MEPS – Field Interviewer
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We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. The posting includes "Job Status Part-Time Requisition ID 26016". We can drop that or put in a short p maybe but better to drop as it's minor metadata. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short p with "Part-time position." but we already have schedule etc. Might be okay to drop.
We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details about role: Field Interviewers for MEPS, description of study, duties: contacting households, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting documents, travel, training requirements, etc.
We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief overview), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (basic qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe preferred criteria?), Skills (maybe preferred criteria?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has real content.
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About the role: Westat seeking Field Interviewers for MEPS. MEPS is a study of health care costs and usage in US, sponsored by AHRQ, panel survey with several rounds interviews same respondents for two full calendar years. Field Interviewers conduct in-person and computer-assisted video interviews with adult members of households, using Westat-provided laptop. They contact households in-person/by phone to introduce study and gain cooperation, set appointments, complete interview, collect and follow up with electronic and hard-copy signed documents. Travel to MEPS in-person training in Jan 2027 mandatory. May travel local/long-distance households, some assignments requiring overnight travel. Part-time position runs yearly with two data collection periods: Jan-mid-July and late July-early Dec. Break between rounds: 1-2 weeks between spring and fall, approx a month between fall and spring. Report to field supervisor, complete/submit admin paperwork. On work days, transmit electronic data daily. Must comply with data security/confidentiality.
That's a lot; could be split into About the role (overview) and Responsibilities (list). Let's do About the role: brief overview of MEPS and role. Responsibilities: bullet list of duties.
Requirements: Basic Qualifications (must be 18+, ability to enter confidentiality agreements, availability for web-based home study training Jan 4-15 2027, availability to travel to and attend mandatory in-person training Jan 19 travel, training Jan 20-25, availability to complete additional web-based/virtual training Jan 26-31). Also Minimum Requirements: reside in and travel within project-designated areas, available to work data collection period Jan 2027 to Dec 2030, available to work min 20 hrs/week when work available, mostly evening/weekend, limited daytime, at times less than 20 hrs, meet physical requirements (lift 20 lbs, walk several blocks, climb stairs while carrying equipment), consistent access to fully insured reliable vehicle meeting Westat min insurance, current valid driver's license not under suspension.
Qualifications: maybe Preferred Criteria: in-person interviewing experience and/or computer-assisted video interviewing experience, public contact/cold calling experience, comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, communicating with diverse backgrounds, treat with respect. Also MS Teams used for interviews with candidates.
Skills: maybe not separate; but we could put Preferred Criteria under Skills. However we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Preferred Criteria into Skills section.
Benefits: health and welfare payment $5.35 weekly (up to 40 hrs), paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked, sick leave accrual based on hours worked, eligibility to participate in 401(k) program (employer matching dependent on hours worked), health insurance and HSA eligibility after 1560 hours from Sept-Sept, coverage Jan 1 after eligibility satisfied. Also mention position eligible for overtime pay. Also mention this is a part-time variable-hour non-exempt position eligible for overtime pay. Also mention that upon successful completion eligible for consideration for reassignment on other Westat field projects.
Pay: hourly pay rate ranges from $19.19 to $23.14.
Schedule: part-time, variable-hour, two data collection periods Jan-mid-July and late July-early Dec, break between rounds (1-2 weeks spring-fall, approx month fall-spring), expected to work min 20 hrs/week when work available, mostly evening/weekend, limited daytime, at times less than 20 hrs, travel required, etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc.
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Section About the role:
About the role
Westat is hiring Field Interviewers for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a study of health care costs and usage in the United States sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). MEPS is a panel survey that follows the same respondents over two full calendar years through several interview rounds. Field Interviewers conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews with adult household members using a Westat‑provided laptop, contact households in‑person or by phone to introduce the study and gain cooperation, set appointments, complete interviews, and collect and follow up on electronic and hard‑copy signed documents. Travel to the mandatory in‑person training in January 2027 is required, and interviewers may travel locally or long‑distance, sometimes with overnight stays. The position is part‑time and runs yearly with two data‑collection periods (January‑mid‑July and late July‑early December), with breaks between rounds.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities
- Contact assigned households in‑person and/or by phone to introduce MEPS and obtain cooperation.
