University of Missouri – Kansas City Looking for Part Time Clinical Research Specialist/Sr Clinical Research Specialist Open Rank, UMKC Dept of Emergency Medicine, 85066 Full Time

Department of Emergency Medicine in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City (UMKC)

Job Description

The goal of the UMKC School of Medicine is to provide clinical screening and
education for Our Healthy Jackson County health fair events serving Kansas City.   The UMKC School of Medicine goals are to engage medical
students to: 

• Volunteer for community events that serve faith-based, youth, URM and neighborhood events in Jackson County  
• Provide support for health and wellness by screening for and educating clients on hypertension, diabetes, oral health screening and STIs
  with other UMKC professional students 
• Help to schedule linkage to care for any clients with positive results with University
  Health and other participating clinics 
• Provide a Walk with a Doc table to present walking for exercise and setting walking goals
  for health 
• Be trained and provide education and support for vaccine hesitant patients 

Clinical 

• Provide licensed
  clinical oversight for clinical screening events at OHJC events on up to two events each month  
• Assist medical students with STI
  screening, obtaining consent and the process to collect urine samples 
• Train and assist medical students on STI and HIV
  education 
• Provide clinical oversight for patients that screen positive at the hypertension, diabetes screening sites (in
  coordination with Drs. Ellison and Isom) 
• Deliver clinical samples to the UH Laboratory  
• Help obtain clinical STI results
  for patients, assist with call backs for follow-up and treatment with our clinical partners. 
• Call-in prescriptions for STI
  treatment for positive results utilizing the treatment protocol. (only when follow-up cannot be established). 
• Work with our
  clinical partners on protocols and to provide follow-up  
• Work with our clinical partners for Well Women Examinations at
  participating clinical partners. 
• Maintain a password protected database of STI results, follow-up and treatments.  
• Maintain client educational materials for patients in English and Spanish.  
• Communicate with our funded Clinical
  Administrative Assistant to send certified letters of results when we cannot reach patients by phone.   

 Education 

• Assist
  with managing our educational curriculum and educating our medical students. 
• Provide training for our medical students to collect
  samples, provide community education and monitor training materials.  
• Assist with scheduling of the Walk with a Doc student
  training materials. 

 Administration 

• Maintain the SignUp Genius and work with the UMKC Education Administrative Assistant
  to share educational materials with medical students. 
• Communicate with community sites for educational and service events. 
• Maintain medical student and patient data in Excel spreadsheets where needed and share information when requested by the main OHJC
  research team 
• Meet weekly with the UMKC SOM OHJC team to plan upcoming events, place order on necessary training, testing items
  and equipment. 
• Attend weekly grant meetings. 
• Help manage incentive cash amounts provided at events and dropped off at
  clinical partner sites. 

 Research 

• Maintain a password protected database of results, calls, treatment and follow-up
  information. 
• Maintain follow-up and treatment results from our clinical partners . 
• Provide reports as needed on results
  to the OHJC Research team. 
• Opportunity to present and publish.  

Qualifications

Minimum
Qualifications for Clinical Research Specialist:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent
At least 2 years of
clinical experience in an ambulatory clinic. 

Minimum Qualifications for Senior Research Specialist:

Master’s
of Science in Nursing  
At least 2 years of clinical experience in an ambulatory clinic.

Community engagement and research
experience desirable.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary range is $44-$47 hour

Application
Materials

To be considered, you must complete the application which contains two (2) sections: 1. Name and Contact
Information 2. Combine all application materials (a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a list of at least five references) into one PDF
or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment. 

Limit document name to 50 characters.  Maximum size limit is 11MB.  Do
not include special characters (e.g., /,&, %, etc.). 

If you are experiencing technical problems, please email [email protected].

For questions about the position, please contact [email protected] including the Job Identification number 45806 and name of the
position.

Application Deadline

Open until filled

Other Information

This is a
Part-time 25% FTE position funded for at least 14 months.  

Benefit Eligibility

This position is not eligible
for University benefits.  Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b).
 For information about this plan, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Values Commitment

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each
person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and
enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement.  This commitment makes our university a better place
to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values
and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of
Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment
on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national
origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran
status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not
limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information,
visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo or call Human Resources at
816-235-1621.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 816-235-6910.