Research Assistant I

Hospital for Special Surgery•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports research activities within the CJRC, acting as a liaison between clinicians, research staff, and other research assistants. The role provides administrative support for registry/clinical research activities and ensures timely reporting to various stakeholders including the Director, Institutional Review Board, Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health, and/or sponsors. The Research Assistant contributes to research through recruitment, informed consent, data collection, and the development of Clinical Research Forms, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements. The role also handles IT communications, generates registry reports, facilitates internal documentation for research, and assists with data collection for studies, including performing measurements and collecting clinical data directly from patients. Additionally, the Research Assistant will act as a clinician's scribe in the operating room to collect intraoperative registry data and maintain professional growth through participation in seminars and training sessions. The role also assists in patient care coordination by ensuring patients complete necessary forms and patient-reported outcomes prior to office visits.

Requirements

Scientific background required.
Outstanding record of academic achievement and research experience.
Bachelors EDUCATION REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

0-2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PREFERRED
Proven record of leadership through extracurricular activities or work.
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively on a team with people at all levels of an organization.
Excellent organization skills (ability to manage several concurrent tasks).
Superior oral and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

Assist in the synchronization of research activities within CJRC under the direction of the Director of Clinical Research and serves as a liaison between the clinicians, research staff, and other research assistants.
Provide overall administrative support for registry/clinical research activities.
Provides timely reports to Director, Institutional Review Board, Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health and/or sponsor for each research project.
Contributes to CJRC research through: Recruitment process (conducts informed consent process), Data collection, The development and build of Clinical Research Forms.
Assures that research is done in an accurate and efficient manner.
Ensures that all research related regulatory, institutional, and departmental compliance requirements are met as appropriate.
Handles I.T. communications (requests) and generates reports from the registry as needed.
Facilitates completion of all internal documentation needed for research (IRB applications, conflict of interest forms, data collection forms, etc.)
Assists in data collection for registry/research-specific studies including but not limited to the performance of measurements for applicable studies, collection of clinical data from patients directly, and manage the performance of all other duties as put forth in the protocol.
Acts as a clinician’s scribe in the operating room in order to collect vital intraoperative registry data during surgical cases
Maintains and enhances professional growth through participation in seminars, research meetings, ARJR and CJRC grand rounds, and internal training sessions to keep abreast of trends in the field of Arthroplasty research.
Assists in patient care coordination by assuring patients complete CJRC forms and patient reported outcomes prior to office visits.
Assists with contracts
Coordinates physician enrollment in managed care plans.
Ensures compliance of managed care companies with negotiated contracts.
Follows up and resolving payment issues with Insurance Payors.
Acts as a liaison between physician offices and Insurance Payors.
Schedules, coordinates, and documents for all PHO related meetings.
Creates and maintains tracking logs for Insurance Payor issues and accountability for closing out items.
Oversees PHO phone line, answers and responds to inquiries, and assists with urgent physician office issues.
Maintains satisfactory attendance record.
Reports for duty punctually.
Adjusts to changing situations and work assignments.