Bilingual Research Behavioral Interventionist
Bilingual Research Behavioral Interventionist
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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Program in Sleep Medicine Epidemiology in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston MA is looking for a Research Behavioral Interventionist to implement a rigorous clinical research intervention for participants with insomnia as part of a research study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The Research Behavioral Interventionist will have the primary responsibility of delivering a protocolized behavioral programs for sleep via secure web-based platform. Delivery of intervention will include program delivery progress assessment and ongoing support for about 6-8 weeks for each study participant. The Interventionist should have extensive experience delivering behavioral programs or protocols understand research methodology have the necessary skills to identify problems that require timely involvement of the Principal Investigator (PI) have superb communication skills be sensitive to communicating with highly diverse participants (including from low socio-economic backgrounds and from multiple ethnic backgrounds) understanding how to adapt communications to meet diverse participant needs.A background in sleep health is not a requirement but is strongly preferred. The Research Behavioral Interventionist will have the opportunity for additional training in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and/or a brief behavioral treatment of insomnia (BBT-I). The Research Behavioral Interventionist is also expected to be an active member of the research team attending virtual meetings participating in all aspects of an active research study and developing and adhering to documentation requirements.
This is a per diem position and monthly time is flexible; however Research Behavioral Interventions are expected to work with 2-4 new participants/month with at least a 1-year commitment. A high proportion of visits will necessitate evening and weekend work.
Qualifications
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
Work independently to implement a complex research interventionist protocol requiring close communication with study investigators while independently eliciting information on sleep requiring high-level knowledge of the protocol sleep health and principles of behavioral interventions.
Respond to the needs of participants including scheduling telephone or web-based visits andcommunications that are essential to delivering the assigned intervention; this may require weekend and evening communications.
Work collaboratively with the participant and research team to complete all intervention visits in a timely manner working within study guidelines and patient preferences.
Liaison with and maintain clear communication with investigators and staff regarding participant issues and study progress as well as research protocol and data management issues
Identify and communicate any concerns regarding participants to study PI
Uphold ethics of strict confidentiality
TrainingParticipate in behavioral intervention trainings consult with PI/Co-Is about research participants.
Undergo Mass General Brigham onboarding requirements.
AdministrativeActively participates in virtual team meetings as required (approx. 1-2 per month)
Completes all electronic documentation related to participant records visits and communication in an accurate and timely manner.
Addresses regulatory requirements in a timely manner.
Follows Departmental protocols and procedures.
Requires a high level (10 or more years preferred) of experience in behavioral interventions to administer a protocolized research intervention. The successful candidate will not be delivering clinical care or functioning in roles such as a nurse practitioner (NP) physician assistant (PA) or social worker (SW).
Masters degree required.
Incumbent must be fluent in Spanish.
Outstanding communication skills requiring sensitivity to protected health information and good clinical practice for research.
Ability to function independently while also identifying potential issues that require physician input.
Ability to learn numerous protocol criteria and procedures and adhere to protocol designs.
Attention to detail is a must while also having the ability to remain flexible with change.
Facility with electronic documentation and communication and delivery of a web-based intervention.
A desire to work with marginalized populations is a plus and Spanish fluency is strongly preferred.
All responsibilities can be performed remotely and theResearch Behavioral Interventionistdoes not need to be in the Boston area however theResearch Behavioral Interventionistmust be able to accommodate the scheduling needs of study participants in Eastern Time Zone.
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Employment Type
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