About this opportunity
State University of New York at Buffalo lists this Health Educator (RN) Part Time, Medicine opportunity in buffalo, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Division of Population Health, Department of Medicine within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences seeks a Health Educator. In this role as a Health Educator, you will deliver protocol driven health education interventions to study participants within the Division of Population Health via face-to-face, telephone, or videoconferencing technology as appropriate). The ideal candidate will practice strategic thinking, attention to detail, be dependable, enjoy working in a highly collaborative setting, and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.
This role offers a consistent daytime schedule with no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements
Primary Functions
40% – Protocol-driven health education and participant support tasks
This category includes responsibilities related to delivering structured health education interventions and supporting study participants throughout the research process.
Delivering protocol driven health education interventions to study participants.
Scheduling and coordinating sessions, attend and participate in supervision sessions, record sessions as directed, and perform research health educator data collection during initial visit and follow-up sessions.
Organizing and reminding study participants of upcoming appointments.
Training study participants on key elements of study protocol.
30% – Clinical research support tasks
This category includes tasks that require clinical expertise to support the implementation of research protocols and involving participant health assessments and biological sample handling.
Collecting blood and other biological specimen samples
Measuring and recording vital signs and anthropometric measures
Reviewing, calibrating, and performing quality control assessments of lab equipment
Serving as a liaison with lab staff to triage and interpret results
30% – Research coordination and community engagement tasks
This category includes responsibilities that support the operational, collaborative, and outreach components of research studies.
Assisting with multiple research grants as needed with tasks to support PI in writing and presenting research reports and research protocols.
Performing duties needed including case management and decision-making and working collaboratively with other center personnel to achieve goals of research studies.
Serving as liaison to various team members to ensure smooth running of research projects.
Providing health education to community sites, establish and nurture community partnerships, work with designated community sites to advance research, education, and training mission of the center.
Knowledge – Skills – Abilities:
Knowledge of biology, clinical judgement, documentation, records management, and cultural awareness.
Building trust, collaboration, decision-making skills, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.
Customer focus, interpersonal, empathy, listening, and patience.
Work Hours
Part Time (20 hours per week), typically scheduled between the hours of 7am-6pm.
Learn more
Our benefits , where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
As an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.
UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at or by phone .
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in nursing and license to practice as registered nurse in New York State.
This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.
Salary Range $37,500 - $40,000
Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.
Campus As Assigned
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Worksite address
buffalo, NY, 14266, US
Who can apply
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