Description

Department:

85043 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Public Health Sciences: Social Sciences

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Variable

JOB SUMMARY

The primary duty of the Community Research Coordinator (CRC) will be to provide community-engaged educational opportunities for potential research participants to improve awareness about brain health, Alzheimer's disease and the importance of brain tissue donation. The CRC will create and adapt learning materials and make presentations to the public, as well as participate in existing community events around these research topics. This position will manage multiple steps of the brain tissue donation process with potential donors, including engaging in recruitment activities, completing paperwork for registering the donor, arranging the tissue harvest, and following up with donors and their families before and after the brain donation. The position will also assist in training brain tissue donation coordinators at several sites in other states. The CRC will communicate and coordinate donor activities with persons at the brain endowment bank. The CRC will be responsible for spearheading and maintaining retention activities for participants in the brain tissue donation program. The CRC will be responsible for developing strong and strategic partnerships with organizations at the local, county, regional, state, national and international levels to support research goals for increasing awareness of the importance of brain health and brain donation. The CRC must demonstrate expertise in community engagement and outreach methods and is responsible for developing, improving, tracking, and maintaining relationships between the research project and community-based organizations, local health care providers, and community stakeholders, among others, to build community capacity for research engagement and health promotion.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Psychology, Nursing, Economics, or basic science with two years of relevant administrative or medical experience in research coordination or other related activities; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assists PIs and other team members with planning, developing and implementing community outreach strategies.
2. Plans, develops and coordinates community organizing strategies and event planning.
3. Assists the PIs in working with community-based organizations, churches, community health centers and other stakeholder organizations and persons as assigned.
4. Participates in developing focus group activities.
5. Works in clinical research and community-based activities.
6. Educates community members about brain health, brain tissue donation and Alzheimer's disease research.
7. Recommends and participates in outreach strategies and identifies trends impacting outreach efforts in various populations.
8. Sources, identifies, initiates and maintains contacts with community leaders and organizations and generates positive community relations to ensure the success of future outreach, education and research projects.
9. Maintains up-to-date, complete and accurate documentation and tracks programmatic activities, reporting regularly to demonstrate outcomes and performance improvement.
10. Identifies, locates, and enlists cooperation of individuals, groups, agencies and organizations in outreach activities.
11. Designs and tracks forms, newsletters, web pages, and other tools as appropriate to ensure the success of assigned projects.
12. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate effectively in person and in writing with a wide range of people.
• Must be comfortable with public speaking and giving brief presentations to community members.
• Ability to implement community-based projects.
• Ability to prioritize effectively competing requests.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Ability/temperament to adapt to changing conditions and diverse job tasks.
• Strong initiative, outgoing and energetic.
• Achievement and goal-oriented.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates team work and professionalism.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Flexibility with work schedule and location.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Clean, comfortable, office environment.
• Significant local travel required.
• Must be able to drive a car.

Pay Range
$26.10 - $39.15

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Community Research Coordinator, Public Health Sciences