Seasonal Hire: Research Assistant - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' HOMES

UTHealth Houston

place Houston, 77071

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Counseling, Psychiatry, Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field

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UTHealth Houston Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is hiring a seasonal Research Assistant for HOMES. This role will support UTHealth Houston's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' HOMES program. The Homeless Outpatient Mental Health Expansion Services (UTHealth Houston HOMES) Program is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The overarching goal of the UTHealth Houston HOMES program is to promote long-term mental health recovery, reduce substance use and ensure access to primary care, income supports, and permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders. Seasonal appointments range in duration, but may not exceed 4.5 months within a year from the start date. This role will work up to 19.5 hours weekly.

What we do here changes the world.

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Under close direction of program director, conducts data collection and process monitoring activities to support externally funded research projects.

Position Key Accountabilities:

Under close supervision, conducts research activities according to the SAMHSA-funded UTHealth HOMES and National Institutes of Health (NIH) research protocols. Research activities may include some or all of the following: participant recruiting, screening, enrollment, and assisting with informed consent. data collection, administration of clinical assessments and 6-month follow-up assessments. Additionally, 20% of the project effort will be devoted to developing motivational interviewing scripts for chatbot development.
Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates records, and databases as needed.
Develops evidence-based scripts to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors to prevent diabetes.
Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for the UTHealth HOMES and NIH projects.
As needed, will coordinate with the clinical and research teams, patients, and participants to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality results.
Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

General knowledge of research fields.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in lieu of education. Education and/or experience working with mental health, substance use, medical or social services systems including individuals who are unhoused preferred.

Minimum Experience:

No years of experience.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds constantly and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code

51.215 and Texas Government Code
411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.