CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 85,600 - 85,600

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is searching for a Research Program Director to help lead a research project on social determinants of health (i.e., economic stability, education, built environment, healthcare access, and social context) and patient care and outcomes.

Over 80% of adults 65 and older in the United States have at least one chronic health condition, with racial and ethnic minority patients frequently experiencing a greater disease burden. They often lack access to high-quality care and, as a result, use hospitals and emergency departments for routine care. Social determinants of health (SDoH), including where underserved these patients reside and receive care, contribute to health disparities. The growing nurse practitioner (NP) workforce can help reduce health disparities as NPs disproportionately care for racial and ethnic minority patients. Yet, practices employing NPs are often located in underserved communities and face major structural (e.g., lack of registries) and organizational (e.g., poor care environments) challenges.

The study aims to understand how NP practices could be leveraged to address SDoH and reduce health disparities. The study will use existing data on neighborhoods and chronically ill Medicare patients cared for by NPs in 2021-2022. The researchers will also survey NPs in these practices and conduct qualitative interviews with them. The findings will inform administrators and policymakers seeking ways to leverage NP practices to address social determinants of health and reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through practice, policy, and neighborhood interventions.

The Research Program Director will be responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the study and will directly report to the Principal Investigator of the study, Dr. Lusine Poghosyan.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Principal Investigator and the Project Manager to carry out all research-related activities of the study, including but not limited to assisting with data requests, data collection, data entry and analysis, and dissemination.
• Leading efforts to obtain data on SDoH, store the data, and analyze the data as needed to disseminate the findings.
• Communicating with Co-Investigators, Consultants, and Vendors to drive the project forward.
• Working collaboratively with the School of Nursing’s Finance & Accounting department, Grants Management Office, and the Project Manager to oversee grant finances.
• Monitoring project timelines, ensuring project progress, and assisting the Principal Investigator in monitoring project developments, including implementing changes as needed under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• Leading, and documenting grant-related meetings.
• Working with the Principal Investigator and Project Manager to ensure compliance with all federal and university requirements.
• Leading certain dissemination efforts, overseeing inquiries for new tasks for the project.
• Managing project milestones in collaboration with the Principal Investigator and Project Manager.
• Supervising graduate student research assistants (GRAs) or part-time research assistants on day-to-day activities.
• Closely working with the Principal Investigator and other researchers to ensure all necessary data are obtained from multiple sources; and stewarding data collection and study methods.
• Managing the merging of patient data with survey data, creating the analytic database, and developing the analytical models under the guidance of the investigators and the biostatistician on the team.
• Developing and implementing innovative study data management processes.
• Overseeing and conducting dissemination activities and efforts such as literature reviews and the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

  This is a grant-funded position, and employment is contingent upon continued funding. This role is funded for a period of up to five years, with the possibility of extension.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience plus five (5) years of related experience or a master’s degree and one year of experience as the equivalent.

• Experience with large-scale data management and research program and project management.

• Computer fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), SAS, and/or other software.

• An established record of working with confidential data and maintaining data confidentiality, privacy, and integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills.

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