General Summary: The occupational therapy work study student acts under the direct supervision of the Fieldwork Coordinator and faculty of the Occupational Therapy Department. Tasks include various clerical assignments related to assistance with the academic and clinical fieldwork programs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the fieldwork coordinator, performs basic copying, scanning, filing, office communication and record keeping tasks as assigned. This also includes data entry using an Access database for tracking students and sites where students are placed for clinical affiliations.
• Prepares mailings to clinical fieldwork sites as directed.
• Maintains filing system to track contracts and information on fieldwork sites.
• Assists in the functions of the department at all levels and as needed.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic computer and information technology to assist in the development of support of an electronic environment.
• Basic reading, writing, counting and math to support operations of the department.
• Basic medical healthcare terminology to communicate in a healthcare environment.

Skills:

• Effective and sensitive interpersonal communication skills to work with personnel and interact with students, as needed.
• Detail oriented and accountable for accuracy of work assigned.
• Excellent data entry skills and experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Access.
• Respect for others in all areas of contact to support operations.
• Exercise good judgment and maturity with co-workers, staff, patients and visitors to assure safe operations.
• Works independently and accepts direction and feedback to complete tasks.
• Maintain Level I Leap Online Competencies as required by Rush University Medical Center.

Abilities :

• Must be able to physically hand carry items throughout the medical center complex, associated buildings and academic office areas to transmit information.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and move items up to 20 pounds upon occasion to assist with inventory management.
• Must be able to stand, walk, lift and push while assisting with patient care.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Date Reviewed: November 19, 2008

Date Revised: November 19, 2008

Tutor school-aged children in reading at the Laurance Armour Day School.

Applicants must be interested in working with small children, and exhibit patience and understanding toward others.

General Summary:

The work-study student is responsible for providing clerical, technical and general support to the coordinators/instructors of the Nursing Therapeutics Laboratory.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform general clerical duties to include, but not limited to photocopying, faxing, mailing and filing.
• Maintain the lab rooms: set up and take down of equipment and supplies
• Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment
• Provide technical support for use of media equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer skills: use of PC and Mac, willingness to learn new media/software system, blackboard system
• Good communication skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task
• Ability to move objects (up to 30 lbs) without difficulty.

10 hours with flexibility of scheduling (early morning, noon or evening)

Rosita Santos, Rosita_A_Santos@rush.edu, x22752
or Tami Davis, Tami_Davis@rush.edu, x20468

General Job Description

Performs specific departmental tasks as outlined below, depending on library section to which assigned. Participates in quality improvement projects. Reports to the manager of the assigned section; in Archives, reports to the Librarian/Archivist

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Assists archives staff with archival processing, administrative tasks, exhibit installation, and reference requests concerning Rush’s archival collections.

Applicant Qualifications

The student must be available to work within the Rush Archives’ business hours, M-F 9:00 am- 5:00 pm. Experience with general office and digitization software preferred.

Other:

This position is for the entire academic year. Hours are available during session breaks.

Applicants must be enrolled in a Rush University class and have work-study funding to be considered.

General Summary

The primary role of the incumbent is to staff the university_news@rush.edu process in order to raise the visibility of Rush University through internal and external communications. Most of the job functions can be performed off-site via computer and telephone, etc. However, some in-person meeting attendance and handling of physical materials may be required. If working off-site, the incumbent will be required to supply his or her own computer and phone line.  

Principal Duties:

• Assist in the coordination of communication initiatives related to Rush University students, faculty, and staff.
• Review submissions to the university_news@rush.edu e-mail database daily:

• Follow up on missing information (e.g., photo, local town, schools graduated from, etc.) related to the submission.
• Assist in refining content submitted to conform to Rush standards and to read fluidly.
• Field inquiries to Web site page managers, alumni affairs, philanthropy, media relations, internal communications, deans’ offices, and other venues as appropriate.
• Create submission tracking spreadsheet to monitor process from point of submission to resulting communication postings (e.g., to Rush University Web site, Rush news releases, NewsRounds, alumni e-messages and print newsletters, etc.).
• Review and organize questions and topics submitted to the provost_t_deutsch@rush.edu e-mail database prior to provost open forums and other similar events.
• Participate in University-related communication meetings, following up on action items as assigned.

• Assist staff with other communication-related projects as requested.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Proficiency in Web and Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel, with the aptitude to quickly learn new computer systems and processes.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task.

Need a work-study student to work on special projects reporting to the controller. Projects include: developing and refining financial corporate policy, developing new Powerpoint slides for financial presentations, reviewing and checking financial statements prior to distribution, and miscellaneous financial projects that come up.

Component
1. Prepares METC for start (or closing) of business. Assists with booting up/powering down 100 computer workstations in the PC lab and classroom. Opens/closes media towers in the viewing rooms.

Standard
Assesses whether PCs are in working order; viewing rooms are in order and presentable for patron use. Notes whether viewing room furniture is in place.

Component
2. Assists METC patrons at the service counter with the circulation of AV software resources, assisting with AV hardware questions. Fields basic computer software questions. Assists clients with questions about how to use print services in the computer labs. Answers routine inquiries about departmental policies and procedures.

Standard
Clients are treated courteously and promptly. Record keeping is accurate. Reports more difficult inquiries to full-time staff.

Component
3. Assists Microcomputer Services Manager with daily lab/classroom maintenance.

Standard
Prepares daily workstation sign-up sheets; posts computer classroom schedules; post room cleaning schedule notices; monitors the supply of information rack handouts; monitor PC & laser printer supplies (including: paper, toner, floppy disks, etc.).

up to 15 (morning and evening hours available)

Major Responsibilities:

Provide clerical and technical support to laboratory service

Essential & Critical Tasks:

Performs accurate computer entry of demographic information, and laboratory test orders. Notifies appropriate personnel of problems.

Prepares and processes specimens correctly. Labels specimens, slides, and cassettes accurately.

Performs routine instrument upkeep and maintenance.

Retrieves samples from outpatient locations within the medical center.

Uses the telephone properly and gives accurate information.

Volunteers or willingly participates in special projects and completes them within an agreed upon time frame.

Qualifications:

Education: High school graduate. Knowledge of medical and laboratory terminology preferred.

Experience: Typing skills of 35 wpm. Previous experience in a hospital laboratory is helpful.

Reports to:

Laboratory Supervisor

Working Conditions:

The technician’s time is divided between laboratory test order entry and working in a laboratory with frequent exposure to potentially infectious specimens.

CLIA Qualification for Testing :

Employees in this job classification are qualified to perform moderate complexity testing. Employees’ education and/or laboratory experience meet the requirements delineated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA ‘88).

Disclaimer :

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Mon- Fri, 3 HOURS/AFTERNOON, 3:30-6:30PM (HOURS ADJUSTABLE)