Recruiter/Research Assistant

The Research Assistant will be expected to aid the Clinical Research Department Manager and all CRC’s in such a way to promote the efficient and smooth operation of the Discovery Clinical Trials Research Department.  The position is approximately 50% clinical and 50% clerical and, therefore, requires skills in both areas.

He/She will be detail oriented, self-motivated, organized, and able to function independently and as a team member.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review patient charts against study protocol inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Review and assure eligibility to schedule screening visit.
• Ability to pre-screen patients via phone and or in clinic.
• Ability and willingness to discuss patient records/history with physicians.
• Must have experiance in working with outlook, Word and Excel.
• Assist CRC’s with screening patients for all research protocols, on a daily basis.
• Ensure all research patients are scheduled properly for research related visits and test in our office with the appropriate research reason code and during the correct protocol defined follow-up window. Print out daily research schedule and give to the doctors and ARNP’s each afternoon for the following day. See patients for simple follow-up visits as directed by the CRC for each individual study.  Some tasks the Research Assistant may be responsible for when seeing patients for follow-up visits include the following: obtaining vital signs, ECG’s, lab work, injections, interview patient for any problems, questions, or adverse events, have patients review and complete questionnaires, list all patients current medications, assist with drug accountability (such as accurately counting pills that patients return) and process and package lab samples for shipping.  (IATA certification is required). Assist CRC’s with proper adherence to each protocol’s follow-up visit schedule.  This may be accomplished by keeping up with randomization or enrollment dates for all patients in each study and tracking each patient’s protocol defined follow-up windows. Assist with ensuring patient compliance as directed by CRC for each individual study by performing such duties as giving patients reminder calls prior to their scheduled visits, sending out reminder appointment cards, and other related tasks. Assist with the completion of some electronic case report forms under the direction of the CRC assigned to a particular protocol. Assist with the clerical needs for the operation of the Research Department.  Such assigned duties may include, but are not limited to the following: filing, requesting charts, copying, putting together patient enrollment packets and/or folders, running errands (obtaining dry ice to ship lab samples), laminating, preparing packages to be mailed, putting together regulatory packets, sending out letters to patients, assist with creating new forms, tools and/or templates to be utilized when starting up a new protocol. Assist CRC’s with retrieving, preparing and sending out required recorded data to core laboratories for a given protocol such as ECG’s or videotapes. Maintain needed supplies for the department and all research studies being conducted. Perform other assigned research related tasks for the operation of the Research Department.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be high school graduate or successfully completed an equivalent GED program. 
• At least one year of recent employment in the medical field is required.  Prior experience in the area of clinical research would be favorable.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments necessary in order to perform required patient assessment skills for research follow-up visits.
• Confidentiality of patients must be maintained.
• Further education and/or training that may be desirable include; training in the area of medical assisting, phlebotomy, and/or computer software education.
• Skill in phlebotomy is desirable
• Ability to type is required; proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office is preferred.
• Must have the ability to work effectively with coworkers as a team member.
• Must have the ability to function independently; a self-motivator
• Must conduct self in a professional manner while at work and/or representing Endoscopic Research, Inc. at all times.
• Must be very organized, able to handle multiple tasks at once and have the ability to prioritize.
• Must complete CITI training within 30 days of being hired if not already completed.