Duke University Health System Job Description:
DATA TECHNICIAN II (4049)

Job Title: DATA TECHNICIAN II  Job Code: 4049 
FLSA: Pay Target: C3 
Date: 03/19/2019   Supervisory Responsibility: Yes 

General Description of the Job Class

Coordinate and participate in a variety of duties involved in the collection, interpretation and documentation of data in support of research and/or information gathering activities.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

Coordinate and participate in a variety of duties involved in collecting, interpreting, documenting and summarizing descriptive, analytical and evaluative data in support of research and/or information gathering activities.

Establish procedures for the procurement of data through observation, interviewing, analyzing records and other sources.

Coordinate the coding and keypunching of data in preparation for computer processing; maintain liaison with University data processing and ensure quality control.

Coordinate the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.

Recommend new methods for collection and documentation of data; write and revise procedural manuals as required.

Make work assignments and review the work of lower level employees; assist in training of new personnel.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education:

Work requires Associates degree or equivalent technical training.

 

Experience:

Work requires two years of experience as a data technician or related position.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

 

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:

N/A

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

SUPERVISION

STATISTICAL REPORTING

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

DATA ENTRY/CRT

EDITING/PROOFING

CORRESPONDENCE

SAS

APPLE MACINTOSH

PC--IBM & COMPATIBLE SCIENTIFIC WORKSTATIONS

DBASE/XBASE LANGUAGES

DATA VERIFICATION

DATA CODING-GENERAL

DATA ANALYSIS

PC SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE

PC DATABASE MGT SOFTWARE

WORDPERFECT

MICROSOFT WORD

FOXPRO

DBASE

 

Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level

N/A

 

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


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