Bilingual Research Assistant II - Hybrid

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

General Pediatrics

Job Summary:

Our research team is currently conducting multiple ongoing community-based randomized trials for childhood obesity prevention and treatment among low-income and minority populations. The Research Assistant II position is an essential member of the team, who will have the opportunity to support multiple ongoing studies. The primary responsibilities will include collecting data from participating patient-families, clinic partners, interventionists, and medical records. The Research Assistant II will also assist with recruitment and retention of participants and obtain informed consent/assent. Data collection will likely occur in multiple settings, including clinic-based survey administration, phone-based interviews, and community-based data collection. The dynamic nature of clinical research means that this position will have the opportunity to assist in other laboratory and research functions as they arise.

A background/interest in community-based and behavioral research is a must. Working and communicating within a team environment is crucial to the success of this position and flexibility is a key attribute. Because we work to meet families where they are, recruitment and data collection may take place in the evenings or during the weekend in the local community context, which will require scheduling flexibility and reliable transportation. Must possess bilingual proficiency or native fluency in Spanish.

REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience)
- 2 years of experience
- Reliable transportation to travel to different locations to Middle TN (mileage will be reimbursed)
- Bilingual Spanish English

This position will be a remote hybrid role with some work being performed on site and some remotely. This is a 40-hour/week position with no overtime. Although you will predominantly work day-time hours Monday thru Friday, flexibility is key, as there will be some evening and weekend work required.

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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

As one of the largest departments within the medical center, the Department of Pediatrics at VUMC is proud to be home to some 460 primary faculty, 270 community-based volunteer faculty, 82 clinical fellows, 127 residents, and over 300 administrative and research staff. The Department is rooted in a rich history of commitment to excellence in research, education, and patient care. Our faculty, clinicians, fellows, and trainees represent the very best of academic medicine – extraordinary people doing incredible things to advance the care for children in Middle Tennessee, across the nation, and throughout the world. The result is a Department which reaches far beyond the walls of our hospital to provide high-quality patient care, to train the next generation of leaders in pediatric medicine, and to advance our knowledge of important conditions that affect vulnerable infants and children through world class research.  For more information, please visit  https://pediatrics.vumc.org/message-chair.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under moderate supervision, conduct and evaluate community and clinical research
• Collect surveys from participants in person or over the phone
• Keep detailed records of attendance and communication with families using our digital spreadsheets and database
• Be involved in data entry and data integrity with understanding of database systems (i.e. REDCap)
• Must be very detail oriented in following study protocols around recruitment and data collection
• Regularly complete quality check protocols to ensure data have been entered correctly, efficiently, and effectively
• Prepare, operate, and troubleshoot intervention, recruitment, and data collection procedures
• Have respectful interactions with families who participate in our studies, many of whom represent underserved populations
• Participate in participant