Health Services Researcher, Epidemiology

Department:

85042 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Public Health Sciences: Epidemiology

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

First Shift

Pay Range

$32.45 - $48.70

Job Summary

Performs duties which include the development and implementation of evaluation methodologies for communities, healthcare systems, and healthcare technologies. Creates and utilizes data systems for assessment and evaluation.

Essential Functions

• Contributes data analysis support to on-going hospital quality improvement initiatives.
• Conducts data collection in a scientific and objective manner.
• Prepares study reports, graphs and disease-specific scorecards and disseminates results.
• Performs critical analyses of outcomes, methods, and processes, utilizing data collected from primary and secondary sources.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team of health care practitioners, researchers and outcome specialists, as well as with, federal, state and local agencies when needed.
• Conducts computer-based searches in support of evaluation and quality initiatives.
• Designs studies for the evaluation of specific healthcare interventions.
• Manipulates, combines, and refines large databases to produce information suitable for analysis.
• Provides the supporting institutional data necessary for the preparation of grants for outside funding, and assists as appropriate with the preparation of proposals.
• Assists in the development of databases and scorecards related to quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists in the development and implementation of evaluation plans directed towards the assessment of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness, and/or outcomes in a variety of healthcare communities and systems.
• Writes and/or interprets methods sections for grant proposals and research studies.

Physical Requirements
Work occurs in an office environment using office equipment (computers, copiers, etc.). This position requires extended periods of sitting and working at the computer. Overtime will occasionally be necessary.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Master's Degree in Health Policy, Survey Research, Epidemiology, Sociology, Economics, or other health-related research field required.

3 years professional experience in public health or healthcare related field required.

Experience working in observational research and utilizing computers and databases to conduct analyses and interpretation of evaluation and outcome studies required.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wiscon