"Health Educator (RN), Population Health"

Position Information

Position Title: Health Educator (RN), Population Health
Department: Medicine
Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58583
Job Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

The Division of Population Health, Department of Medicine within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences seeks a Health Educator. In this role as a Health Educator, you will deliver protocol driven health education interventions to study participants within the Division of Population Health via face-to-face, telephone, or videoconferencing technology as appropriate). The ideal candidate will practice strategic thinking, attention to detail, be dependable, enjoy working in a highly collaborative setting, and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.

Primary Functions:

Protocol-driven health education and participant support tasks

• Delivering protocol driven health education interventions to study participants.
• Scheduling and coordinating sessions, attend and participate in supervision sessions, record sessions as directed, and perform research health educator data collection during initial visit and follow-up sessions.
• Organizing and reminding study participants of upcoming appointments.
• Training study participants on key elements of study protocol.

Clinical research support tasks

• Collecting blood and other biological specimen samples
• Measuring and recording vital signs and anthropometric measures
• Reviewing, calibrating, and performing quality control assessments of lab equipment
• Serving as a liaison with lab staff to triage and interpret results

Research coordination and community engagement tasks

• Assisting with multiple research grants as needed with tasks to support PI in writing and presenting research reports and research protocols.
• Performing duties needed including case management and decision-making and working collaboratively with other center personnel to achieve goals of research studies.
• Serving as liaison to various team members to ensure smooth running of research projects.
• Providing health education to community sites, establish and nurture community partnerships, work with designated community sites to advance research, education, and training mission of the center.

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities

• Knowledge of biology, clinical judgement, documentation, records management, and cultural awareness.
• Building trust, collaboration, decision-making skills, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.
• Customer focus, interpersonal, empathy, listening, and patience.

Work Hours: Full-time role with expectations for coverage during core business hours and flexibility required as necessary to accommodate business needs.

Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree and RN License

Salary Range
$60,000 - $65,000

Contact Information
Contact's Name: Ariel Burden
Contact's Title: Staff Assistant
Contact's Email: aeburden@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-859-4848

Posting Dates
Posted: 08/20/2025
Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled