Research Program Coordinator

Job Details

Posting Number: TMP
03575PO25

Job Code

Title:

Program Coordinator I

Advertised

Title:

Research Program Coordinator I

Campus: Columbia

College/Division: College of Nursing

Department: CON College of Nursing

Salary: $25.00

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule:

• Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Job Search Category: Other Professional

From the Upstate to the Low country, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning.

All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

Community Health Worker will work with licensed research nurse (RN) and other team members to assist in coordinating and delivering a telehealth/remote intervention with patients with chronic health conditions, as well as their Carepartners, for a research study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that seeks to improve current and future chronic illness management among adults and their caregivers (Carepartners) in medically underserved and rural areas of South Carolina.

Work collaboratively and efficiently with the research team to deliver the intervention component of the study in accordance with the protocol, study procedures, and established timelines. Ability to work with a level of independence and also in concert with the research team, patients, and their respective care partners to operationalize the devised wellness goals/plans by providing resource navigation, coordination/referral assistance, and facilitating access to care and other community resources.

• Coordinate and deliver telehealth/remote intervention for patients with chronic health conditions and their Carepartners.
• Work with licensed RN and research team to follow study protocol, procedures, and timelines.
• Operate with a level of independence and in collaboration with team, patients, and care partners to implement wellness goals/plans, including resource navigation and referrals.

• Experience working with under-resourced communities, rural and/or historically marginalized adult populations with chronic health conditions.
• Experience with collaborative community-based rural health research or clinical trials.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to multitask a variety of functions.
• Organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision.
• Flexible schedule to be pre-arranged with the supervising team leader.
• Some evenings/weekends.

• Number Of Vacancies: Multiple
• Desired
  
  Start Date:
  
  01/05/2026
• Job Open Date: 12/16/2025
• Open Until Filled: Yes

This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

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No

Non-Essential