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Lifestyle Educator I

Kaiser Permanente
  • San Diego, CA
  • $42.22–$48.89 Per Hour
17 days ago

Job Description

Primary Location San Diego, California Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Schedule Per Diem Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift Day Salary $42.22 - $48.89 / hour

Job Number 1448637 Date Posted 10/01/2026

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Job Summary:

Facilitates monitors and evaluates specific lifestyle and behavior changes that contribute to the improvement of health by providing group and individual counseling and instruction to health plan members and others.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Facilitates behavior/education change groups and/or individual consulting established within theory-based practice.
  • Identifies education and needs of patients.
  • Implements instructional objectives and counseling strategies based upon need assessments.
  • May track, evaluate and document patient progress towards identified goals.
  • May Provide individual short term or long term counseling to promote or maintain behavior change.
  • Serves as a patient advocate in the coordination and delivery of services both within the organization and the community.
  • Provides in-services and training to staff members, as assigned.
  • Prepares reports as assigned.
  • Provides input into the development and modification of program curriculum, support materials and activities.
  • NOTE: Must be able to work flexible hours, evening hours as required.
  • PAY RATE: Scale

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • N/A.

Education

  • Bachelors Degree, certification and/or four (4) years of experience in area of instruction or related field.
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

  • N/A

Additional Requirements:

  • Knowledge of educational psychology, behavior change, adult learning theory, educational methodologies, and organization behavior.
  • Demonstrated ability to utilize interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and group facilitator/process skills.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum one (1) year experience in education or counseling preferred.
  • Previous teaching experience preferred.
  • Computer literacy preferred.

Primary Location: California,San Diego,Garfield Specialty Care Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 12:01 AM Working Hours End: 11:59 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-02|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Garfield Specialty Center - Mbr Educ-Anorexiant Weight - 0806 Pay Range: $42.22 - $48.89 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate''s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente''s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente''s policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationSan Diego, CA
IndustryHealthcare Services
Salary$42.22–$48.89 Per Hour
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1945
Websitehttp://www.kp.org/careers

About Company

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.

Skills

  • Academic Adviceunmatched
  • Adult Learningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Skillsunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Educational Psychologyunmatched
  • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Health Plan Membershipunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Patient Assessmentunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Service Deliveryunmatched
  • Set Goalsunmatched
  • Staff Trainingunmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Training/Teachingunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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