Group Leader

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Group Leader, you will provide individualized self-management education and training to both individuals and groups, functioning in a non-technical role to deliver instruction to program participants, all in alignment with the organization's mission and core values.

Every day you will educate and train individuals and groups on self-management techniques according to your scope of practice, ensuring that your behavior consistently reflects our core values.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate excellent communication and instructional skills, a commitment to supporting program participants in self-management, and a deep understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of the organization.

• Able to lead, facilitate and manage groups of students and participants in Community Health programs with effective communications skills and professionalism.
• Utilize evidence based practices as indicated in curriculum being presented for each program and maintain fidelity of each program.
• Develop a collaborative, therapeutic alliance with participants and community members.
• Identify when a program participant's needs are outside the scope of the group leader's expertise and has the ability to arrange for additional services to meet needs.
• Provide outreach to older adults and work with community based groups. Make oral presentations on health topics and programs details in community settings.
• Attends/participates in departmental meetings including staff meetings and in-services. Participates in departmental and interdepartmental work teams.

Required:

• Experience in community healtheducation, clinic or acute care or,promotora or community health worker, health and wellness, life style coach orsupport group facilitator
• Prior medical field experience andknowledge of medical terminology
• Basic Life Support - CPR, we accept American Heart Association
• Driver's License: CA, and Auto Insurance upon hire

• Able to work in a culturally and socio-economic diverse environment with professionalism and confidentiality

• Must possess and maintain leader certification in one or all of the following:

  • CDSMP, DSMP, Tomando Control de Su Salud, Manejo Personal de la Diabetes, Walk With Ease, Matter of Balance

• DPP or maintain certification within 12 - months

Required:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish