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Req #: 245763

Department: DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Appointing Department Web Address: https://uwsurgery.org/

Job Location Detail: Harborview Medical Center

Posting Date: 05/02/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 05/16/2025

Salary: $3664 - $4024 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20250130-a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

**_UW Medicine Regional Burn Center_** **at Harborview Medical Center has an exciting opportunity for a** **_Temporary_** **Research Study Assistant (RSA)** **, which is part of the UW School of Medicine's** **_Department of Surgery_** .

Under the supervision of the research coordinator, the RSA will assist in the operation of clinical research studies involving the investigation of outcomes for survivors of burn injury to include research aimed at the recovery and reintegration of burn survivors. This requires knowledge and skills specific to the assessment and treatment of patients with burns.

The successful candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills, high-level organization, and the flexibility to work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. They should have a demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a busy work environment. They also should have the ability to solve problems independently and be able to use provided resources effectively.

Position Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct research activities = 85%

• Perform and participate in UW Regional Burn Center Research Activities = 15%

How this Position Contributes to the Mission of the Department and the University:

Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. As the only designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma and verified burn center in the state of Washington, Harborview serves as the regional trauma and burn referral center for Alaska, Montana and Idaho and the disaster preparedness and disaster control hospital for Seattle and King County.

Since opening in 1974, the Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center has treated nearly 20,000 patients from across Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana—one-third of which were children. The survival rate for patients treated at Harborview's burn center is over 97 percent. Our program's effectiveness is largely due to our team approach. General surgeons work closely with plastic surgeons and rehabilitation specialists to help patients recover quickly and get back to their lives. Our multidisciplinary group also includes physical and occupational therapists, social workers, specialized nursing staff, psychologists, vocational rehabilitation therapist, dietitians, pharmacists and pediatricians. The Regional Burn Center also treats patients with severe skin diseases, such as a skin-sloughing disorder known as toxic epidermal necrolysis, purpura fulminans and necrotizing fasciitis. In addition to excellent clinical care and training the next generation of burn care providers, research is a vital part of our mission. Our faculty have obtained more than $25 million in grants for projects ranging from major clinical trial firsts to basic research on inflammatory responses and injuries.

The Department of Surgery is a large department within the School of Medicine, with surgeons practicing at all our locations and in eight surgical subspecialties. The UW Department of Surgery is guided by our mission of providing compassionate and high-quality patient care, training future generations of surgical leaders, and conducting research in a collegial environment which embraces diversity and promotes inclusiveness

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI):

_The Department of Surgery strives to dismantle systemic racism, eliminate healthcare disparities, and promote health equity in our work. Racism and intolerance have no place in our community. We celebrate our multitude of intersecting identities and commit to the ongoing effort of creating an inclusive and supportive workplace climate._

All staff in the Department of Surgery are asked to demonstrate and develop the following core competencies:

• Quality Focus: strives to deliver the best possible service and results, and continuously seeks opportunities for improvement.

• Key attributes: accuracy, customer service, continuous improvement, problem solving, and self-development.

• Planning & Organization: completes work in a timely, efficient, and resourceful manner.

• Key attributes: priority setting, efficiency, resourcefulness, adaptability and flexibility, organizational awareness, and initiative.

• Teamwork & Relationship Building: builds and fosters positive working relationships with others to achieve shared objectives.

• Key attributes: collaboration, communication, emotional intelligence, recognition, and accountability, and integrity.

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: values and honors diverse experiences and perspectives, strives to create welcoming and respectful work environments including dismantling structures of oppression, promotes and contributes to a culture of access, opportunity, and justice.

• Key attributes: respect, cultural humility, inclusiveness, advocacy, and commitment.

**Minimum Qualifications** :

• Two-years of college-level course work in a relevant academic area AND one year of appropriate experience.

OR

Equivalent education/experience.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of medical terminology.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Spanish language fluency.

• Work or volunteer experience in a burn inpatient setting.

• Experience working with EPIC and REDCap.

• Experience with basic laboratory techniques and sample processing (pipetting, centrifuging, sample shipments).

• Completion of some allopathic or osteopathic medical training, OR equivalent education strongly preferred.

Conditions of Employment:

• This is a patient-facing, mainly on-site position

• Remote work may be possible, dependent upon study-related procedures

• The RSA will maintain communication between study team members via a secure messaging application

• Required to handle some biological specimens as part of the study

_Equivalent education/experience can substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. Candidates of non-traditional educational or experiential backgrounds are invited to apply. Please address applicability of education and experience in your resume._ _We hope you will apply and please learn more about our department, values, and core competencies at_ _https://uwsurgery.org/about/staff/_ _._ **Application Process:**

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. **_Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed._**

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.