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Student Hourly-Hospital Nursing Study Research Support

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509669
Division/Organization: School of Nursing
Department: Research Administration
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00-$20.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Healthcare and Health Sciences

Department Overview:

 Dr. Steege’s research group is located in the UW-Madison School of Nursing’s Signe Skott Cooper Hall, near UW-Hospital. We have a strong team environment to support research activities. Students will enjoy a modern workspace and working closely with faculty, staff and students to advance research.

The UW-Madison School of Nursing is housed on the west end of campus near UW-Hospital in the beautiful Signe Skott Cooper Hall, where employee wellness is a focus. Researchers at the UW–Madison School of Nursing investigate, innovate, collaborate across disciplinary boundaries, and translate research into effective solutions. The School is committed to promoting equity and reducing health disparities. We conduct, support and promote equity-based research that explicitly addresses disparities in access, quality, and outcomes. We engage participants and partners from diverse communities across the state and the nation, particularly those most affected by issues of health equity.

Anticipated Start Date:

 12/01/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 This position is currently listed for Spring-Summer 2026, but longer-term commitments are possible for the right candidate.

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

 Schedule will be determined collaboratively between the employer and selected candidate. Some of the work will involve data collection and design sessions with hospital nursing staff that may be scheduled outside the normal business hours of Monday Monday-Friday between 7:30-5:00 p.m. This is necessary to allow for hospital nurse participation. Other work will have some flexibility in timing and there is the potential to work some hours remotely when needed.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $20.00

Number of Positions:

 1-2

Qualifications:

 • UW-Madison undergraduate or graduate student
• Interest in hospital nursing/human factors engineering
• Fluency in English (speaking and writing required)
• Demonstrated experience designing and formatting professional quality written documents and visual materials in Microsoft Office and/or Adobe products.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Qualified students must:
• Maintain flexibility to work across different tasks and projects simultaneously
• Demonstrate good time management skills
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism and reliability
• Exhibit very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Possess excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, creativity, flexibility and initiative
• Demonstrate intermediate to advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products (particularly Excel, Word and Powerpoint)
• Be confident asking questions when unsure of project direction
• Assure attention to detail and accuracy

Position Summary/Job Duties:

This position performs a variety of tasks to support the federally-funded REducing nurse burnout through SysTems analysis and Organizational REdesign (RESTORE) study. Duties include:

• Designing participant recruitment and intervention delivery materials
• Writing and documenting procedures
• Reviewing interview transcripts for accuracy
• Searching for scholarly literature
• Supporting study Project Manager with planning and logistics tasks
• Taking accurate notes during research intervention sessions
• Under the direction of Dr. Steege, assisting with recruitment and data collection efforts with nursing staff in hospital settings.

Physical Demands:

This position requires going to hospital nursing units to support data collection.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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