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Thursday, November 18, 2010

RTI Abroad Job Vacancy: Recruitment for Health IT Reseacher

JOB TITLE: HEALTH IT RESEARCHER
JOB ID: 12731
LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL 60606;WASHINGTON, DC 20005;ATLANTA, GA
30341;ROCKVILLE, MD 20852;RTP, NC 27709

FULL/PART TIME: FULL-TIME
REGULAR/TEMPORARY: REGULAR

ABOUT RTI
RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 2,800 provides research and technical expertise to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international
development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory and chemistry services.
For more information, visit
www.rti.org

JOB DESCRIPTION
Research positions working on ground-breaking health information technology-related projects are currently available. Projects cover a wide range of research and technical assistance issues related to health IT adoption and implementation, practice transformation, patient-centered technologies and understanding and measuring meaningful use criteria. This individual will work with State Health IT leaders on privacy issues related to interstate health information exchange, develop technical assistance to State Medicaid and CHIP agencies to implement health IT and HIE, develop clinical decision support tools, patient-provider engagement, use of social media and mobile technologies.

This position can be based out of Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Waltham, Massachusetts or Research Triangle Park.

RESPONSIBILITIES
* Candidates must be prepared to lead small to mid-size research or technical assistance projects or tasks on large projects related to an area of Health IT or HIE.
* Candidates will be expected to lead and participate in proposal development and business development opportunities in the Health IT area including the design and
development of projects related to health IT (EHR, PHR, CDS, CPOE, e-prescribing, etc) or electronic health information exchange (HIE).
* Knowledge and understanding of the Federal health IT policy environment, specifically related to meaningful use and or privacy and security regulations governing health information is also helpful.
* Strong writing and project management skills are critical.
* Thorough knowledge and use of various research methods are important.
* Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills are essential.

QUALIFICATIONS
* An M.A., M.P.H, or Ph.D. degree in health services research, health informatics, the social sciences, or public health,
* At least 5 years experience is required,
* A strong background in research related to one or more of the following areas is very desirable:
- the use of health IT in health care delivery;
- the development of health IT policy;
- health IT program evaluation;
- human factors analysis and/or usability testing from the patient or provider
perspective,
* Experience in other areas of health IT and health information exchange will also be considered.

• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

CLOSING STATEMENT
Important Information:
RTI participates in the US Government E-Verify program, for specific
information on this program please visit our employment portal at
www.rti.org/jobs

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are proud to be EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. Specific information regarding the laws that are designed to protect you against discrimination relating to your legal right to work in the US can be located at the employment portal www.rti.org/jobs

Click Link for detail
https://erecruit.rti.org/PRODRECRUIT/,DanaInfo=.agfov6Ex0qIy2s,SSL,SSO=U+index.

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