HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST- PART TIME (PHYSICIAN ASST-ADV RN PRACT)

HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST- PART TIME (Physician Asst-Adv Rn Pract)

Req #: 225578 Department: ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES Job Location: Seattle – Other Posting Date: 08/14/2023 Closing Info: Closes On 08/28/2023 Salary: 50% of $9,080 – $14,205 per month Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. 

Req #: 225578 Department: ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES Job Location: Seattle – Other Posting Date: 08/14/2023 Closing Info: Closes On 08/28/2023 Salary: 50% of $9,080 – $14,205 per month Other Compensation: Union Position: Yes Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Position Description:

University of Washington Positive Research (UWPR) conducts HIV research. Established in 1986 as the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit and renovated with our new name in 2022, UWPR is part of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, an international network of clinical research sites funded by NIH (U.S tax dollars) to perform research to improve and inform treatment for HIV and its complications, as well as working towards HIV remission/cure, and treatments for hepatitis B and C and other related infections. In addition to ACTG network studies, we also perform interventional and observational independent and industry studies focused on HIV and associated conditions. We are motivated by the desire to help better the health & well-being of people living with HIV. Over 2700 volunteers in more than 170 studies have helped us to answer questions about how HIV affects the body and to develop new treatments for HIV.

The Healthcare Specialist is an integral part of the UWPR research team and works closely with investigators, the multi-disciplinary staff members, collaborating laboratories, and referring health care providers to enroll and follow research participants.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide study information to potential and enrolled research participants

Screen and consent potential research participants

Serve as study clinician for multiple clinical trials and/or research studies

Interview participants and document medical, medication, and relevant social and sexual histories and reviews of systems

Perform physical examinations, including anogenital examinations

Prescribe and administer study agents (oral and parenteral)

Monitor for effectiveness and adverse effects of research medications and study participation

Document and report adverse events in adherence with study requirements

Perform clinical procedures include venipuncture, collection of specimens such as Pap Smears, oral swabs, punch skin biopsies, and intensive pharmacokinetics samples. Facility with performing lumbar punctures is desired, but not required.

Start IVs as needed during research procedures

Organize and monitor results of other procedures, including ECGs, radiologic evaluations, leukaphereses, endoscopies, and inpatient stays at the UW Translational Research Unit

Maintain detailed documentation of participant visits and contacts for study protocols

Make diagnoses, order lab tests, provide treatment and maintain patient follow-up

Communicate with and collaborate with local primary care providers and their staff about research participants and potential participants

Participate in sponsor and local study initiation visits

Review draft protocols and develop the logistics for implementing studies

Design and implement study recruitment strategies.

Participate in bi-monthly staff meetings and study calls

Other duties as needed 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Licensure as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the State of Washington or a Physician’s Assistant (PA) in the State of Washington, or equivalent legal license/certification.

Must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the organized medical staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for Hospital-based positions.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bilingual with Spanish

Required: previous phlebotomy experience

If no prior experience in such, ability to learn lumbar puncture, skin biopsy, and other minimally invasive procedures

Must be comfortable interacting with study participants/patients from a diverse range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds and genders and sexual orientations

Required working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook

Attention to detail required

Training in, or ability to train in Human Subjects and Good Clinical Practice guidelines

Must be comfortable obtaining detailed social histories (including substance use, sexual and gynecologic histories)

Must be able to communicate clinical information in English to clinicians, support staff and patients.

Familiarity and comfort with electronic medical records

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Due to working with patients you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption for this position. You will be required to either provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or qualify for an exemption to work in this position.

Potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens

Close working relationships and interactions with a diverse team and patient population

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected].

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.

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