Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.

Current Employees and Students:

If you are currently employed or enrolled as a student at The Ohio State University, please log in to Workday to use the internal application process.

Welcome to The Ohio State University's career site. We invite you to apply to positions of interest. In order to ensure your application is complete, you must complete the following:

Ensure you have all necessary documents available when starting the application process. You can review the additional job description section on postings for documents that may be required.
Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.

Job Title:

Student Assistant 1

Department:

Medicine | Emergency Medicine-JM

The student HPA assistant serves as a Health Promotion Advocate (HPA) in the Emergency Department (ED) Population Health and Health Services (PH2S)/HealthNow program. This program focuses on population health, using a systematic approach to proactively address health needs. The student HPA assistant will assist screening ED patients for various program initiatives and work alongside full-time staff to complete assigned activities. Under the supervision of program staff/leadership, the student worker may perform a variety of clinical-support and administrative tasks to support the program. This position serves as an opportunity to learn and participate in clinical processes, public health, and social work in a real-world setting.

Essential Functions

1. Screen potentially eligible patients for various health-related programs.

2. Refer patients to higher-level HPAs for additional linkage and interventions.

Requirements

1. Currently enrolled student at the Ohio State University.

2. Prior experience in clinical/patient interaction or counseling or current enrollment in health field training program is preferred (e.g., social work, nursing, public health).

3. Ability to work with diverse populations in a respectful, collaborative manner.

4. Commit to working a minimum of 16 hours per week at assigned location.

5. Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time throughout clinical and administrative sites.

6. Ability to work a variety of shifts with shift period ranging from 4-8 hours (8am-12a) Monday-Sunday as scheduled.

Additional Information:

Location:

Graves Hall (0277)

Position Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

Shift:

Varying Shifts

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

Thank you for your interest in positions at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center. Once you have applied, the most updated information on the status of your application can be found by visiting the Candidate Home section of this site. Please view your submitted applications by logging in and reviewing your status. For answers to additional questions please review the frequently asked questions.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.