Peer Recovery & Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

17d•$16 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Johns Hopkins Center for Substance Use and Infectious Diseases Care Integration partners with the Frederick County Health Department’s Street Safe Program (SSP) to provide on-site telemedicine-based care and conduct SPRUCE (SSP and Peers in Rural Areas Connecting), an implementation research study. SPRUCE is a social network intervention that trains SSP clients in hepatitis C and HIV prevention, testing, and treatment; overdose prevention; and substance use disorder treatment. Participants share health knowledge in their communities and help increase access to telemedicine and other SSP services. The Peer Recovery & Research Assistant functions as a Peer Recovery Specialist with the Frederick SSP team and supports the research study. Day-to-day supervision is provided by the SSP Peer Supervisor. Johns Hopkins CSUIDCI staff oversee research implementation and overall position management. The position is employed through Johns Hopkins and is subject to Hopkins benefits, research, and clinical policies. The role supports study operations, data collection and organization, basic analyses, reporting, and administrative coordination. It also engages and educates clients, delivers structured interventions, conducts rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing, connects clients to local resources, promotes telemedicine, and supports accessible, respectful, client-centered SSP services. Research support includes outreach, scheduling, compensation, documentation, data entry, stakeholder and Community Advisory Board meeting coordination, and maintaining accurate records in REDCap and other secure study systems. Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position is full-time, non-exempt, and located at the School of Medicine Campus.

Requirements

High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
One year of related experience.
Must comply with Johns Hopkins research, clinical, privacy, and certification requirements.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing operational plans to meet research goals.
Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
Collect and organize study data, including through participant interviews, questionnaires, background research, laboratory processing, or other study procedures.
Organize data records and study files.
Run basic analyses and prepare routine reports.
Perform literature searches, abstract information from literature searches, and index gathered data.
Engage and educate clients on HIV, hepatitis C, overdose prevention, and substance use treatment.
Deliver structured interventions to program participants.
Conduct rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing.
Connect clients to local resources and provide warm referrals.
Promote available telemedicine services.
Support SSP services and help ensure care is accessible, respectful, and client centered.
Assist with SPRUCE research activities, including outreach, scheduling, compensation, documentation, and data entry.
Help coordinate stakeholder and Community Advisory Board meetings.
Maintain accurate records and use REDCap and other secure study systems.
Participate in supervision, training, and meetings with SSP and Johns Hopkins staff.
Comply with Johns Hopkins research, clinical, privacy, and certification requirements.
Provide general administrative support for meetings, events, communications, and reporting.