POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for assisting with research-related activities including, but not limited to participant recruitment, data collection, tracking and data entry. Other duties also include providing health education pertaining to the research activities and providing programmatic support for Health Promotion department programs, events and activities. This position is expected to work within the program directives of the funding source, within the philosophical framework set forth by the `Elepaio Social Services Board of Directors, and within the existing network of community services providers and natural helpers.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
1. Minimum Associate degree in Health related field or certificate in health required, Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or Sustainable Food Systems/Health related field preferred
2. Certificate of completion for a foundational training on human subjects research required within 90 days of hire
3. At least 1 year of experience in community programs and/or research preferred
4. Knowledge of community based participatory research approach preferred
5. Knowledge of Native Hawaiian culture preferred
An Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
Skills Required
- Minimum Associate degree in a health-related field or a certificate in health
- Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Sustainable Food Systems, or a health-related field
- Certificate of completion for foundational human subjects research training within 90 days of hire
- At least one year of experience in community programs and/or research
- Knowledge of community-based participatory research
- Knowledge of Native Hawaiian culture
What We Do
The Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, established in 1972, is the oldest of the 15 community health centers in the state and the largest employer on the Waiʻanae coast. WCCHC employs 700+ staff that work throughout its main center in Waiʻanae, satellite clinics in Nānākuli, Waiʻanae, Kapolei, Waipahu and Ewa, a school-based dental clinic and six school-based primary care clinics in Waiʻanae and Nānākuli, and other business and program sites throughout the Waiʻanae Coast/West Oʻahu. The Health Center’s mission just begins to tell our story: "The Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center is a healing center that provides accessible and affordable medical and traditional healing services with aloha. The Health Center is a learning center that offers health career training to ensure a better future for our community. The Health Center is also an innovator, using leading edge technology to deliver the highest quality of health care services.” The vision of our community founders, to offer comprehensive health services, has guided the development of services and activities for our patient centered health care home, which includes: Primary Care Clinics (Adult Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatric Health, Women’s Health), Dental, 24-hour Emergency Medical Services, 24-hour Laboratory, 24-hour Imaging, School-based/Adolescent Health Centers and School-based Dental, KWIC-Walk-in Clinics, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Pain Management, Pharmacy, Mammography, Vision Services. Specialists: Dermatology, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Nephrology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, and Wound Care. Case Management/Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Management, Exercise/Fitness activities (Fitness Gym, Walking Trails, Yoga, Zumba, and more), Integrative Weight Management, Family Planning, Farmers’ Markets, Health Education, Community Wellness, Homeless Outreach, Native Hawaiian
