Clinical Research Assistant II, Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence (CARE)

About the Role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Responsible for screening patients for participation in clinical trials, enrolling patients onto these studies, monitoring protocol implementation, completing required forms, and reporting results.

Responsibilities

• Independently or in conjunction with other clinical research staff and/or research nurse, recruits and enrolls research subjects onto clinical research projects according to study protocols.
• Assesses research subjects' eligibility for inclusion in a particular protocol based on contracts with physicians and nurses and knowledge of the protocol.
• Checks all eligibility and ineligibility criteria with the research subjects' medical record and verifies information with clinical research nurse and/or principal investigator.
• Discusses informed consent with research subjects and interacts with them prior to entering the study and throughout the entire treatment.
• Assists with scheduling appointments and follow-up tests.
• Learns protocol and monitors strict adherence to protocols by physicians, nurses, and research subjects. Reviews protocol requirements with physicians, nurses, and fellows.
• Identifies any problems with protocol compliance and notifies principal investigator and/or research nurse. Begins to learn how to independently resolve problems with protocol.
• Extracts data on protocol subjects from hospital records, outpatient charts, and private physician office records to complete case report forms required by specific protocols. Enters data into a computerized system.
• Assists clinic staff in obtaining insurance approval for subject protocol participation and scheduling tests, arranging admissions, or outpatient visits for subjects.
• Assists investigator with correspondence with IRB.
• As needed, may function in areas/clinics performing job duties related to clinical research studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1-2 years of related work experience required.
• Medical terminology.
• Working knowledge of computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access).

Skills

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions based on specific instructions, standard practices, and established procedures with little or no supervision.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address routine, somewhat repetitive problems by following clear directions and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures, and policies, and use them in varied situations.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve operations by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service in a professional, respectful manner using active listening and problem-solving skills. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Physical Requirements

• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
• Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.

Pay

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay: $21.63 - $31.25. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable.

As a health care organization, Beth Israel Lahey Health requires all staff to be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.