MEPS – Field Interviewer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job description. First, identify content: - About the role: description of MEPS, what field interviewers do. Could be a paragraph. - Responsibilities: list of duties: contacting households, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting documents, traveling, transmitting data daily, complying with data security, reporting to supervisor, completing admin paperwork. - Requirements: basic qualifications: age 18+, ability to enter confidentiality agreements, availability for training dates, travel to in-person training, etc. Also minimum requirements: reside in area, travel, work data collection period Jan 2027-Dec 2030, min 20 hrs/week evenings/weekends, physical requirements, vehicle, driver's license. - Qualifications: maybe preferred criteria: interviewing experience, public contact, cold calling, comfortable in unfamiliar locations, etc. - Skills: maybe not explicit; could combine with preferred criteria? Could list skills: computer-assisted interviewing, communication, etc. But we should only include if posting states them. The posting mentions "MS Teams will be used to conduct interviews with candidates for this position." That's about selection process, not skill required. It mentions "computer-assisted video interviewing". So we could list skills: computer-assisted video interviewing, in-person interviewing, communication, etc. But we need to see if they are explicitly stated as required or preferred. Preferred criteria includes "Have in-person interviewing experience and/or computer-assisted video interviewing experience." That's a skill/experience. Also "Have public contact and/or cold calling experience". So we can put those under Skills or Qualifications. Usually Qualifications includes both minimum and preferred. But we have separate sections: Requirements (maybe minimum), Qualifications (maybe preferred), Skills (maybe specific abilities). We need to decide. Given instructions: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can allocate content accordingly. We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Fold minor metadata into short p or drop. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (EEO, etc). Remove duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's extract substantive info: About the role: - Westat seeking motivated detail-oriented individuals to work as Field Interviewers for MEPS. - MEPS is a study of health care costs and usage in US, sponsored by AHRQ (part of HHS). - MEPS is a panel survey with several rounds of interviews with same respondents to collect info for two full calendar years. - Field Interviewers conduct in-person and computer-assisted video interviews with adult members of households, drawn from nationally representative sample, using Westat-provided laptop. - FIs responsible for contacting households in-person and/or by phone to introduce study and gain cooperation, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting and following up with electronic and hard-copy signed documents. - Traveling to MEPS in-person training in Jan 2027 mandatory. - FIs may be required to travel to local and at times 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. Start/stop dates vary with caseloads; break between rounds: 1-2 weeks between spring and fall; approx a month between fall and spring. - Field Interviewers report to field supervisor and complete/submit admin paperwork. - On days they work, expected to transmit electronic data daily. - Must comply with data security and confidentiality requirements. That's a lot; we can put as prose under About the role, maybe also responsibilities. Responsibilities: list duties: contacting households, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting documents, traveling, transmitting data daily, complying with data security, reporting to supervisor, completing admin paperwork. 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 2027 travel, training Jan 20-25 2027, availability to complete additional mandatory web-based/virtual training Jan 26-31 2027). Also minimum requirements: reside in and travel within project-designated areas, available to work data collection period Jan 2027-Dec 2030, min 20 hrs/week when work available (mostly evening/weekend, limited daytime), 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 and/or cold calling experience; comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors, communicating with people from all kinds of backgrounds. Skills: maybe list specific skills: computer-assisted video interviewing, in-person interviewing, communication, time management, data entry, etc. But we need to see if posting explicitly states them as skills. It mentions "computer-assisted video interviews", "in-person interviews", "communicating with people". Could treat as skills. Benefits: The posting mentions: position eligible for overtime pay; not initially eligible for health insurance or HSA; to be eligible must work 1560 hours from Sep through Sep of following year with coverage beginning Jan 1 after eligibility; federal project subject to SCA; hourly rate determined by location; in addition to hourly pay, a health and welfare payment of $5.35, which may be reduced based on group benefit election, will be paid weekly for up to 40 work hours per week; position eligible for paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked; all field positions accrue sick leave (based on hours worked) and eligible to participate in 401(k) program (employer matching dependent on hours worked and disbursement subject to program rules). Also mention: upon successful completion, eligible for consideration for reassignment on other Westat field data collection projects if they become available. Also mention: working on this study can be fascinating and rewarding experience. Also mention: This is a part-time, variable-hour, non-exempt position. This position is eligible for overtime pay. This position is not initially eligible for health insurance or a health savings account (HSA). To be eligible for health insurance and an HSA, you must work 1560 hours from September through September of the following year with coverage beginning January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied. This federal government project is subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA). The hourly rate for this position is determined by the location where work is performed. In addition to hourly pay, a health and welfare payment of $5.35, which may be reduced based on group benefit election, will be paid weekly for up to 40 work hours per week. This position is eligible for paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked. All field positions accrue sick leave (based on hours worked) and are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program (employer matching is dependent on hours worked and disbursement is subject to program rules). This opportunity will be posted for a minimum of seven days, and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be eligible for consideration for reassignment on other Westat field data collection projects if they become available. Working on this study can be a fascinating and rewarding experience. If you are a reliable self-starter, this position may be right for you. We need to include Benefits section with those details. Pay: The posting includes Pay Range: The hourly pay rate ranges from $18.33 to $22.00. Also mentions health and welfare payment $5.35 weekly. So Pay section should include hourly rate range and health/welfare payment. Schedule: The posting mentions part-time, variable-hour, non-exempt; data collection periods Jan-mid-July and late July-early Dec; break between rounds; work mostly evening/weekend; limited daytime; min 20 hrs/week when work available; at times less than 20 hrs; also mention travel requirements. So Schedule section can include those details. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include application instructions or EEO boilerplate. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into short p or drop. The requisition ID 26016 and Job Status Part-Time can be placed in a short p maybe under About the role? But better to drop as minor metadata. The instructions: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." So we can include a short p with that info maybe at top. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's structure:

Job Status: Part-Time | Requisition ID: 26016

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About the role

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Responsibilities

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Requirements

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Qualifications

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Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All have content. Now craft content precisely, preserving all substantive info, not inventing. Let's extract exact phrasing where possible. About the role paragraph: combine multiple sentences. "Westat is seeking motivated and detail‑oriented individuals to work as Field Interviewers for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). MEPS is a study of health care costs and usage in the United States, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services. MEPS is a panel survey that features several rounds of interviews with the same respondents to collect information for two full calendar years. Field Interviewers conduct in‑person and computer‑assisted video interviews with adult members of households drawn from a nationally representative sample, using a Westat‑provided laptop computer. They are responsible for contacting households in‑person and/or by phone to introduce the study and gain cooperation, setting appointments, completing the interview, and collecting and following up with electronic and hard‑copy signed documents. Travel to the mandatory in‑person MEPS training in January 2027 is required, and Field Interviewers may be required to travel to local and, at times, long‑distance households, with some assignments requiring overnight travel. This is a part‑time position that runs yearly, with two data collection periods: January through mid‑July and late July through early December. Start and stop dates vary with caseloads; however, all data collectors will have a break between rounds, during which there is no work. Between the spring and fall rounds the break is typically 1‑2 weeks; between the fall and spring rounds it is approximately a month. Field Interviewers report to a field supervisor and complete and submit administrative paperwork. On days when they work, they are expected to transmit electronic data daily. Field Interviewers must comply with all required data security and confidentiality requirements." That seems comprehensive. Responsibilities list: we can list bullet points: - Contact households in‑person and/or by phone to introduce the study and gain cooperation - Set appointments for interviews - Conduct in‑person