The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of America’s premier educational and research institutions. The UW has been conducting medical research and program activities in Kenya for over 25 years.As part of this endeavor, the Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) program has contributed to HIV medical research and has developed HIV treatment, prevention and management capacity through training, clinical mentorship, and webcast distance learning lectures.
The TREE Program has an opportunity for a Study Receptionist.
Working under the general direction of the study nurse or study doctor, she/he will responsible for the following:
Job Summary: Responsible for enrollment and follow up of participants; scheduling of appointments for participants and participant reimbursement
Duties & Essential Job Functions
Reception duties:
Follow up subjects enrolled in the study and ensure they are retained in the study and proper follow-up is done both at the research clinic and the Hope clinic
Keep track of all the patients enrolled and determine if any patient has missed appointment and take action to report and bring these patients back under care and supervision
Handle money given by the administrator and account for it by keeping the various logs (i.e. calling log, and participant transport reimbursement forms) and meet weekly with the administrator for reconciliation
Maintain an excel spreadsheet of participant appointments, recruitment, and follow-up in the study clinic
Develop weekly reports of clinic flow for study clinic meetings
Present weekly summaries marking progress in enrollment and tracking of subjects in the study in coordination with the study doctor
Work with the community health worker to follow-up subjects by phone and home visits
Ensure timely transportation of questionnaires and research files between clinic and data office
Clean and organize clinic rooms
Perform other duties that may be given by the study doctor/study nurse or study coordinatorQualifications
Diploma in Community Health, Social Work and Development or other relevant field
Experience working in a clinical research setting will be added advantage.Submit your application letter addressed to the Principal Investigator, TREE.
Include your daytime telephone contact, telephone contacts of three professional referees, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, and copies of certificates and testimonials by August 7th , 2015 treehire@uw.edu
