CAPriCORN Intern

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). 

Coordinator, Lung Health.

JOB LOCATION:  CHICAGO, IL OFFICE 

(18-month, Grant-Funded Position)

The following position is currently available:  Coordinator, Lung Health.

JOB SUMMARY:  Responsible for assisting with the implementation of asthma and COPD-related community health initiatives, home-based asthma environmental assessments and remediation, and related communications in the Chicago market.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Regularly and openly communicates with multi-state American Lung Association team, Director, and Senior Regional Director of Respiratory Health on status of projects and deliverables.  Manage marketing, registrations, participant materials, and onsite logistics for professional education trainings and mission events.  Manage continuing education process for health care professionals.  Gather information and execute up-to-monthly e-newsletters.  Manage list serves for electronic communications.  Manage logistics related to group in-person meetings, conference calls, and webinars.  Manage program evaluation data and provide data entry.  Complete all requested data collection, updates, and reports in a timely fashion.  Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in public health or community.  Two years of experience coordinating projects.  Experience in partnership development and partnership management.  Experience in communications.  Ability to clearly articulate the mission and vision of the American Lung Association. Excellent customer service skills.  Strong project management skills in order to execute specific program deliverables.  Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.  Computer literate.

Other Requirements:  Hold valid driver's license and be able/willing to attend events as requested.  (Travel/mileage reimbursed according to ALAUM policy).  Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, as needed.  Consistent with its mission, the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest maintains a smoke-free work place, all employees must abstain from use tobacco in any form.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

To apply send cover letter and resume and salary requirements to (include job title in subject of email):

Maria Vanegas-Zea

Human Resources Department

American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest

Email:  HR@Lungum.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  September 6, 2016

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is dedicated to a diverse workforce.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Maria Vanegas-Zea, SPHR  |  National Assistant Vice President, Human Resources

American Lung Association, National Office

21 West 38^th Street, 3^rd Fl

New York, NY  10018

Lung HelpLine: 1.800.LUNG.USA

www.Lung.org 

HHS Health Policy and Communications Fellowship

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is pleased to announce the availability of a Health Policy and Communications fellowship opportunity for a recent graduate (masters or PhD) with a background in physical activity (exercise physiology), nutrition, and/or health education/communications. Candidates with previous knowledge of physical activity and/or nutrition policy or experience with health education and promotion activities will be strongly preferred. More information, including the project description, required qualifications, and application information are here: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2498.

Patient Programs and Support Services Coordinator position from Erie Family Health

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Research study coordinator at Northwestern University

Job Summary:

This position coordinates collection, analysis, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) in judging the validity of test data obtained in regard to biomedical &/or social-behavioral research study(ies) of limited complexity involving co-investigators, multiple campuses &/or  universities.  The Research Study Coordinator completes all activities by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH).

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical:

• Participates in the planning & conduct of research study including participant recruitment and retention.
• Obtains informed consent
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Collects, compiles, tabulates & processes responses.
• Gathers information. 
• Extracts & analyzes data from medical charts. 
• Monitors & maintains systems for effective participant and data flow for studies. 
• Performs physical function assessment.  

Administration:

• Manages study databases which may include ensuring that data is collected & entered correctly.
• Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.
• Collates relevant mathematical results & prepares tables, charts & graphs reflecting relationships of multiple tests.  
• Prepares reports for investigators and sponsors on recruitment status and other pertinent study data.
• Writes portions of grant applications & co-author scientific papers. 
• Creates & maintains study manuals regarding operating, safety, and etc. procedures. 
• Completes documents associated with current local, state, & federal regulatory guidelines, requirements, laws & research protocols.

Finance:

• May process payments for research participants per study protocol. 
• Works with industry representatives to negotiate tentative grant funding. 
• Coordinates reimbursements for expert panel travel, consultant pay, additional gift card orders, etc. & ensure costs remain within allotted grant budget. 

Supervision:

• May provide work direction &/or train other research staff to interview/test participants.
• May act as a mentor in regard to education of junior coordinators.

Miscellaneous:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' research study or other relevant experience required; OR
• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Spanish-fluency preferred.

As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check.  Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

This position coordinates collection, analysis, processing and reporting of data, and assists the Principal Investigator (PI) in two funded studies investigating exercise in older adults and the development and test of a research tool box to facilitate improved health communication between caregivers and their clients. Spanish speaking preferred. For more information, contact the PI, Margaret Danilovich at margaret-wente@northwestern.edu ​

https://nuhr.northwestern.edu/psp/hr91prod_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=28746&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1