Health Educator (RN), Medicine

State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Job summary

State University of New York at Buffalo's Division of Population Health seeks a Health Educator to deliver protocol-driven health education interventions to study participants using face-to-face, telephone, or videoconferencing as appropriate.

The role emphasizes collaboration, attention to detail, and adaptability in a fast-paced research environment, with a daytime schedule and no night shifts, weekends, or on-call requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and NYS RN license.
• Experience delivering protocol-driven health education is preferred.
• Strong collaborative and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver protocol-driven health education interventions to study participants.
• Coordinate sessions, attend supervision, record sessions, and perform data collection.
• Organize reminders and train participants on key elements of study protocol.
• Monitor adherence to protocol and track adverse outcomes.
• Collect blood and other biological samples; measure vital signs.
• Review, calibrate, and perform quality control on lab equipment.
• Liaise with lab staff to triage and interpret results.
• Support research grants and collaborate with team to advance goals.

Skills

Biology knowledge

Clinical judgement

Records management

Cultural awareness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

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.

• This role offers a consistent Monday through Friday daytime schedule with no nights, weekends, holidays, or on‑call requirements.

Primary Functions

40% – Protocol-driven health education and participant support tasks

This category includes responsibilities related to delivering structured health education interventions and supporting study participants throughout the research process.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Monitoring study participant adherence to key elements of the study protocol.
• Tracking and monitoring adverse patient outcomes

30% – Clinical research support tasks

This category includes tasks that require clinical expertise to support the implementation of research protocols and involving participant health assessments and biological sample handling.

Responsibilities include:

• 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

30% – Research coordination and community engagement tasks

This category includes responsibilities that support the operational, collaborative, and outreach components of research studies.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Performing other duties as assigned to support research and community initiatives.

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.

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As an Equal Opportunity / Affine Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and license to practice as registered nurse in New York State.

Driving Requirements

This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

Salary Range $75,000 - $80,000

Additional Salary Information

The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

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Is a background check required for this posting?

No

UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].