JOB SUMMARY

The University of Michigan has an exciting and enriching opportunity available for a responsible, organized, and motivated individual. Our office is hiring a Research Technician Lead to work on a long-running stroke research project. This position is in Corpus Christi, TX.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

College graduate and 2-3 years of research experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

Bilingual (Spanish/English) language skills preferred to serve Spanish-speaking population. LVN or other medical degree and data management experience preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Michigan Public Health is seeking a dynamic staff member with a commitment to creating a welcoming environment for all staff members.
This is a term-limited appointment for one year from start date, with possibility of renewal based on performance and available funding.

• Tech management, including but not limited to:
• Running weekly & monthly project reports
• Quality Control of all data
• Automation process of daily hospital logs
• Maintenance of pending data files
• Ripple and REDCap technical assistance to project staff
• Participate in weekly research meetings and communicate routine correspondence regarding abstraction and interview status
• Abstract health information from participating patients’ paper or electronic medical records from area hospitals; enter abstracted data into standard data collection tool
• Approach identified stroke patients and ask them to participate in the study
• Conduct baseline interviews with identified patients
• Conduct 90-day outcome interviews with identified patients as needed
• Schedule participant appointments and conduct phone calls for reminders, scheduling, interviews, and data collection purposes (including calling participants throughout the study to ascertain their location (home vs. rehab))
• Setup study material for scheduled participant interviews; organize and maintain collected participant research data.
• Other research duties as assigned