Quality Improvement Assistant - Hektoen Institute of Medicine

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Research Coordinator

The Alliance Research Team is looking to hire an experienced bilingual (Eng/Spn) Research Coordinator.

If you or someone you know may be interested, please share the below link (job posting).

http://www.alliancechicago.org/sites/default/files/Research%20Coordinator_012016.pdf

Public Health Educator Position - Evanston

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Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

TITLE:  Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

 REPORTS TO:  Director, Obesity Prevention Initiatives

 SUMMARY:  The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) is seeking a Manager to provide primary support for all aspects of its grant-funded childhood obesity prevention initiatives addressing clinical and community integration, quality improvement, and continuing medical education. The Manager is responsible for meeting grant objectives; developing and managing continuing medical  education (CME) and quality improvement (QI) activities; identifying continued funding sources to sustain projects and writing grants; assisting with project evaluation; maintaining a database of physical activity and nutrition programs and other resources; and supporting project marketing and communications. Additionally, the Manager conducts recruitment and outreach activities to physicians, medical clinics, and partner organizations, staffs project and ICAAP committees, provides technical assistance to physicians, and writes reports, articles, and other project-related materials. Some local travel is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Master’s degree in public health, or in other health-related field, is preferred and three or more years of work experience is required. The position also requires strong written communication skills and previous project and/or grants management experience with a medical or public health organization. Experience working in a community health clinic and professional writing experience is desired. Specific knowledge of care coordination and related software, quality improvement, childhood obesity, or other child health issues, is a plus. Applicants must have the ability to multi-task on several projects, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and familiarity or willingness to learn WordPress and learning management software.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates must submit a separate cover letter and resume to Mary Elsner, Director, Obesity Prevention Initiatives. Please reply to jobs@illinoisaap.com with your name and Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives in the subject line. Please also include your name in your document titles.

Benefits:  ICAAP offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, car sharing membership, 401K with a match, a generous vacation policy and a flexible work environment.

Compensation: $40,000 to $45,000

For more information on ICAAP, visit www.illinoisaap.org.

Start Date:  By November 30, 2015

Application Deadline:  November 15, 2015

Education Requirement:  Master’s Degree in Public Health

Job Functions:  Public health, project management, writing and editing, quality improvement, health and medical, care coordination, technology

PART-TIME DATA ASSISTANT

Health Disparities & Public Policy

The Health Disparities and Public Policy (HDPP) Research Group is part of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a part-time, temporary position for approximately 20 hours a week (flexible daytime, week day hours between 9AM-6PM).  This position can also serve as a paid internship for qualified students

Under the direction and guidance of the Data Supervisor, this position involves cleaning of complex survey data using STATA programming language - reviewing data input for accuracy, addressing skip patterns, coding, and other information.

QUALIFICATIONS

·         STATA statistical software (preferred) or intermediate skills with other comparable statistical programming software (SAS, SPSS, R, STATA, etc…)

·         2 years of college or more

·         Excellent documentation skills and habits

·         Experience working with survey data a plus

·         Detail-oriented, responsible, punctual, and collegial

 

For consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to healthdisparities@northwestern.edu with “Data Assistant” noted in the subject line.  If there is interest in your candidacy, we will contact you.

 

Under the direction of Dr. Linda Teplin, HDPP studies the health needs and outcomes of those who have been involved in the criminal justice systems.  We focus on gender and race/ethnicity, examining the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders; disparities in risk and protective factors associated with psychiatric disorders; related outcomes such as social role attainment and recidivism; and HIV/AIDS.  

 

The program’s current study is the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a large-scale, federally-funded, longitudinal investigation of mental health needs and outcomes of 1829 delinquent youth, enrolled between 1995 and 1998.