- Set appointments and conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews using a Westat‑provided laptop.
- Complete interviews and collect electronic and hard‑copy signed documents; follow up as needed.
- Travel to households within the project‑designated area, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Attend mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027) plus additional virtual training (Jan 26‑31 2027).
- Transmit electronic data daily on work days.
- Complete and submit administrative paperwork and report to a field supervisor.
- Comply with all data security and confidentiality requirements.
Requirements: Requirements
- Be 18 years or older (or an emancipated minor) and able to enter binding confidentiality agreements.
- Available to complete mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and required Microsoft Teams video sessions.
- Available to travel to and attend mandatory in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027).
- Available to complete additional mandatory web‑based and virtual training activities (Jan 26‑31 2027) after in‑person training.
- Reside in and be able to travel within project‑designated areas to contact assigned households, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Available to work the data‑collection period, expected to run from January 2027 through December 2030.
- Available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week when work is available, mostly evening and weekend hours, with limited daytime work based on household preferences; note that at times fewer than 20 hours may be available.
- Meet physical requirements: lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment/materials, walk several blocks, and climb stairs while carrying equipment to gain entry to sampled households.
- Have consistent access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle that meets Westat’s minimum insurance coverage requirements.
- Hold a current and valid driver’s license that is not under suspension.
Qualifications (maybe Preferred Criteria): Preferred Qualifications
- In‑person interviewing experience and/or computer‑assisted video interviewing experience.
- Public contact and/or cold‑calling experience.
- Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to treat all respondents with respect.
Skills: Could be omitted if we think it's thin. But we already have Preferred Qualifications; maybe we rename that to Skills. However the instruction says use headings like Skills. We could put Preferred Criteria under Skills. Let's decide: We'll have a Skills section with those bullet points. Then we might not need a separate Qualifications section; but we have Requirements (basic qualifications). The posting also has "Basic Qualifications" and "Minimum Requirements". We could treat Requirements as covering both basic and minimum. Then we could have a Skills section for preferred criteria. Let's do that.
Thus we have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now Benefits: Benefits
- Health and welfare payment of $5.35 per week (paid for up to 40 work hours per week; may be reduced based on group benefit election).
- Paid vacation and holiday leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Sick leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Eligibility to participate in the 401(k) program; employer matching dependent on hours worked and subject to program rules.
- After working 1,560 hours from September through September of the following year, become eligible for health insurance and a health savings account (HSA), with coverage beginning January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied.
- Position is eligible for overtime pay (non‑exempt, variable‑hour).
- Upon successful completion, eligible for consideration for reassignment to other Westat field data‑collection projects.
Pay: Pay
The hourly pay rate ranges from $19.19 to $23.
for prose. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. The posting includes "Job Status Part-Time Requisition ID 26016". We can drop that or put in a short p maybe but better to drop as it's minor metadata. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short p with "Part-time position." but we already have schedule etc. Might be okay to drop. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details about role: Field Interviewers for MEPS, description of study, duties: contacting households, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting documents, travel, training requirements, etc. We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief overview), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (basic qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe preferred criteria?), Skills (maybe preferred criteria?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has real content. Let's extract content: About the role: Westat seeking Field Interviewers for MEPS. MEPS is a study of health care costs and usage in US, sponsored by AHRQ, panel survey with several rounds interviews same respondents for two full calendar years. Field Interviewers conduct in-person and computer-assisted video interviews with adult members of households, using Westat-provided laptop. They contact households in-person/by phone to introduce study and gain cooperation, set appointments, complete interview, collect and follow up with electronic and hard-copy signed documents. Travel to MEPS in-person training in Jan 2027 mandatory. May travel local/long-distance households, some assignments requiring overnight travel. Part-time position runs yearly with two data collection periods: Jan-mid-July and late July-early Dec. Break between rounds: 1-2 weeks between spring and fall, approx a month between fall and spring. Report to field supervisor, complete/submit admin paperwork. On work days, transmit electronic data daily. Must comply with data security/confidentiality. That's a lot; could be split into About the role (overview) and Responsibilities (list). Let's do About the role: brief overview of MEPS and role. Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. Requirements: Basic Qualifications (must be 18+, ability to enter confidentiality agreements, availability for web-based home study training Jan 4-15 2027, availability to travel to and attend mandatory in-person training Jan 19 travel, training Jan 20-25, availability to complete additional web-based/virtual training Jan 26-31). Also Minimum Requirements: reside in and travel within project-designated areas, available to work data collection period Jan 2027 to Dec 2030, available to work min 20 hrs/week when work available, mostly evening/weekend, limited daytime, at times less than 20 hrs, meet physical requirements (lift 20 lbs, walk several blocks, climb stairs while carrying equipment), consistent access to fully insured reliable vehicle meeting Westat min insurance, current valid driver's license not under suspension. Qualifications: maybe Preferred Criteria: in-person interviewing experience and/or computer-assisted video interviewing experience, public contact/cold calling experience, comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, communicating with diverse backgrounds, treat with respect. Also MS Teams used for interviews with candidates. Skills: maybe not separate; but we could put Preferred Criteria under Skills. However we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Preferred Criteria into Skills section. Benefits: health and welfare payment $5.35 weekly (up to 40 hrs), paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked, sick leave accrual based on hours worked, eligibility to participate in 401(k) program (employer matching dependent on hours worked), health insurance and HSA eligibility after 1560 hours from Sept-Sept, coverage Jan 1 after eligibility satisfied. Also mention position eligible for overtime pay. Also mention this is a part-time variable-hour non-exempt position eligible for overtime pay. Also mention that upon successful completion eligible for consideration for reassignment on other Westat field projects. Pay: hourly pay rate ranges from $19.19 to $23.14. Schedule: part-time, variable-hour, two data collection periods Jan-mid-July and late July-early Dec, break between rounds (1-2 weeks spring-fall, approx month fall-spring), expected to work min 20 hrs/week when work available, mostly evening/weekend, limited daytime, at times less than 20 hrs, travel required, etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Now produce HTML. We need to wrap sections in
and then content.
For lists, use - .
For prose, use
.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Section About the role:
About the role
Westat is hiring Field Interviewers for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a study of health care costs and usage in the United States sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). MEPS is a panel survey that follows the same respondents over two full calendar years through several interview rounds. Field Interviewers conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews with adult household members using a Westat‑provided laptop, contact households in‑person or by phone to introduce the study and gain cooperation, set appointments, complete interviews, and collect and follow up on electronic and hard‑copy signed documents. Travel to the mandatory in‑person training in January 2027 is required, and interviewers may travel locally or long‑distance, sometimes with overnight stays. The position is part‑time and runs yearly with two data‑collection periods (January‑mid‑July and late July‑early December), with breaks between rounds.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities
- Contact assigned households in‑person and/or by phone to introduce MEPS and obtain cooperation.
- Set appointments and conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews using a Westat‑provided laptop.
- Complete interviews and collect electronic and hard‑copy signed documents; follow up as needed.
- Travel to households within the project‑designated area, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Attend mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027) plus additional virtual training (Jan 26‑31 2027).
- Transmit electronic data daily on work days.
- Complete and submit administrative paperwork and report to a field supervisor.
- Comply with all data security and confidentiality requirements.
Requirements: Requirements
- Be 18 years or older (or an emancipated minor) and able to enter binding confidentiality agreements.
- Available to complete mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and required Microsoft Teams video sessions.
- Available to travel to and attend mandatory in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027).
- Available to complete additional mandatory web‑based and virtual training activities (Jan 26‑31 2027) after in‑person training.
- Reside in and be able to travel within project‑designated areas to contact assigned households, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Available to work the data‑collection period, expected to run from January 2027 through December 2030.
- Available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week when work is available, mostly evening and weekend hours, with limited daytime work based on household preferences; note that at times fewer than 20 hours may be available.
- Meet physical requirements: lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment/materials, walk several blocks, and climb stairs while carrying equipment to gain entry to sampled households.
- Have consistent access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle that meets Westat’s minimum insurance coverage requirements.
- Hold a current and valid driver’s license that is not under suspension.
Qualifications (maybe Preferred Criteria): Preferred Qualifications
- In‑person interviewing experience and/or computer‑assisted video interviewing experience.
- Public contact and/or cold‑calling experience.
- Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to treat all respondents with respect.
