Department/Unit:
Neurosurgery General
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$46,947.00 - $65,726.00The clinical research assistant is expected to provide assistance in organizing and conducting a clinical trial under the direction of the professional clinical research team. The position is accountable for assisting in the timely and accurate conduct of research studies, being concerned primarily with the protection and care of the patient as a research subject, from initiation to completion of study. Activities include participating in the study start up and termination procedures, working with study participants in various study tasks including patient recruitment, screening for eligibility, scheduling, physical assessments and biospecimen collection and processing, as well as data collection and study completion activities.
Essential Functions:
Clerical Responsibilities
Answer Telephones
Review patient schedule to check for accuracy and last-minute additions or cancellations and adjust subsequent study materials as needed.
Ensure providers have study materials (ICF, screening packets, etc.) for daily study patients
Update and manage study spreadsheets/database for each trial
Assemble patient charts for new patients
Obtain patient records from other medical offices and print relative notes and labs.
Print patient study labs and imaging reports, obtain review by research coordinator, and send to PI for signature
Upload imaging (CT, bone scan, MRI, PET CT) to study specific portals
Order supplies for the office (office supplies, dry ice, toner, etc.)
Maintain refrigerator/freezer/room temperature logs and notify coordinator of temperature excursions
Uploads regulatory documents to Veeva Vault or similar portal for electronic storage
Contact FedEx/UPS for pickups as necessary
Assists with Investigator Initiated Prospective research studies:
Reviews subject charts and notifies the investigators of potential subjects.
Enters data into study specific database.
Organizes the subject documents (consents, source collection worksheets, etc.) in binders.
Protects subject confidentiality by assuring compliance with highly regulated guidelines regarding confidentiality in storage, release of information and disposal.
Assists in preparing study records at closure for storage, either paper documents or electronic storage
Qualifications:
High School Diploma/G.E.D. is required. Associate's Degree preferred.
Two years’ experience in a health care setting preferred
Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
