Full-time
Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research
West Orange, NJ
Salary range:  $64,000 - $68,000

The position’s primary focus is on coordinating programs for people with spinal cord injury, family caregivers, and hired assistants.  Program elements include hands-on training, remote consultation with experts, and education and peer support efforts.

Responsibilities include
  • Conduct outreach — via phone, email, social media, and remote and/or in-person presentations — to the SCI community, family caregivers, and home health professionals to raise awareness of program offerings; receive and track referrals to programs.
  • Coordinate all logistical aspects of program implementation, including scheduling personnel, reserving space, acquiring equipment and supplies, facilitating travel arrangements, and processing payments.
  • Conduct intake process with potential program participants, involving completion of documentation and an interview to assess needs.
  • Coordinate and/or implement program and research team schedules, support services, and follow-up surveys/interviews.
  • Contribute to the creation of documents and processes needed for program implementation and to the development of evaluation reports and materials to aid program publicity efforts.
  • Maintain databases related to program implementation.
  • Assist in preparation of data and reports.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s and/or master's degree(s) in a health-related discipline (such as social work, nursing, behavioral science, social science, public health, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling, psychology).
  • Minimum of two years of experience in related field, such as social work, case management, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and/or rehabilitation counseling.
  • Strong communication (verbal and written) skills.
  • Ability to build rapport and effectively collaborate with program participants, research staff, and clinical staff.
  • Effective presentation skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe.
  • Experience working in a medical environment and/or working with persons with disabilities.
Preferred qualifications
  • Fluency in Spanish.
  • Five or more years of related experience.
  • Prior experience with individuals with spinal cord injury.
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