Skills: Could be omitted if we think it's thin. But we already have Preferred Qualifications; maybe we rename that to Skills. However the instruction says use headings like Skills. We could put Preferred Criteria under Skills. Let's decide: We'll have a Skills section with those bullet points. Then we might not need a separate Qualifications section; but we have Requirements (basic qualifications). The posting also has "Basic Qualifications" and "Minimum Requirements". We could treat Requirements as covering both basic and minimum. Then we could have a Skills section for preferred criteria. Let's do that.
Thus we have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Now Benefits: Benefits
- Health and welfare payment of $5.35 per week (paid for up to 40 work hours per week; may be reduced based on group benefit election).
- Paid vacation and holiday leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Sick leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Eligibility to participate in the 401(k) program; employer matching dependent on hours worked and subject to program rules.
- After working 1,560 hours from September through September of the following year, become eligible for health insurance and a health savings account (HSA), with coverage beginning January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied.
- Position is eligible for overtime pay (non‑exempt, variable‑hour).
- Upon successful completion, eligible for consideration for reassignment to other Westat field data‑collection projects.
Pay: Pay
The hourly pay rate ranges from $19.19 to $23.
. We must not include markdown fences. Let's craft. Section About the role:
About the role
Westat is hiring Field Interviewers for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a study of health care costs and usage in the United States sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). MEPS is a panel survey that follows the same respondents over two full calendar years through several interview rounds. Field Interviewers conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews with adult household members using a Westat‑provided laptop, contact households in‑person or by phone to introduce the study and gain cooperation, set appointments, complete interviews, and collect and follow up on electronic and hard‑copy signed documents. Travel to the mandatory in‑person training in January 2027 is required, and interviewers may travel locally or long‑distance, sometimes with overnight stays. The position is part‑time and runs yearly with two data‑collection periods (January‑mid‑July and late July‑early December), with breaks between rounds.
Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Contact assigned households in‑person and/or by phone to introduce MEPS and obtain cooperation.
- Set appointments and conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews using a Westat‑provided laptop.
- Complete interviews and collect electronic and hard‑copy signed documents; follow up as needed.
- Travel to households within the project‑designated area, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Attend mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027) plus additional virtual training (Jan 26‑31 2027).
- Transmit electronic data daily on work days.
- Complete and submit administrative paperwork and report to a field supervisor.
- Comply with all data security and confidentiality requirements.
Requirements
- Be 18 years or older (or an emancipated minor) and able to enter binding confidentiality agreements.
- Available to complete mandatory web‑based home study training (Jan 4‑15 2027) and required Microsoft Teams video sessions.
- Available to travel to and attend mandatory in‑person training (travel Jan 19, training Jan 20‑25 2027).
- Available to complete additional mandatory web‑based and virtual training activities (Jan 26‑31 2027) after in‑person training.
- Reside in and be able to travel within project‑designated areas to contact assigned households, including local and occasional overnight travel.
- Available to work the data‑collection period, expected to run from January 2027 through December 2030.
- Available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week when work is available, mostly evening and weekend hours, with limited daytime work based on household preferences; note that at times fewer than 20 hours may be available.
- Meet physical requirements: lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment/materials, walk several blocks, and climb stairs while carrying equipment to gain entry to sampled households.
- Have consistent access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle that meets Westat’s minimum insurance coverage requirements.
- Hold a current and valid driver’s license that is not under suspension.
Preferred Qualifications
- In‑person interviewing experience and/or computer‑assisted video interviewing experience.
- Public contact and/or cold‑calling experience.
- Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to treat all respondents with respect.
Benefits
- Health and welfare payment of $5.35 per week (paid for up to 40 work hours per week; may be reduced based on group benefit election).
- Paid vacation and holiday leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Sick leave accrued based on hours worked.
- Eligibility to participate in the 401(k) program; employer matching dependent on hours worked and subject to program rules.
- After working 1,560 hours from September through September of the following year, become eligible for health insurance and a health savings account (HSA), with coverage beginning January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied.
- Position is eligible for overtime pay (non‑exempt, variable‑hour).
- Upon successful completion, eligible for consideration for reassignment to other Westat field data‑collection projects.
Pay
The hourly pay rate ranges from $19.19 to $23.