RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, Inc.

New York State Psychiatric Institute Division
1051 Riverside Drive - Unit 33, New York, NY 10032
(212) 543-1414 (212) 543-6070

June 4, 2009
REVISED JOB POSTING

POSITION: Research Support Assistant Level III-NL Grade 11
Salary: $32,522.00 + $3,026.00 Location Pay

DEPARTMENT: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

DUTIES: A Research Support Assistant is needed to help with various studies in child psychiatry. Duties include, but are not limited to: scheduling appointments; running clinic visits, preparing and mailing data packets; logging in receipt of data forms; tracking missing data forms from raters, parents, and teachers; checking paper forms for completeness; accessing computer to run algorithms; reading questionnaires to children and parents during assessments; administering structured interviews to parents and children; entering and organizing data; processing subject payments; ordering supplies; and taking minutes at meetings. Evening and weekend hours will be required as needed.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field preferred.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE: Previous research and/or clinical experience preferred. Experience working with children and some administrative experience preferred. Familiarity with basic computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as various database programs. Strong oral and written communication skills required. Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must be very meticulous and detail oriented, and be able to work flexible hours as needed. Applicant should be comfortable with patient and family interaction. Occasional travel may be required. This position involves regular and substantial contact with children. The successful candidate will be screened through the New York State Central Child Abuse Register prior to assuming any duties that will involve contact with children.

CONTACT: Phone: 212-543-6838
Fax: 212-543-6660

Interested persons should respond, in writing, to the Research Foundation Personnel office, NYS Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive - Unit 33, New York, NY 10032. Telephone (212) 543-1414. The Research Foundation, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Posting ref.#: RF20090074/0608

POSITION:	Research Support Assistant Level III-NL Grade 11
	Salary: $32,522.00 + $3,026.00 Location Pay

DEPARTMENT:	CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

DUTIES:	A Research Support Assistant is needed to help with various studies in child psychiatry. Duties include, but are not limited to: scheduling appointments; running clinic visits, preparing and mailing data packets; logging in receipt of data forms; tracking missing data forms from raters, parents, and teachers; checking paper forms for completeness; accessing computer to run algorithms; reading questionnaires to children and parents during assessments; administering structured interviews to parents and children; entering and organizing data; processing subject payments; ordering supplies; and taking minutes at meetings. Evening and weekend hours will be required as needed.

EDUCATION:	Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field preferred.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:	Previous research and/or clinical experience preferred. Experience working with children and some administrative experience preferred. Familiarity with basic computer programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as various database programs. Strong oral and written communication skills required. Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:	Applicant must be very meticulous and detail oriented, and be able to work flexible hours as needed. Applicant should be comfortable with patient and family interaction. Occasional travel may be required. This position involves regular and substantial contact with children. The successful candidate will be screened through the New York State Central Child Abuse Register prior to assuming any duties that will involve contact with children.

CONTACT:	Phone: 212-543-6838 Fax: 212-543-6660

Interested persons should respond, in writing, to the Research Foundation Personnel office, NYS Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive - Unit 33, New York, NY 10032. Telephone (212) 543-1414. The Research Foundation, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Posting ref.#: RF20090074/0608