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Medical Research Asst-Duplin NCS (based in Duplin Co)

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Position Title: SOCIAL/CLINICAL RESEARCH ASST.
Working Title: Medical Research Asst
Position Category: Research Professionals
Position Number: 0059239
Hiring Range: $28,860 - $36,915
Salary Grade/Range: BAND I / $28,860 - $56,330
FT/PT: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40
Permanent/Time Limited: Permanent
Department Name: Carolina Population Center
Department Number: 4910
Date First Posted: 09/02/2009
Closing Date: 11/20/2009
Location: Chapel Hill
 
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
 
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Qualified applicants will be bilingual or speak Spanish as a second language and will have a current North Carolina driver's license. Travel throughout Duplin County and in neighboring counties is required. Cover letter and resume required. PLEASE NOTE: All UNC-Chapel Hill SPA positions have moved to a new Career Banding compensation program. For additional information, please refer to our website at http://hr.unc.edu/Data/SPA/paysystems/careerbanding/. Specific competencies are required for the different banded levels and roles. This position is being recruited for at the Contributing Competency Level under this Career Banding program. The hiring range for this position is $28,860-$36,915. The salary grade equivalent for this position is 63.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
The Medical Research Assistant for the National Children's Study Vanguard Center is based in Duplin County, NC. The position will include coordinating medical outreach activities and provide data collection support for research nurses for the implementation of the National Children's Study (NCS) in Duplin County. This person will report to the NCS Medical Outreach Liaison based in Chapel Hill. He /she will manage supplies inventory, prepare biological specimens for shipment, prepare correspondence between providers and potential study participants, distribute and gather documents from health care providers in Duplin County, and document activities using the computer-based information system designed for the study and other tools developed by site staff. He/she will also coordinate appointments for study visits with English and Spanish-speaking participants and will serve as interpreter for Spanish-speaking participants on an as-needed basis. Being an effective team member is crucial to the success of the medical outreach component of the project.
 
Special Physical/Mental Requirements:

 
Position/Work Schedule Requirements: M-F 830 - 500

Weekend work occasionally
Night work
Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens