Data Collector, Gerontology
Job Description
Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Education, or Public Health; or an equivalent combination of experience and education including training in research methodology, computerized data processing and/or interviewing techniques.
Additional Desirable Experience:
- Experience working with older adults.
- Fluency in Spanish is beneficial.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience in clinical research including interviewing and data collection procedures
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written
- Strong interpersonal skills; capable of relating to individuals at all levels
- Must understand and maintain discretion and confidentiality related to all aspects of the study
- Strong ability to interact with participants over the telephone
- Must have excellent organizational skills, be self-directed and persistent
Salary Range
from $22.50/hr
Reports to:
Research Call Center Manager
Essential Functions:
- Performs duties involved in the collection and documentation of multiple forms of data.
- Participates in all aspects of research and evaluation activities.
- Complete data entry and perform follow-up activities as needed.
- Establishes and coordinates interview schedules.
- Conducts telephone interviews with participants and family members.
- Assists participants in completing questionnaires and answers questions as required.
- Attends regular study staff meetings.
- Comply with ethical standards for research involving human subjects.
- Performs other duties incidental to the work described herein.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Clean, well lit, office environment
About Us
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.
It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.
About The Team
Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence – always