Job Description
The Chicago Area Patient-Centered
Outcomes Research Network (CAPriCORN) is a partnership of research
institutions, clinicians, patients, and patient advocates. The CAPriCORN
mission is to develop, test, and implements policies and programs that will
improve the health care quality, health outcomes, and health equity for the
diverse populations of the metropolitan Chicago region and beyond.
The role of the CAPriCORN intern is to
work alongside the CAPriCORN Program Manager assisting in the day-to-day
operations of CAPriCORN.
Weekly Hours: 10 -15 (Note: Some
meetings begin as early as 6:30 a.m.; work days are Monday – Friday)
Office Location: The Chicago Community
Trust, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Responsibilities
· Provide meeting support (set-up, take
meeting notes, follow-up correspondence) for both CAPriCORN
- This includes meeting
attendance and the development of meeting minutes and other communication,
as needed.
· Maintain administrative CAPriCORN
information, SharePoint site, and website
· Distribute CAPriCORN information and
notices to email list
·
Participate in
program planning and complete follow-up assignments
- This may include strategic planning, project planning,
etc.
· Contribute to CAPriCORN projects such as
ADAPTABLE (aspirin study), obesity observational trials, and other CAPriCORN
sponsored projects
· Conduct literature reviews, draft
process flows, procedures, etc. as requested under the guidance of program
staff
· Assist in achieving milestones and
writing CAPriCORN progress reports as assigned by PCORI
- Participate
in grant writing, proposal planning, including timeline development and
other grant application related functions
Qualifications and Skills
· Master of Public Health Candidate
· Experience with SharePoint desirable
· Must have at least intermediate
experience with MS Office Suite
· Experience with Twitter, WordPress, and
Facebook a plus, but not required
Check out the CAPriCORN website for more
details on our partners and FAQs on CAPriCORN, www.capricorncdrn.org
To
apply please email your resume to ssital@cct.org along with a short summary via email of your
interest in the internship and your anticipated graduation date.
This
is a paid opportunity slated to go through May 2017 (with the possibility of
continuation if you are a first year MPH student).
