Visiting Research Specialist- Behavioral Health Initiative Coordinator in Integrated Care-JACSW

Hiring Department: Jane Addams College of Social Work

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1026314

Posting Close Date: September 4, 2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

Position Summary

This position contributes to the design and delivery of behavioral health training and research projects and collaborates with the behavioral health provider community and researchers to develop and execute training and research projects in integrated care settings. The position involves providing project management and support for grant-funded initiatives to enhance the integrated care behavioral health workforce in Illinois through the Behavioral Health Workforce Center at the University of Illinois Chicago. This position will work closely with integrated care behavioral health providers and community members to identify workforce training needs and implement projects to meet those needs. Outreach and presentations to potential providers in integrated care to expand the workforce in this area will be a key activity. This position requires strong assessment, communication, and data collection skills and advanced knowledge of behavioral health issues in integrated care settings.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate workgroups and collect data on needs and potential behavioral health training areas for behavioral health providers working in integrated care.
• Collaborate with directors, faculty collaborators, provider community members, and researchers to develop objectives and design projects and proposals to address needs of integrated care behavioral health workforce in Illinois.
• Contribute material, prepare results, and assist in the writing of training materials and findings for proposals, presentations, and other documents.
• Collaborate with other staff on methods and procedures.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
• Collaborate with principal investigator and researchers to develop objectives and design of training and research projects and proposals.
• Formulate and conduct research evaluation studies and analyses. Performs complex data collection from the behavioral health provider community (conducting focus groups and designing surveys) and uses applied, action research study methods to identify needs, formulate initiatives to address, and evaluate. Analyze and evaluate research findings.
• Develop and write advanced, comprehensive protocols.
• Monitor project developments on an ongoing basis. Propose and implement changes as needed.
• Contribute material, prepare results and assist in the writing of research evaluation findings for publications, papers, presentations, grants, and other documents for publication and other methods of dissemination.
• Assist principal investigator in grant and manuscript submission.
• Guide, train and advise lower-level researchers and students on techniques, methods and procedures.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• • This position requires a master’s degree in social work, public health, nursing, counseling, psychology, or nursing with a focus on behavioral health. Some course work specifically focused on project management (e.g., macrolevel social work or public policy, public health, project management) is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years related research experience in the context of behavioral health agency administration, medical clinic administrative practice, a university setting, or a research center.
  • Two or more years of direct practice experience working in integrated behavioral health (i.e., providing behavioral health services in a primary care medical setting); experience with workgroup facilitation; experience with staff training models; and one or more years of post-graduate experience in an administrative or project management position at a university, research center, or social service agency.  
  • Experience working with underserved individuals and/or communities.
  • Possesses and applies advanced knowledge of applied research principles, concepts, practices and methods

The salary range for this position is in the $ 72,000-$78,000

Please apply here: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/11492?c=uic .

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