What are the responsibilities and job description for the EACE Clinical Systems (Rehabilitation) Fellowship position at Zintellect?
The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) is offering postgraduate fellowships. These clinical systems fellowships provide an outstanding training opportunity and will be located at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church VA, and Walter Reed Hospital as well as the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) in San Antonio, TX.
What will I be doing?
As an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) participant, you will join a community of scientists and researchers in an effort to conduct life-changing research across the nation with EACE. You will be provided a hands-on, collaborative experience to take an early-stage project from initiation to analysis to a fielded system in a short period of time. The knowledge gained will provide you a highly desired skill set in the area of clinical systems analysis.
Why should I apply?
Under the guidance of multiple mentors, you will gain hands-on experience to complement your education and support your academic and professional goals. Along the way, you will engage in activities and research in several areas. These include but are not limited to:
- Developing and integrating clinician-based patient and provider system requirements into a novel system for tracking clinical outcomes. The system is referred to as the Clinical Assessment Management Portal "CAMP"
- Identifying the systems requirements for a healthcare operation and support decisions regarding future growth and efficiency
- Making recommendations on designing applications for patient assessment, develop functional requirements, and focus on how best to meet clinical goals
- Gaining analytical skills, communication skills, and creativity
- Demonstrating completeness, accuracy, and functionality of each outcome metric as it is incorporated into the on-line database portal
- Designing customized graphic user interfaces supporting the CAMP staff with the development and implementation of reports required at multiple levels of leadership (clinic, facility, enterprise).
Where will I be located?
Falls Church, Virginia or San Antonio, Texas
What is the anticipated start date?
EACE is ready to make appointments immediately. Exact start dates will be determined at the time of selection and in coordination with the selected candidate. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and fellowships will be filled as qualified candidates are identified.
What is the appointment length?
This appointment is a 12-month research appointment, with the possibility to be renewed for additional research periods. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.
What are the benefits?
You will receive a stipend to be determined by EACE. Interested applicants should anticipate an annual stipend of approximately $19,800.00 for undergraduate students, $37,600.00 for predoctoral students and $78,300.00 for doctoral students. Other benefits may include the following:
- Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE
- Relocation Allowance
- Training and Travel Allowance
About EACE
The DoD and VA Extremity Trauma & Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) consists of teams embedded at the point of care within multiple world renown Military Treatment Facilities across the nation, i.e. Walter Reed. In-line with the congressionally directed mission of the EACE, our clinical team focuses on development of clinical outcomes assessment, clinical practice guidelines, and treatment protocols. We are developing a novel system for extremity trauma outcome measures tracking. We focus on traumatic extremity injuries and amputations with a specific focus on tracking outcomes for clinical assessment to improve the care of injured Service members and Veterans.
About ORISE
This program, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and DoD. Participants do not enter into an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DoD or any other office or agency. Instead, you will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE. For more information, visit the ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Salary : $19,800 - $78,300
