improve services provided to patients;

Identifies and notifies management of potential unsafe practices;

Participates in departmental performance improvement activities;

Serves on committees, attends and participates in meetings.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Education, Nutrition, Infection Control, Diabetes Education or health-related field and two (2) years of experience working in direct patient care with disease populations, educating on lifestyle modification and/or disease prevention.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT IF ASSIGNED TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND DIABETIC MANAGEMENT:
Possession of Diabetes Educator Certification from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) within twelve (12) months of appointment.

Notes:

1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements.

2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

To Be Announced

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However,candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm

Subjects of Examination:

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SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1. Educating and interacting with the public

These questions test for knowledge of techniques used to interact effectively with individuals and/or community groups, to educate or inform them about topics of concern, to publicize or clarify agency programs or policies, to negotiate conflicts or resolve complaints, and to represent one's agency or program in a manner in keeping with good public relations practices. Questions may also cover interacting with others in cooperative efforts of public outreach or service.

2. Planning, implementing, and evaluating health education programs

A test of knowledge of facts, trends, principles, and theories in the area. The subtest will deal with, but not necessarily be confined to: the planning process; program planning; identifying program objectives; identifying target groups; analyzing target groups; determining knowledges, skills, and aptitudes to be developed in target groups; designing and organizing the specific learning; implementing experiences; staffing; program evaluation; and the evaluation of appropriate materials.

3. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

4. Principles of educating and training

These questions test for the knowledge and abilities used to provide instruction to individuals and groups in settings typically outside the workplace. Instruction of this sort may be given to members of the public or groups with a specialized interest or concern. The questions address issues such as determining what is to be taught; developing and evaluating instructional plans; developing, using, and evaluating training methods and materials; motivation; learning; interacting with learners; and evaluating the success of instruction.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES:  It is recommended that candidates use a quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculator.  Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited.  You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.