Research Assistant I Health Services Research Job at MD Anderson, Houston, TX

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  • MD Anderson
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

SUMMARY

CORE VALUES

Caring Behaviors

* Courtesy: Is respectful and courteous to each other at all times.

* Friendliness/Teamwork: Promotes and rewards teamwork; is sensitive to the concerns of our patients and our co-workers.

Integrity Behaviors

* Reliability: Communicates frequently, honestly and openly.

* Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for practicing our values.

* Safety: Models safe behavior (wears badge and personal protective equipment, washes hands, and keeps work area clean and orderly); Notices a safety concern or emergency, understands role and uses proper procedures to report it; Mitigates risk to the institution through sound business practices; Demonstrates ethical and personal responsibility in work and behavior

Discovery Behaviors

* Responsiveness: By his/her actions, creates an environment of trust; Encourages learning, creativity and new ideas.

* Personal Leadership/Self-Initiative: Helps others to identify and solve problems; Seeks personal growth and enables others to do so.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Data collection

* Conducts a targeted systematic, scoping, or mapping literature review.

* Analyzes content of articles to accept for a study based on pre-specified criteria.

* Collects data from articles in the literature review for the study.

Preparation of applications and documents

* Assists with editing and preparation of dataset applications

* Assists with editing and preparation of IRB applications

* Assists with editing and preparation of qualitative interview protocols

* Assists with editing and preparation of grant applications

* Assists with editing and preparation of manuscripts for publication

Qualitative interview

* Conducts in-depth qualitative interviews while maintaining privacy

* Records and codes interviews with specialized software

COMPETENCIES

Develop Oneself - Pursue learning and self-development; actively seek feedback; transfer learning into next steps; set high standards of performance; drive for results and achievement.

Oral Communication - Express ideas clearly and concisely in groups and one-to-one conversations; create an environment with open channels of communication.

Self-Adaptability - Work in situations involving uncertainty, shifting priorities, and rapid change; deal constructively with mistakes and setbacks; demonstrate flexibility.

Analytical Thinking - Gather relevant information systematically; break down problems into simple components; make sound decisions.

Written Communication - Convey information clearly and concisely through both formal and informal documents; adapt writing style to fit the audience.

Service Orientation

* Provide service to our stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, colleagues and each other, in a safe, courteous, accountable, efficient and innovative manner to include:

* Promoting inclusiveness and collegiality that demonstrates respect and professionalism to our stakeholders at all times

* Modeling safe, ethical behavior that mitigates risk to the institution through sound business practices, and adherence to MD Anderson's Standards of Conduct, institutional policies and procedures

* Responding to requests in a timely manner while proactively communicating expectations for procedures, service arrival, or project deliverables to stakeholders

* Using the steps to HEAL (Hear, Empathize, Address and Learn) the relationship when service recovery is needed

Customer Focus

Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization through skills demonstrated in communication, personalization of interaction, regulation of emotions, and proactive problem solving.

Performance Statement Examples

Presents a cheerful, positive manner with customers either on the phone or in person. Shows interest in, actively listens to and responds in a clear and timely manner to customer's expressed needs.

Focuses on the customer's results, rather than own. Goes beyond basic service expectations to help customers implement complete solutions through personalized service that anticipates the customer's unspoken needs.

Delivers services when and where the customer needs them. Explores options when unable to deliver a requested product or service, and pursues solutions until the customer is satisfied by addressing the root cause of the issue. Problem solves with patient, family member, care giver or clinical team to aid in proactively resolving issues and concerns.

Provides to customers status reports and progress updates. Seeks customer feedback and ensures needs have been fully met.

Talks to customers (internal and external) with a pleasant tone to find out what they need and how satisfied they are with the service. Remains in control of own reactions and responds in a manner that demonstrates appropriate nonverbal cues and complements the customer's emotions in the situation. Recognizes when its is necessary to escalate situations to leadership to ensure customer satisfaction.

WORKING CONDITIONS


Frequency


Deadlines
Patient Contact
Sedentary Environment
Traveling


Occasionally 11-33%
Constant 67-100%
Occasionally 11-33%
Frequent 34-66%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS


Frequency


Weight


Carrying
Keyboarding
Lifting
Pushing/Pulling
Reaching
Sitting
Standing
Walking


Occasionally 11-33%
Constant 67-100%
Occasionally 11-33%
Seldom 3-10%
Frequent 34-66%
Constant 67-100%
Frequent 34-66%
Frequent 34-66%


5-10 lbs
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5-10 lbs
10-20 lbs
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COGNITIVE DEMANDS


Analytical Ability
Appropriate Behavior
Attention to detail
Comprehending
Creativity
Comprehending
Critical Thinking
Following Instructions
Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
Interpersonal Skills
Mathematical Skills/Reasoning
Memorizing/Remembering
Multitasking
Oral Communication
Organizing
Problem Solving
Reading Skills/Comprehension
Selective Attention
Working Alone
Written Communication

EDUCAITON:
Required: Bachelor's degree, major course work in one of the basic sciences.

Preferred: Master's degree in one of the basic sciences.

EXPERIENCE:
Required: No experience.

Preferred: Experience writing research reports. Prior experience in conducting interviews and/or focus groups. Excellent communication skills, careful attention to detail, experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

Additional Information

  • Requisition ID: 170187
  • Employment Status: Part-Time Benefits Eligible
  • Employee Status: Regular
  • Work Week: Days
  • Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 38,500
  • Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 48,000
  • Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 57,500
  • FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
  • Fund Type: Soft
  • Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote
  • Pivotal Position: Yes
  • Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
  • Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
  • Science Jobs: Yes
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Job Tags

Part time, Traineeship, Local area, Remote job, Work alone, Relocation package, Shift work,

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