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Form of workCommunity Affairs Specialist I - Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Breathe Chicago Center
Hiring Department: College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1022603
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About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
The Breathe Chicago Center (BCC), Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy, Department of Medicine is currently seeking applicants to join the team as a Community Affairs Specialist I- Clinical Research (Civil Service Position). The BCC at the University of Illinois at Chicago conducts research in COVID-19 and chronic lung disease funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. We conduct studies in collaboration with academic health centers in Chicago and across the U.S. The BCC is a multi-disciplinary team of research coordinators, informaticians, regulatory specialists, designers, physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, and statisticians. We develop, test, and implement innovative, data-driven strategies to investigate and improve health outcomes in the community we serve as well as the broader population. We work to improve lung health in patients with asthma and COPD, and seek to understand the impact of COVID-19.
Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Three (3) years (36 months) of work experience in public contact with an agency or organization that is oriented toward community activities.
- Experience working within a health/clinical research environment and handling sensitive patient/participant information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience communicating with underserved communities
- Familiarity with research methods.
- Knowledge of HIPAA regulations, REDCap, EPIC.
- Commonly known principles required for this field of work
- Knowledge of community personnel, programs, organizations, resources, and issues of public concern.
- Knowledge of the administrative and organizational structure of the campus and/or its major components.
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