The Center for Home Care Policy & Research at VNS Health, the largest nonprofit home healthcare agency in the United States is seeking a Research Assistant to support data collection for current and upcoming research studies. Dis-Infection Study: In collaboration with the School of Nursing at Columbia University and the University of Rochester, the study aims to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of home care patients and their caregivers related to infection prevention and control in the home environment. Speech Recognition Study: In collaboration with the School of Nursing at Columbia University, this innovative study aims to audio record clinician-patient conversations to develop a tool to detect patients who are at increased risk for emergency department or hospital admission during their home care episode. The Research Assistant will recruit participants for the interviews and conduct interviews and audio recordings in participant homes. For the speech recognition project, phone conversations may also be recorded between research assistants and patients. We are seeking a detail-oriented individual who is passionate about research and willing to travel to participants' homes for data collection activities.

$17.49 - $21.80 Hourly

What We Provide

• Referral bonus opportunities
• Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at20daysof paid time offand 9 company holidays
• Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life andDisability
• Employer-matched retirement saving funds
• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
• Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community ofProfessionals.

What You Will Do

• Call home care patients to screen them over the phone and recruit them for the studies
• Coordinate and schedule interviews and audio-recordings in participant homes in NYC
• Travel to the participants home to administer the survey tool or audio record the clinician-patient conversations
• Track recruitment efforts in an assignment sheet provided from the study coordinator
• Participate in quality assurance efforts
• Participate in team meetings

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in health care, social service, social sciences or related discipline preferred

Work Experience:

• Excellent oral communication and organizational skills, required
• Proficient with personal computers, including word processing, spreadsheet/chart/graph/database preparation. (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), required
• Minimum of one year of related experience in a health or policy research setting, preferred
• Some experience conducting in-person and telephone interviews, and/or focus groups, preferred
• Experience in social science or health research, preferred
• Knowledge of home care, preferred
• Experience in cold calling or customer service calls, preferred
• Strong ability to collaborate effectively with team members towards shared objectives
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred

Other Requirements:

• Ability to commit to project for at least 1 year (preferred commitment of 2+ years)
• Needs to be comfortable talking with older adults
• Needs to be comfortable to travel to the VNS patients' home in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx
• Participate in research center staff meetings