Health Educator (RN) Part Time, Medicine

State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

The State University of New York at Buffalo is seeking a Health Educator to deliver protocol-driven health education to study participants via face-to-face, phone, or videoconference. The role emphasizes attention to detail, collaboration, and flexibility in a fast-paced research setting.

Primary duties include coordinating education sessions, data collection, and participant support, with a focus on clinical measurements and community engagement across research sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and RN license in New York State are required.
• Experience delivering protocol-driven health education is preferred.
• Ability to coordinate sessions, collect data, and engage with participants.

Responsibilities

• 40%: Deliver protocol-driven health education and support to study participants.
• 40%: Schedule sessions, record data, and coordinate follow-ups per protocol.
• 30%: Clinical research support including vital signs, blood collection, and lab liaison.
• 30%: Research coordination and community engagement to advance study objectives.

Skills

Biology knowledge

Clinical judgement

Documentation

Records management

Cultural awareness

Trust building

Collaboration

Decision-making

Communication

Critical thinking

Influencing skills

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Listening skills

Patience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing and NYS RN license

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 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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

Part Time (20 hours per week), typically scheduled between the hours of 7am-6pm.

Learn more

• Our benefits , where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affimative 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.

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].

Minimum Qualifications

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

This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range $37,500 - $40,000

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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