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How to hire a health education coordinator

Health education coordinator hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring health education coordinators in the United States:

  • There are a total of 18,502 health education coordinators in the US, and there are currently 85,420 job openings in this field.
  • The median cost to hire a health education coordinator is $1,633.
  • Small businesses spend $1,105 per health education coordinator on training each year, while large companies spend $658.
  • It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
  • It takes approximately 12 weeks for a new employee to reach full productivity levels.
  • HR departments typically allocate 15% of their budget towards recruitment efforts.
  • Lexington, KY, has the highest demand for health education coordinators, with 11 job openings.

How to hire a health education coordinator, step by step

To hire a health education coordinator, consider the skills and experience you are looking for in a candidate, allocate a budget for the position, and post and promote the job opening to reach potential candidates. Follow these steps to hire a health education coordinator:

Here's a step-by-step health education coordinator hiring guide:

  • Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
  • Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
  • Step 3: Make a budget
  • Step 4: Write a health education coordinator job description
  • Step 5: Post your job
  • Step 6: Interview candidates
  • Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new health education coordinator
  • Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a health education coordinator do?

A Health Coordinator is in charge of organizing services to ensure that patients get to receive optimal medical care and assistance. Although their responsibilities primarily depend on their line of work or place of employment, it typically includes performing research and analysis, coordinating with physicians and fellow health experts, liaising with internal and external parties, studying patient feedback, and developing strategies to optimize operations. A Health Coordinator may assist patients by answering inquiries, helping them understand the healthcare procedures, and referring them to other services as needed.

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  1. Identify your hiring needs

    Before you post your health education coordinator job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a health education coordinator for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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    Hiring the perfect health education coordinator also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

    This list presents health education coordinator salaries for various positions.

    Type of Health Education CoordinatorDescriptionHourly rate
    Health Education CoordinatorHealth educators teach people about behaviors that promote wellness. They develop and implement strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities... Show more$16-30
    Public Health RepresentativePublic Health Representatives, as a career choice, will require developed people skills, valuation of difference and diversity, creativity and adaptability, and analysis and interpretation of information. Most will have at least a bachelor's degree, and experience in other jobs can be a plus... Show more$18-33
    Public Health AnalystA public health analyst is responsible for evaluating health care policies and programs of medical institutions and government agencies, identifying process improvement and cost-reduction techniques without sacrificing quality care services for the citizens. Public health analysts develop medical initiatives and adjust the requirements of existing programs as needed depending on public needs and the current climate... Show more$20-43
  2. Create an ideal candidate profile

    Common skills:
    • Patients
    • Social Work
    • Mental Health
    • Public Health
    • Substance Abuse
    • Patient Education
    • Community Health
    • Community Outreach
    • Disease Prevention
    • Health Promotion
    • Curriculum Development
    • Health Education Programs
    • Hiv Testing
    • Community Resources
    Check all skills
    Responsibilities:
    • Engage with members' telephonically, using motivational interviewing techniques to assist members' in achieving their health goals.
    • Develop and implement educational programs for patients in a hospital or community setting.
    • Provide information and refer services for organizations, patients and families/caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.
    • Educate local community via verbal presentations on nutrition guidelines and neonatal screenings by creating PowerPoint presentations and visual aids.
    • Organize the Latino community to promote awareness on the use/abuse of alcohol and its relationship to domestic violence.
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  3. Make a budget

    Including a salary range in your health education coordinator job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A health education coordinator salary can vary based on several factors:
    • Location. For example, health education coordinators' average salary in florida is 38% less than in district of columbia.
    • Seniority. Entry-level health education coordinators earn 44% less than senior-level health education coordinators.
    • Certifications. A health education coordinator with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
    • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a health education coordinator's salary.

    Average health education coordinator salary

    $47,152yearly

    $22.67 hourly rate

    Entry-level health education coordinator salary
    $35,000 yearly salary
    Updated January 23, 2026

    Average health education coordinator salary by state

    RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
    1California$54,302$26
    2Maryland$51,981$25
    3Illinois$48,982$24
    4Ohio$48,897$24
    5Kansas$48,711$23
    6Colorado$48,102$23
    7Wisconsin$47,155$23
    8New York$45,562$22
    9Georgia$45,412$22
    10Hawaii$44,684$21
    11Delaware$43,931$21
    12North Carolina$41,801$20
    13Florida$37,358$18

    Average health education coordinator salary by company

  4. Writing a health education coordinator job description

    A health education coordinator job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a health education coordinator job description:

    Health education coordinator job description example

    **AdventHealth Corporate**

    **All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:**

    + Benefits from Day One

    + Career Development

    + Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

    + Mental Health Resources and Support

    **Our promise to you:**

    Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that **together** we are even better.

