Study Coordinator - Outreach Specialist - APLA Health

APLA Health’s mission is to achieve health care equity and promote well-being for the LGBT and other underserved communities and people living with and affected by HIV. We are a nonprofit, federally qualified health center serving more than 14,000 people annually. We provide 20 different services from 15 locations throughout Los Angeles County, including: medical, dental, and behavioral health care; PrEP counseling and management; health education and HIV prevention; and STD screening and treatment. For people living with HIV, we offer housing support; benefits counseling; home health care; and the Vance North Necessities of Life Program food pantries; among several other critically needed services. Additionally, we are leaders in advocating for policy and legislation that positively impacts the LGBT and HIV communities, provide capacity-building assistance to health departments across the country, and conduct community-based research on issues affecting the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us at

We offer great benefits, competitive pay, and great working environment!

We offer:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance (no cost for employee)
• Vision Insurance (no cost for employee)
• Long Term Disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 4 Personal Days
• 10 Vacation Days
• 12 Sick Days
• Metro reimbursement or free parking
• Employer Matched (6%) 403b Retirement Plan

This is a great opportunity to make a difference!

This position will pay $26.20 - $29.93 hourly. Salary is commensurate with experience.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Sr. Study Coordinator, the Study Coordinator – Outreach Specialist engages in research projects to strengthen the capacity of the HIV prevention, care and treatment studies to inform public health and elected officials to fund and implement programs designed to reduce HIV-related morbidity, mortality, and health disparities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Assist with coordinating and conducting interviews with participants of a research project.

· Conduct outreach to study participants for study recruitment and retention.

· Facilitate group sessions with relevant client populations.

· Assist in development of research plans and protocol as needed.

· Assist in seeking and establishing community-based research partners.

· Assist in development of research tools.

· Help to develop trainings that address community-based research.

· Assist with the facilitation of community advisory group meetings as required by research and/or evaluation contracts.

· Enter quantitative and qualitative data; manage databases.

· Provide support in writing research reports.

· Conduct literature searches.

· Present oral and written reports of research projects in appropriate venues and within given deadlines.

· Coordinate regularly with staff toward accomplishing division goals and objectives.

· Coordinate interns from local academic institutions and volunteers to meet research needs of agency.

· Consult on data collection, entry, and analyses techniques.

· Maintain accurate files to ensure client eligibility, and consent to release medical information when appropriate.

· Assure client confidentiality as defined by APLA Health-Wellness policies and procedures.

· Prepare documents and/or reports as it related to the requirements of the various funding sources.

· Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings to review and evaluate program services, and to make recommendations.

· Attend regularly scheduled in-services, as well as outside conferences, workshops, etc. to become updated on the latest referrals and information necessary to respond to client needs.

OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.