Clinical Research Assistant (Per Diem)

Stony Brook University•Town of Brookhaven, NY

About The Position

The Clinical Research Assistant will assist with research studies in hospital, often in an intensive care unit setting. They may interact directly with bilingual English/Spanish study participants and families. The Clinical Research Assistant will coordinate scheduled visits with other research team members. They will also assist with maintaining the integrity of collected data in an electronic database and assist with maintaining the study protocol documents and compliance with all Institutional Review Board policies. The successful incumbent must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and time-management skills. The ideal applicant will have basic computer skills, will be Citi trained, and have good communication and organizational skills.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in a science related field.
Current EMT.
OSHA certified.
Bilingual English/Spanish.
One (1) year full-time experience of interactive service in health care related activities and other medical/social support activities.
Working knowledge of medical terminology and documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with patient related testing (vital signs, head to toe assessment, suctioning the airway, nebulizer therapy, monitoring ventilator settings).
Experience working with an electronic database.
Experience working with critically ill individuals.

Responsibilities

Assess potential participants as needed.
Schedule and coordinate the participant appointments.
Collect, organize and maintain data in an electronic database.
Assist with participant recruitment.
Assist with maintaining study protocol documents and IRB compliance. Communication with Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Complete case report forms.
Assist with data processing.
Conduct tests on study participants.
Organize and maintain clinical information and records which may be related to multiple studies.
Other duties as assigned.