Field Survey Specialist, Bilingual Spanish/English, San Bernardi

Job Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Field Specialist, Bilingual Spanish/English, San Bernardino

Part-time, Term Position (30 Hours per week, 6 months Term duration, may be extended to 12 months)

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

The RAND Survey Research Group (SRG) is currently hiring a part-time Bilingual English/Spanish Field Specialist to work on a two-stage randomized trial for patients with an opioid related event.

Work location is the Emergency Department at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in San Bernardino.

This is a part-time, term employee position, approximately 30 hours per week, mid-November 2025 that can be extended to October 2026.

The Field Specialist will work in the Emergency Department at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC)'s waiting room administering screeners to patients, and if eligible, administering the full consent followed by a tablet-based interview. Some after-hours patients might be contacted screened, consented, and interviewed by phone.

Requirements

• Speak, read, and write fluently in English and Spanish
• Have a valid driver's license, dependable car, and proof of auto insurance
• Completed Live Scan background check and health screening including providing proof of immunizations (or titer blood test) as required for work in San Bernardino County hospitals
• Available to work 30-35 hours per week primarily during regular weekday hospital hours (mornings and afternoons) with some flexibility for evenings and weekends
• Experience working in a emergency department setting
• Experience working with substance-using populations
• Able to stand and walk throughout the workday
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with clinical staff, research staff, and patients.
• Motivated, self-starter, comfortable working independently and on a team
• Exceptional time-management, organizational and record keeping skills
• Strong intermediate computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior field survey research, interviewing, substance use treatment, health care, or other related professional experience is highly preferred

Continued employment is contingent upon passing RAND employment background check including DMV and successful completion of training.

Pay Range: $26.50-$28.50 hourly

RAND considers a variety of factors when formulating an offer, including but not limited to, the specific role and associated responsibilities; a candidate's work experience, education/training, skills, expertise; and internal equity.This position is overtime eligible. In addition, RAND provides strong benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid time-off and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer