Program Assistant - PRN; as Family Lifestyle Program; Remote

Job Description - Program Assistant - PRN (as-needed) - Family Lifestyle Program (Remote) (260000IC)

Job Description

Program Assistant - PRN (as-needed) - Family Lifestyle Program (Remote) - ( 260000IC )

Description

Families in Washington, DC’s Wards 7 and 8 face the city’s highest rates of food insecurity and diet-related chronic disease; over 80% of DC’s food deserts are in these wards. In response, Children’s National Hospital offers a produce prescription and nutrition education program to support families facing food access challenges. We seek a research assistant to support program delivery and evaluation.

Ideal candidates are passionate about nutrition, health equity, and community-based prevention. Key qualities include:

• Compassionate, clear communication with families
• Proactive problem-solving and follow-up
• Quantitative or qualitative research skills and interest in scholarly work
• Bilingual (Spanish) proficiency is preferred

Assist staff in the daily execution of program tasks and projects, providing administrative support to Program Manager and Program Coordinator. Responsible for maintaining office files, completing purchase and reimbursement requests, as well as managing financial records. Assist with fundraising by researching funding prospects, drafting communication with prospective donors, and managing logistics for fundraising events. Assist with special projects related to program goals and mission.

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

1 year of performing administrative tasks (Required)

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Access.
• Ability to produce quality reports under tight deadlines.
• Ability to maintain composure and professionalism in a busy clinic environment.
• Web design and desktop publishing skills a plus.

• Maintain office files.
• Complete purchase and reimbursement requests, as well as manage financial records.
• Ability to produce quality reports under tight deadlines.

• Assist with special projects related to program goals and mission.

• Will occasionally be tasked with keeping statistics regarding program.
• Ability to produce quality reports under tight deadlines.
• Maintain research databases in a manner which meets IRB requirements for protection of patient privacy.

• Collaborate with co-workers on day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.

• Provide excellent customer service to clinical team, patient families, referring physicians.
• Help families navigate complex hospital system and helps with coordination of care.
• Act as advocate for patients and families, facilitating service delivery and removing barriers to care.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

District of Columbia-Washington

Anacostia 2101 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington 20020

Administrative Support / Customer Service

Goldberg Cntr Cmnty Ped Hlth

Position Status : R (Regular) - O - PRN

Shift :
Variable

Work Schedule : M-F 9am to 5pm

Mar 3, 2026, 7:41:21 PM

37336 - 62046.4

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:

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Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.