Data Collector, Epidemiology

This position performs administrative work in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, a 30-year running study of 2000 elderly adults in Forsyth County NC. The data collector must be able to collect data efficiently with accuracy through telephone interviews conducted with the participants. Be willing to obtain required annual training and certification to administer phone interviews and Cognitive surveying. Have the ability to learn and adapt to new interview material distributed for collection. The data collector must have great organizational skills, be self-initiated, with exceptional communication skills.

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision, performs duties involved in the collection and documentation of data in support of research and information gathering activities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Social science, Education, or Public Health; or, an equivalent combination of experience and education including training in research methodology, computerized data processing, and/or interviewing techniques.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

CITI training or willingness to complete when hired

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Performs duties involved in the collection and documentation of data in support of research and information gathering activities.
2. Participates in all aspects of research and evaluation activities. Edits collected data and performs follow-up activities.
3. Assists in the design and testing of questionnaires, data input sheets, and other data collection mechanisms.
4. Supervises and participates in the coding of data in preparation for computer operations.
5. Coordinates the collection and organization of materials and data used in research reports, publications, and program descriptions.
6. Assists in data analyses and preparation of charts, graphs, and reports obtained from research data.
7. Performs fieldwork on assigned research project.
8. Establishes and coordinates interview schedules and conducts interviews with patients, family members, and the public.
9. Assists individuals in filling out preliminary forms and questionnaires and answers questions as required.
10. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Data entry
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Must be able to work both with a team and independently
• Time Management
• Experience in a research environment
• Experience in a healthcare environment
• Experience working with elderly population preferred

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.