    **Schedule:** Full-time

    **Shift** : Monday-Friday

    **Job Location** : Virtual

    **The role you'll contribute:**

    The Corporate Health Information Management Services Education Coordinator/Trainer is responsible for developing and providing training to AHS Health Information Management employees. Conducts the necessary research to ensure training materials are current and contain official information. Training materials include on-line and on-site presentations or web-based training. Perform inpatient or outpatient coding duties as requested.

    **The value you'll bring to the team:**

    + Conducts on-site, on-line and videoconferencing classes as needed.

    + Conducts evaluations immediately after training and makes updates to training curriculum based on comments/feedback.

    + Conducts credible research as needed to ensure educational material contains current, relevant, reliable and factual detail.

    + Develops training material, including computer based modules for HIM employees and continuing education for existing staff to ensure compliance and adherence to AHS HIM Best Practices.

    + Performs thorough review of training materials to ensure accuracy and completeness before uploading them to the Corporate HIM ARC Website.

    + Performs frequent updates to the training materials and distribute updates as appropriate.

    + Collaborates with the Corporate HIM management team to schedule educational sessions, provide materials and deliver progress reports of educational outcomes.

    + Assist Corporate Coding Manager with providing training to outsourced coding vendors.

    + Estimates time to complete tasks and regularly tracks actual time against estimates.

    + Provides the HIM Directors with written status reports, issues and overall status of the projects assigned.

    + Assign diagnoses and procedure codes to claims as requested.

    + Leads and participates in special projects.

    + Provides AHS Facilities with educational consultation services.

    + Evaluates effectiveness of instructional methods.

    + Conducts site visits to AHS Facilities to provide training or coding support.

    **Qualifications**

    **The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:**

    **Minimum qualifications** :

    + Associates in Health Information Management

    + 2 or more years of inpatient/outpatient coding experience.

    + Computer knowledge of MS office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, EMR, Educational Applications.

    + RHIT or RHIA

    **Preferred qualifications** :

    + Bachelors in Health Information Management

    + Current knowledge of inpatient and outpatient coding.

    + Current knowledge of coding compliance and medical necessity audit correction process.

    + Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills

    + Able to produce creative presentations using data from clinical and financial systems to enable communication of complex subjects to lay audiences.

    + Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Excel and ability to build trending reports and graphs.

    + Current knowledge of video recording applications.

    This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

    **Category:** Health Information Management

    **Organization:** AdventHealth Corporate

    **Schedule:** 1 - Day

    **Shift:** AdventHealth


    We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
  5. Post your job

    There are various strategies that you can use to find the right health education coordinator for your business:

    • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
    • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
    • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
    • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.
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    • Use field-specific websites.
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  6. Interview candidates

    Your first interview with health education coordinator candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

    You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

    The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

  7. Send a job offer and onboard your new health education coordinator

    Once you've selected the best health education coordinator candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

    It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

    Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new health education coordinator. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

  8. Go through the hiring process checklist

    • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
    • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
    • Define job responsibilities and requirements
    • Establish budget and timeline
    • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
    • Write job description
    • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
    • Promote the job internally
    • Process applications through applicant tracking system
    • Review resumes and cover letters
    • Shortlist candidates for screening
    • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
    • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
    • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
    • Conduct background checks on top candidates
    • Check references of top candidates
    • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
    • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
    • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
    • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
    • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
    • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a health education coordinator?

There are different types of costs for hiring health education coordinators. One-time cost per hire for the recruitment process. Ongoing costs include employee salary, training, onboarding, benefits, insurance, and equipment. It is essential to consider all of these costs when evaluating hiring a new health education coordinator employee.

You can expect to pay around $47,152 per year for a health education coordinator, as this is the median yearly salary nationally. This can vary depending on what state or city you're hiring in. If you're hiring for contract work or on a per-project basis, hourly rates for health education coordinators in the US typically range between $16 and $30 an hour.

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