Health Educator; RN), Medicine

Health Educator (RN), Medicine

Position Title: Health Educator (RN), Medicine

Department: Medicine

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Job Type: Full-Time

The Department of Medicine within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences seeks a Health Educator. In this role, 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.

40% – Protocol‑driven health education and participant support tasks:

• Deliver protocol‑driven health education interventions to study participants.
• Schedule and coordinate 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.
• Organize and remind study participants of upcoming appointments.
• Train study participants on key elements of study protocol.
• Monitor study participant adherence to key elements of the study protocol.
• Track and monitor adverse patient outcomes.

30% – Clinical research support tasks:

• Collect blood and other biological specimen samples.
• Measure and record vital signs and anthropometric measures.
• Review, calibrate, and perform quality control assessments of lab equipment.
• Serve as a liaison with lab staff to triage and interpret results.

30% – Research coordination and community engagement tasks:

• Assist with multiple research grants as needed, supporting the PI in writing and presenting research reports and protocols.
• Perform duties necessary including case management and decision‑making and work collaboratively with other center personnel to achieve research study goals.
• Serve as liaison to various team members to ensure smooth running of research projects.
• Provide 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support research and community initiatives.

Knowledge of biology, clinical judgment, 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.

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 /affirmative 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.

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

$75,000 - $80,000

Is a background check required for this posting? No

• Contact's Name:
  Ariel Burden
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  Staff Assistant
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Posted: 07/01/2026

Deadline for Applicants:
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled: 08/03/2026