CLINICAL TRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT/MEDICAL ASSISTANT

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Assists with coordinating site visits and collects/manages patient and lab data for sponsored and investigator-initiated studies. Assist in patient pre-screening and organization of recruitment. Review clinic schedules to identify potential subjects (after IRB pre-screening approval). Outreach to potential participants. Conduct Informed Consent. Educate patients/ parents on the study. Assist with clerical and patient care as needed; assist with patient visit check-in (obtaining vitals). Responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and ensuring proper utilization of laboratory and other research facilities. Works at different clinic locations as needed. Collects, organizes, and analyzes research samples/data from all trials and studies in the division. Process samples for both investigators initiated and clinical research trials. Primary processing lab technician for patient samples regarding the biorepository specimen. Assures that safety and infection control measures are implemented. Ensure data quality control. Responsible for organizing study supplies for specimens’ collection. Responsible for preparing research patient charts for study visits, printing filing required documents. Assist study coordinators conducting study visits, including scheduling study visits in Epic, arriving participants and obtaining vital signs, obtaining medical history, chart review. Prepare study documents. Organize study supplies for different clinical trials. Assist study coordinators to schedule study visits and follow up appointments. Ensures patient visit occurs, along with proper sample collection and shipment to collaborating institution. In addition, the coordinator handles the sample collection for inpatient study subjects. Works with the primary care team to ensure safe and proper collection. Clinical duties: Entering orders, medication refills, creating encounters, documenting telephone notes, and uploading doc, pick up study drugs from pharmacy. This position is time limited. This position requires a level II background check.

Requirements

Level II background check required

Nice To Haves

Clinical Trial Research Assistant/Medical Assistant experience

Responsibilities

Coordinate site visits
Collect and manage patient and lab data for sponsored and investigator-initiated studies
Assist in patient pre-screening and organization of recruitment
Review clinic schedules to identify potential subjects (after IRB pre-screening approval)
Outreach to potential participants
Conduct Informed Consent
Educate patients/parents on the study
Assist with clerical and patient care as needed
Assist with patient visit check-in (obtaining vitals)
Coordinate, schedule, and ensure proper utilization of laboratory and other research facilities
Work at different clinic locations as needed
Collect, organize, and analyze research samples/data from all trials and studies in the division
Process samples for both investigator-initiated and clinical research trials
Serve as primary processing lab technician for patient samples regarding the biorepository specimen
Assure that safety and infection control measures are implemented
Ensure data quality control
Organize study supplies for specimens’ collection
Prepare research patient charts for study visits, printing and filing required documents
Assist study coordinators conducting study visits, including scheduling study visits in Epic, arriving participants and obtaining vital signs, obtaining medical history, chart review
Prepare study documents
Organize study supplies for different clinical trials
Assist study coordinators to schedule study visits and follow up appointments
Ensure patient visit occurs, along with proper sample collection and shipment to collaborating institution
Handle sample collection for inpatient study subjects
Work with the primary care team to ensure safe and proper collection
Enter orders
Process medication refills
Create encounters
Document telephone notes
Upload documents
Pick up study drugs from pharmacy