Research Interviewer, Senior - School of Medicine Child Psychiatry

Emory•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are recruiting a senior research interviewer/scheduler for the Emory Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study. Emory is part of a national consortium that will use state-of-the-art neuroimaging and developmental neuroscience to analyze brain development in opioid-exposed and non-drug-exposed infants and children across a variety of regions and demographics. Women will be recruited in pregnancy and followed over time to assess the outcomes in their offspring over the course of their early childhood. our study requires us to schedule mothers participating in our research. There will be multiple time points within the study that need to be scheduled ahead of time. This employee will be the main point of contact for those mothers; scheduling their upcoming appointments, sending out reminders, ensuring our calendar stays full, and the participant's appointment are sent within their appointment windows. Very important to understand how the study works and what procedures are done at each time point

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of administrative support, customer service or other related experience which includes one year of interviewing experience.
Data entry experience.
Positions that require drawing blood require completion of a phlebotomy training program.

Responsibilities

Recruits, screens, identifies, contacts, and interviews participants to obtain data for assigned research projects.
Interviews may be conducted in person, in a clinical setting, the subject's residence, or by telephone.
Coordinates the data collection process.
May abstract data from the participant's medical record.
Schedules appointments, obtains consent forms, explains the study to the participant and collects data.
May observe participants and record results of observation through written documentation or video recording.
Edits completed questionnaires for completeness, legibility and accuracy.
Follows up with participants to obtain missing data or clarify existing data.
Designs forms, worksheets and study questionnaires.
May code and enter data into a database.
Compiles data and produces reports to be used for analysis of research findings.
May monitor blood pressure and heart rate and may take vital signs and height/weight measurements.
May collect blood, saliva, or urine samples from participants and prepare them for laboratory testing.
Provides direction to others engaged in the interviewing process.
Maintains required record-keeping.
Performs related responsibilities as required.