Bilingual Interviewer - Part Time

Interviewers are responsible for: Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants Making in-person and phone contact to locate respondents aged 58-90 to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation Making in-person and phone contact with selected respondents to avert and convert refusals to participate Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires via phone and in-person lasting up to 150 minutes per interview Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings Transmitting data as scheduled Administering cognitive assessments (e.g., animal naming test, word recall, and counting backwards) Administering physical function testing using a dynamometer [hand-held device] Providing verbal instructions to respondents for self-collection of whole dried blood spots using a small device and assisting when needed. Linked here is an informational video regarding this process: Dried Blood Collection — Tasso, Inc. Providing verbal instructions to respondents for self-collection of saliva using an Oragene Saliva Kit and assisting when needed Ensuring proper storage, handling, packaging, and shipping of bio-specimens (TASSO device and Oragene tube) according to project protocols Managing and storing paper documents Clearly and concisely documenting all efforts to contact and interview respondents at the end of each workday Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment Managing, securing, and safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage loss, or theft Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports Attend virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team